Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun At a time when the climate crisis seems bleak, here is a reminder of the many successes won by the climate justice movement this year. Many of these are the fruition of years-long struggles. Others are swift and effective campaigns that show how we can push for change at high…
Tag: Extinction Rebellion
1000 Belgians Block Oil, 10 Success Stories & 55K Ontario Teachers Win
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Did you know that Czech activists occupied their coal plant for a week? Or that 718 climate rebels were arrested in the UK last month? Or that Argentina had a large, multi-day action for climate justice recently? As I scour the headlines for stories for Nonviolence News, I learn something…
Finnish Activists Block War & Oil Train, Afghan Women Protest Burqa Law, Filipinos & Angolans Rise Up For Election Integrity
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun For an impressive 10 days, Finnish environmental activists blockaded a train carrying imports of Russian oil to oppose both war and fossil fuels. It was a potent action. The visual symbolism of having to put our bodies on the line to stop a freight train load of crises couldn’t be…
#OccupyWallSt, Bitcoin Rebellions, #TaxTheRich, China’s Real Estate Protests
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Ten years after the Occupy Protests erupted on Wall Street on Sept 17th, the Guy Fawkes mask has shown up at another monetary rebellion, this time in El Salvador. Thousands of citizens are protesting against the roll-out of Bitcoin as a legal tender; they feel the digital currency is risky…
XR Shuts Down London As Climate Heats Up
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Extinction Rebellion is shaking up the United Kingdom this week. They shut down the City of London, calling attention to the fact that, if the financial district was a country, it would be the 9th worst climate polluter in the world. They poured buckets of red dye “blood” into squares,…
Nonviolence News Special Report On 2020 Earth & Climate Wins
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Even with the intensity of this year, we have much to celebrate – such as the 70 wins for Earth and climate justice. It’s easy to loose track of how many major pipelines we’ve stopped (at least 6), how many faith groups have divested (128 or so), and that we…
1,000 Strikes … And Those Pesky Media Spins
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Media can be a problem. A big one. Extinction Rebellion just blockaded newspapers over their failure to report on the climate crisis. Meanwhile, a new report dispels the media narrative about the “violent” Black Lives Matter protests. The report finds that in 93% of the thousands of protests involving nearly…
Safe Schools, Healthy Kids, Ending Racism: Public Health As Nonviolence
Editor’s Note Public health is nonviolence in action. It’s a collection of policies and practices rooted in systemic and structural nonviolence as opposed to “systemic and structural violence“. For example, in a bid to stop obesity and diabetes, Oaxaca, Mexico, just banned the sale of junk food and sugary drinks to minors. It’s a stunning…
Car Protests, Solidarity Tables, and Strikes … Oh My!
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun To say nonviolence is on the rebound this week is an understatement. With protests banned in most parts of the world due to the COVID-19 crisis, we’re seeing an eruption of other types of action . . . actions that are often far more powerful than public protests. “Essential” workers…
Women On the Rise Worldwide
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun This week’s Nonviolence News includes an entire section of stories from around the world about the brave women refusing to remain silent while their rights and lives are on the line. On March 8th, International Women’s Day brought millions of women into the streets. From Mexico to Kyrgyzstan, women standing up for…