Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Let’s start with some good news: a landmark case has ruled that Kenya must pay reparations to displaced Indigenous Okiek people. Also, a new report looks at how the Pacific Northwest has defeated 70% of the fossil fuel projects it has confronted since 2012. Germany is returning a goddess statue…
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Special Report: 50 Wins For Pandemic-Response & Economic Justice
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun This year, the pandemic’s economic impact swiftly became inseparable from the issues of economic justice, housing justice, prison justice, food justice, and healthcare. This special report is part of a series looking at the many success stories in Nonviolence News in 2020. It is a keen reminder of the old…

Giant Murals, Banner Blockades, Street Dances, and More
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun The pandemic has shape-shifted activism, but it hasn’t stopped it. In our opening image (above), these activists blocked four streets in downtown San Francisco while they painted a giant mural (side image – and notice how small the people are!) of a hot air balloon that was visible from the skyrise…