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Reflective Reindeer, Hungary’s Rainbow, and Iran’s Water Protests

Posted on July 24, 2021

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Examples of creative nonviolence are why I spend hours searching for Nonviolence News stories each week. Take this report from Finland, for example. 4,000 reindeer die each year in car collisions in Finland. Finally, reindeer protection groups came up with a surprising solution: paint antlers with reflective paint. When cars…

Special Report: 50+ Victories For Political Change & Social Justice In 2020

Posted on December 17, 2020December 18, 2020

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Here’s something to cheer you up after this rough, tough year: when I sat down and reviewed 2,343 stories in Nonviolence News’ 2020 archive, I found a startling surprise. We have 300+ victories and success stories to celebrate! Over the holidays, I’ll be sending out a series of special reports highlighting collections of…

3,500 Climate Strikes, Underground Protests, & 150K Poor People Flooding Phones

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It’s been a big week. 3,500 climate actions happened in 150 countries. Amid continuing pandemic restrictions and concerns, children sent their shoes to stand in protest in their place. In addition, another 4,000 actions and events took place for a culture of peace and active nonviolence, free from war, poverty,…

War & Peace: 2020 Launches Into Action

Posted on January 5, 2020

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun The year 2020 launched into nonviolent action with a bang. Chileans rang in the New Year with mass protests. Fridays for the Future and the Student Climate Strikes walked out on the first Friday of the year. After President Trump ordered a drone strike assassination of the Iranian General Soleimani, hundreds of…

XR’s Nurse-Ins and Civil Disco-bedience

Posted on October 14, 2019October 17, 2019

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Thanks for your patience with Nonviolence News this week. I was on my way back from World Beyond War’s #NoWar2019 conference and caught a nasty bug on the airplane.  Besides having to stay in bed all day yesterday, it was an eye-opening trip.  Ireland has banned fracking, raises all its…

Gandhi’s 150th & Banksy Strikes Again

Posted on October 13, 2019

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun A recent report proved that creative action is far more effective than conventional petitions and speeches. When it comes to creativity, street artist Banksy is a master.  Banksy’s recent art installation in a downtown storefront features a “Tony the Tiger” Rug (Frosted Flakes) as the centerpiece of a capitalist dystopia lifestyle…

Being Water In A World On Fire

Posted on August 24, 2019

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun: In a world on fire, we are the water putting out the flames of war, hatred, violence, racism, sexism, and other injustices. The fires in the Amazon – set off by clear cutting for cattle and palm oil plantations – have sparked a global outpouring of protest at Brazilian embassies…

Turning the Titanic: Belfast Shipyard Workers Want to Build Windmills

Posted on August 17, 2019

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun: Each week, I read hundreds of articles and survey close to a thousand headlines in search of the stories I feature in Nonviolence News. Finding these reports bolsters my heart.  In New Zealand, 10,000 weapons have been turned in through a buy-back program after the Christchurch massacre.  In Brazil, Indigenous women…

Against All Odds, We Rise & Resist

Posted on August 10, 2019

From Qatar to Honduras, People Take Action.Nonviolence News: Aug 10th, 2019 Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun: In Nonviolence News this week, you’ll find some powerful stories.  Thirteen victories, large and small, show how change is being made step-by-step. Georgians, Russians, Hondurans, migrant workers in Qatar, and Irish and British airport workers are all striving for…

From Single Protesters to Global Solidarity

Posted on August 5, 2019

How the power of one multiplies into people power.Nonviolence News: Aug 3rd, 2019 Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun: In this week’s Nonviolence News, you’ll find stories of people taking action at every scope and size. When the courage of one becomes the actions of hundreds, thousands, and millions of us, our efforts add up into significant change….

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