Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Sometimes, the stories I run across are just absurd. Occasionally, its a good kind of absurdity that rises to the level of political satire, like the story about a mock funeral held to ‘bury the Monroe Doctrine’ on the 200th anniversary of its manipulative history. But there’s another kind of…
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Panama Dances In Streets, Kayaks Block Australian Ports, 1500 Shut Down Manhattan Bridge For Gaza, EU Bans Microplastics
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun In the media storm that erupts around one issue, we sometimes lose sight of other significant struggles. Nonviolence News strives to bring those stories back into focus – and sometimes, this offers us a chance to celebrate with our fellow human beings’ victories. This week, Panamanians danced in the streets,…
Warm Up Protests, Slow Marches, Bangladesh Garment Workers Strike & 2 Million Indonesians Protest For Palestine
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun The global movement for a ceasefire in Gaza escalated its tactics this week. Not only have the protests grown in size (2 million in Jakarta, Indonesia; 300,000 in DC), but they’re shifting from demonstrations to direct actions. Defense industry companies such as Boeing, Raytheon, Blackrock, and Colt were hit with…
Moroccan Earthquake Aid, Palestinian General Strike, Panama Copper Mine Protests
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It’s a powerful week in Nonviolence News. In addition to growing protests and direct actions for a ceasefire in Gaza (see next paragraph), numerous other major actions took place. In Morocco, people displaced by a recent earthquake have been holding protests over lack of emergency aid and the worsening housing…
Ceasefire Calls Grow, Indigenous Australians’ “Voice” Vote Defeated, Guatemala Roadblocks Continue
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun As the violence in Gaza continues, peace activists around the world are increasing their calls for a ceasefire. Notably, Jewish Voices For Peace and If Not Now held the largest civil disobedience of American Jews on behalf of Palestine in US history. Ten thousand people rallied while 500 Jews, rabbis,…
Kashmir’s Electric Bill Strike, Guatemala’s Roadblocks, Protests for Palestine, India’s Women March
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun In this week’s Nonviolence News, we share the protests around the world calling for a ceasefire, peace, humanitarian relief, an end to the violence, and for the context of apartheid to be included in the discourse about what’s happening. Palestinians who have been part of nonviolent resistance and peace work…
Colombians March, Floating Anti-Nuke Protest & Hotel Workers Make Strides
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun From Sept 25-27, thousands of Indigenous Colombians marched in Bogata, calling for an end to paramilitary violence in their regions. They also voiced support for social reforms to alleviate poverty, pointing out the systemic connection between economic hardship, drug cartels, and the violence. It’s a connection that many places worldwide…
Writers Victorious! Moss Protest, Rave Against The Right & Wildcat Pharmacists
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun There’s a lot of good news to celebrate this week! The Hollywood writers’ strike ended after nearly five months, winning a “phenomenal” contract. It includes pay raises, improved healthcare benefits, viewership-based streaming residuals, minimum staffing requirements for television writers’ rooms, and regulations constraining studios’ use of artificial intelligence. The contract…
75K NYC March, Campaign Nonviolence, First Nations Voice To Australia Parliament
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun All eyes turned toward the 75,000 person climate march in New York City this weekend, but equally impressive were the direct actions and civil disobedience that accompanied it. On Wall Street, 1,000 activists were arrested. At the Federal Reserve Bank, 149 more arrests occurred. Blockades of other major fossil fuel…
Symphonies, Ballets, Sports, Motorways: Shut It Down For Climate Action. Plus, Justice For Construction Workers
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Let’s start with some good news: new research has shown that the climate strikes launched by Greta Thunberg and Fridays for the Future have changed the behaviors of one third of Switzerland’s residents. Remember this the next time asks you: what’s the point of protesting? Also remember that this research…