Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun With all eyes on Ukraine, antiwar protests have risen up around the globe. More than 8,000 Russians have been arrested for protesting the invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, amidst the armed struggle happening on the ground in Ukraine, civilians are using nonviolent action to move soldiers out of the area, protect…
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Puerto Rico’s March of Indignation, Algerian Hunger Strike, and Mexican Indigenous Resist Bottling Factory
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun The right to protest lies at the heart of stories from around the globe this week. Londoners are marching to #KillTheBill that limits the right to protest. In Algeria, political prisoners are on hunger strike to oppose the escalating repression of activists. In Thailand, activists who used sit-in blockades of…
Deliveristas Victorious, Serbian Mine Halted, Australians Oppose Genocide
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun This week’s Nonviolence News contains stories both hopeful and alarming. Los Deliveristas Unidos celebrated a historic victory as new (and hard-won) labor protections for delivery workers went into effect this week in New York City. Mass protests and road blocks forced Serbian officials to scrap the Rio Tinto mine. Sudan…
Serbia’s Climate March, South Korea’s Grandparents & Global Migrant and Refugee Protests
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun In this week’s Nonviolence News, the 3,000 Columbia University teachers ended their historic strike and won several significant gains in their new contract. Meanwhile, 8,000 grocery store workers are on strike across the United States, namely because they can’t afford to buy groceries on their wages. Pakistani women organized a…
Doctors & Nurses Take Action In Myanmar, Sudan, and Beyond
Editor’s Note By Rivera Sun As if a global pandemic weren’t enough, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers have been rising up against injustice for a broad range of issues across the globe. In Myanmar, they continue to resist the military coup. In Sudan, they’re demanding that the hospitals be spared from attacks by security…
Colombia’s Peace Protest, Myanmar’s Silent Strike, and Kazakhstan’s Revolt
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun As we enter 2022, a handful of struggles rise to the top of my attention. Sudan ousted its dictator in 2019 and in 2021 launched renewed protests to stop the military from seizing power again. More than 50 people have been killed in the effort to kick coupists out of…
101 Victories For Earth – Special Report On 2021
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun At a time when it feels like all hope is lost, here are 101 Victories For Earth that show another part of the story. You can’t help but be heartened by this impressive list. It’s important to notice that movements are wracking up small and large changes. It adds up…
80 Racial Justice Gains In 2021 – Special Report
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun There’s a lot to lift up in 2021’s racial justice gains. More than 20 cities adopted some kind of #DefundPolice policy following the George Floyd Protests in 2020. These shifts included removing cops from public schools, replacing school officers with unarmed peacekeepers from the community, redirecting city funds to mental…
Crashing Kelloggs, Melting Racist Statues & Taking The Streets For Women’s Rights
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Here’s a meltdown you’ll be glad to hear about: an African-American museum has gained permission to melt down the confederate statue that sparked the deadly violence at the Charlottesville Unite the Right Rally. The metal will be used to make new art exhibits that address the racist history of the…
Nuns Tackle Microsoft, Tortilla Workers Win Sundays Off, Octopi Are Sentient Beings
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun “With great power comes great responsibility,” is a line made famous by Spiderman, but activists could rephrase that as “with any power comes responsibility”. The Sisters of St. Joseph are taking that bit of wisdom to heart as they take on the corporate giant Microsoft. They’re leveraging their power as…