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…
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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…
The 1907 French Mustache Strike, Corn Maze Messages, Stop EACOP & Blank Card Protests
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun As the planet heats up and the burden of climate disasters is shared unequally, climate activists are increasingly articulating the demand that global wealth be redistributed to address this. Specifically, much of the wealth of the global south was – and still is – extracted to colonial nations, leaving behind…
Humanity vs. Headless Mannequins, Chocolates & Chats, Bakeries For All Minds
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun A picture is worth a thousand words, they say. As I studied the image of the Stop EACOP rally against a large oil pipeline in Uganda, I noticed something odd. What appeared to be rows of supporters demonstrating from the balconies of the buildings – a clever tactic that could…
Turkish Forest Defenders, Japan’s Darting Boy & Texas’ Thirst Strike
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Turkey’s Akbelen Forest has been razed relentless by loggers, but women and community members are mobilizing to halt deforestation. They face arrests, tear gas, and intimidation, but they won’t back down in their protection of this dwindling ecosystem. It’s the kind of courage and determination that we all need to…
Tenants Act, Tiny Russian Peace Protesters, Pilots Strike Wins, Israel In the Streets
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Sometimes, you hear a demand so impactful in its strategy that you can’t help but cheer the campaign on. In the United States, tenants are demanding that President Biden implement rent control on all government-backed housing projects. This move could impact up to 1/3 of all renters in the United…
Safety, Dignity, Living Wages, a Healthy Planet – Is This Too Much To Ask?
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Looking around the globe in this week’s Nonviolence News, it’s evident that people are gripped in “struggles of survival”. The demands are sensible, reasonable: people want safety from brutal repression, they want wages that pay the bills, and they want a planet they can live on that won’t poison them…
Argentines Defend Indigenous Rights, Hotel Workers Flex Muscles & World’s Biggest Human Peace Sign
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Argentines faced police repression that injured hundreds as they protested their governor’s overhaul of the provincial constitution. Though they have succeeded in getting the discriminatory clauses that undermined Indigenous Rights dropped, many continue to push to get the entire document subject to review by tribal groups – as is required…
Mothers Rebellion, Taiwan’s #MeToo, Turkey’s LGBTQ+ Pride
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun One of the things that heartens me about editing Nonviolence News is seeing change happen every week. You can count the victories, one by one. Watch them gaining ground, inch by inch. A mine shut down. A length of an oil pipeline turned off. An anti-trans bill ruled unconstitutional. Wind…
Immigrant Work Stoppages, Sea Turtle Rights, India’s Female Wrestlers
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun This week’s Nonviolence News contains a wonderful collection of success stories. You’ll find a heartening number of nonviolent solutions being implemented around the world. These practices and programs restore ecosystems, prevent systemic violence (like childhood poverty), and hold society accountable for some of its harmful behaviors. These include: acknowledging sea…