Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun The infamous Grand Canal of Venice, Italy, turned a brilliant green color with non-harming dye as part of a climate protest calling for immediate action on the climate crisis. Activists suspended from bridges, marched in the streets, and decried the failure of COP28. The dye is used to trace water…
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Global Protests For Gaza, Icelandic Women Strike & Kids Hold Roblox Protests
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun As the death toll in Gaza passes 7,000 – including 3,000 children – actions to stop the genocide of Palestinians are escalating worldwide. Hundreds of thousands of people are demonstrating across Indonesia, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Lebanon, Indonesia, Malaysia, Chile and beyond. Mass actions have taken place throughout Europe (including…
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…
Red Cup Rebellion, #NoMeloni Day, Uganda’s Disability Rights Movement
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Workers are fed up with low wages, high costs of living, and terrible working conditions. From the United Kingdom’s massive, multi-industry strike wave to the largest academic strike in US history, workers are organizing for change. At 100+ Starbucks locations, baristas and servers organized strikes as part of the Red…
Pig Rescuers, Theatrical Play Ends Solitary Confinement & Chinese Bank Depositors
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It’s a week of … unexpected … Nonviolence News. Many stories are distinct, unique, and have an element of the unexpected to them. One story like this is the recent acquittal of Direct Action Everywhere (DXE) animal rights activists who entered a Smithfield animal factory and rescued sick piglets. They…
One Million Bolivians March, Intermodal Workers Double Salaries, Scientists Issue Paper On Necessity of Climate Action
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Bolivia’s use of nonviolent struggle has already reached epic proportions – and they’re at it again. Recently, a million Bolivians marched in La Paz in support of their left-wing government. The action was meant to counter right-wing attempts to destabilize the government and oust the president. If this all seems…
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…
48 Wins For Workers & Wages – Special Report On 2021
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun There are over 323 success stories to celebrate in 2021! With this uplifting, empowering amount of “things going right”, Nonviolence News is releasing a whole series of special reports that offer a look at what nonviolent action and practices have accomplished this year. It’s easy to lose sight of the…
Against All Odds, We Rise & Resist
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…