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Tunisian women in colorful scarves wave flags as they protest against austerity measures.

Tunisia’s General Strike, Anonymous Wired Ukraine Sirens To Sound Alarms In Russia, Airports & Trains Shut Down By Strikes

Posted on June 25, 2022June 25, 2022

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Across Europe, airports and train routes are being disrupted by strikes, including the UK’s largest rail strike in decades. After the South Korean truckers strike won important concessions, it seems like Argentine truckers may be taking a page out of their playbook, shutting down roads to protest diesel shortages and…

Afghan Women’s March, Twitch Boycott, Window Washers Strike

Posted on September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Thanks for your patience with this Nonviolence News round-up. Over Labor Day Weekend, I rested, honoring the millions of workers who went on strike, organized boycotts and mutual aid networks, and struggled for the 40-hr workweek, the concept of the weekend, and Bread and Roses, too. But, now we’re back…

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…

Venice Flotilla Protests Cruise Ships, Pipeline Resistance Rises Up

Posted on June 10, 2021June 14, 2021

Editor’s Note by Rivera Sun When we’ve had enough of destruction and injustice, nonviolence gives us tools to push back. With strikes, boycotts, protests, and more, people like us are standing up to powerful regimes, systems, and institutions. Around the world, courageous people are getting in the way of everything from bulldozers to cruise ships…

Palestinian Strike, Sri Lanka Tea Growers Resistance, Doctors in Peru

Posted on January 30, 2021January 30, 2021

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun This week’s Nonviolence News has incredible stories from around the world. Palestinians won a significant labor strike, including an apology for racism from the employers. Sri Lankan tea plantation workers are on strike to protect their rights and their jobs; the owner wants to ditch tea and move into tourism….

Safe Schools, Healthy Kids, Ending Racism: Public Health As Nonviolence

Posted on August 7, 2020August 8, 2020

Editor’s Note Public health is nonviolence in action. It’s a collection of policies and practices rooted in systemic and structural nonviolence as opposed to “systemic and structural violence“. For example, in a bid to stop obesity and diabetes, Oaxaca, Mexico, just banned the sale of junk food and sugary drinks to minors. It’s a stunning…

Another World Is Possible … She Is Already On Her Way

Posted on June 13, 2020

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun “Another world is possible. She is already on her way. On a quiet day, you can hear her breathing.” – Arundati Roy Mass protest has won a world unimaginable only a few weeks ago. Major cities are defunding police units, implementing professional crisis response teams, setting up community-led public safety…

Women On the Rise Worldwide

Posted on March 16, 2020

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun This week’s Nonviolence News includes an entire section of stories from around the world about the brave women refusing to remain silent while their rights and lives are on the line.  On March 8th, International Women’s Day brought millions of women into the streets.  From Mexico to Kyrgyzstan, women standing up for…

Train Bridge Blockades & Duct-Taped Bananas

Posted on December 16, 2019January 6, 2020

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Nonviolence News offers a weekly round-up of amazing stories . . . but it doesn’t stop there.  Week after week, month after month, I’ve collected awe-inspiring stories. As I pause and look back over these six months, I see incredible statistics. Millions of people have participated in major campaigns and actions all…

Mexico’s Glitter Revolution and What You Can Find By Reading Beyond the Headlines

Posted on September 2, 2019

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun When you’re scanning Nonviolence News, what should you look for?  With 30-50 stories each week, we can watch brewing trends, rising campaigns, and get a bird’s eye view of nonviolence in our world today. Nonviolence News’ weekly round-up offers us not just individual headlines, but a chance to see nonviolence…

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