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Sugar the Horse, Anti-Racist Light Projections & South Korea’s Truckers Strike

Posted on June 18, 2022June 18, 2022

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun South Korean truckers have won important concessions from the government after bringing exports to a grinding halt for over a week. The strike sent shockwaves through global industry, especially since it threatened the critical microchip supply. Disrupting business-as-usual can be a vital part of waging struggle. It makes sure you…

Mexico’s Water Caravan, Mongolia’s Empty Stomach Uprising & Puerto Rico’s Beach Party Protests

Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun If you were wondering where this week’s Nonviolence News has been … the answer is Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and finally Maine. I’ve been on the road this week, moving to Maine, which delayed the release of the new edition. But never fear! Between dodging…

Women’s Day, Don’t Say Gay, Ecobarrios, Migrant Workers & Beach Battles

Posted on March 12, 2022March 12, 2022

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun This week’s Nonviolence News is wide-ranging, stretching from stories of how virtual reality is making imaginative space for social justice to how Black-owned farms in the US have to fight to hold onto their land. The breadth of organizing is staggering and eye-opening. Puerto Ricans are mobilizing to stop rich…

Puerto Rico’s March of Indignation, Algerian Hunger Strike, and Mexican Indigenous Resist Bottling Factory

Posted on February 19, 2022February 19, 2022

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…

Sit-In Baby, 1-Hr School Bus Strike & Student Walkouts

Posted on February 5, 2022

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun A young boy was born into the struggle – literally. His parents had launched a sit-in strike in India, demanding land rights that the government had denied, when his mother went into labor. She refused to leave and gave birth to him right there on the frontline of the sit-in….

Deliveristas Victorious, Serbian Mine Halted, Australians Oppose Genocide

Posted on January 29, 2022January 29, 2022

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

Posted on January 22, 2022January 22, 2022

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…

95 Thrilling Wins Towards A Better World – Special Report on 2021

Posted on January 18, 2022January 18, 2022

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun From US pro-democracy activists thwarting a coup attempt by Trump supporters to Chileans impeaching their president and rewriting the constitution, it’s been quite a year. Aside from the 48 Wins For Workers & Wages, 80 Gains For Racial Justice, and 101 Victories For the Earth, here is another impressive collection…

Doctors & Nurses Take Action In Myanmar, Sudan, and Beyond

Posted on January 14, 2022

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

Posted on January 8, 2022January 8, 2022

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…

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