Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Dictators, despots, power-grabbers, presidents-for-life . . . autocrats around the world are being challenged by nonviolent movements. This week’s edition shares the many tales of presidents and protests. In Peru, mass protests forced the interim president to resign after a shady parliamentary coup shoved the previous president out of power….
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When We Organize, We Win
Editor’s Note: This week, three major fossil fuel pipelines were stalled, stopped, and shut down: the KXL, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, and the Dakota Access Pipeline. This is a testimony to the millions of people who stood up at Standing Rock, in Nebraska, and along the many thousands of miles impacted by these pipelines. It…
500+ Strikes, 2 Million-Person Digital Rally: The Movement of Movements Is Growing
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Each week, Nonviolence News collects and shares 30-50 stories of nonviolence in action. I love all these links to stories. You love all these links to stories. Spam filters, unfortunately, do not. Many people’s newsletters are ending up in their spam box. To help Nonviolence News reach our thousands of readers,…
Extraordinary Times, Extraordinary People
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun These are extraordinary times. Each and every person faces daily choices between fear and courage, love and hate, greed or generosity. I’ve been focused on collecting and sharing the many amazing stories of people stepping up to help other people in the hopes that they will inspire all of us…