Image: Remix by Nonviolence News from photos by Andrew McMurtrie on Pexels and Andrea on Pixabay Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Nonviolence isn’t just about protests. Nonviolence is the persistent, undaunted pursuit of justice and healing. One story in this week’s collection exemplifies that over a century of dedication toward racial justice. Tulsa, Oklahoma, was…
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Mexico’s Schoolteacher Strike, The Gambia’s Peace Caravan, Spain’s Arms Embargo & Musk Exits
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News of photo by Panggih Septa Perwira on Pixabay Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun After 130 days of turmoil, Elon Musk has exited his role as a ‘special government employee’. His rampage through the federal government, controversial takeovers, and widespread funding cuts have failed to achieve the stated goal of reducing…
Rainbow Pencils, Climate Data Restored, 20K March In Brussels & Norway Trade Union Boycotts Israel
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News from photo by Andrea on Pixabay Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Powerful and interesting actions happen when people realize it’s up to us to protect what we love. When we stop waiting around for someone else to take action, we find that there’s a lot we can do – and…
89% of World Wants Climate Action, Tesla Down 70%, 1K Moroccans Demand Arms Embargo & 480 Colleges Oppose Trump Attacks
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News of Nigeria’s Green Walk by iammatthewmario on Pixabay Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun On April 22, millions of people worldwide honored Earth Day. Along with the usual actions of planting trees and cleaning up trash, many took action for climate justice. It’s not surprising – people want climate action. A…
South Korea Ousts Impeached President, ‘Unelected Slide’ At Tesla Takedown, Canadian Economic Defiance, Millions Protest In Yemen & Turkey
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News from photos by Franz P. Sauerteig and UnratedStudio on Pixabay Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Let’s start by looking around the world. South Koreans are celebrating after the Constitutional Court officially removed President Yoon from office for attempting to declare martial law in a power grab. Millions of people used…
Trump Tower Sit-In, Giant Sandwriting, Protests Doubled, and Resisting Authoritarians in Serbia, Hungary, Turkey, United States & Beyond
Image: Remix from a photo by David Geitgey Sierralupe. Used with permission. Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It’s been an astonishing week. In Serbia, Hungary, Turkey, Argentina and the United States, immense protests against authoritarians, corruption, privatization, and other economic issues are taking place. In Serbia, the anti-corruption movement mobilized 100,000 people to converge on…
A Record-Breaking Protest, Cracks In the Regime & Boycott Central
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News from a photo of a march in Brazil by John Potter on Pixabay Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Did you know that the largest act of civil disobedience in US history just occurred? Few people have put it together yet, but here’s what happened: over a million federal workers just…
No Kings, Tesla Take Down, Save Our Services
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News from photo by Patricio Hurtado on Pixabay Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Let’s start with a round of good news: Munich, Germany, has banned military ads in public spaces in the city, including on buses, subways, and billboards. Denver, Colorado, suburbs are pushing back against oil and gas wells and…
Moon Shots, Google Maps, Disguised Resistance & Surging Protests
Image by Nonviolence News with background from Amine M’siouri on Pexels Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun As you might expect, we have a lot of nonviolent action to report around the US’ political crisis. So, let’s start with celebrating something entirely different: a hard won, little-known success in Canada. A community-based organizing effort has prevented an…
Wins Show Trump Is Not Invincible, 120 Strikes on A Day Without Immigrants & 44 DOGE Protests In US Cities
Trump is not invincible. As he and Musk moved like a wrecking ball through the US federal government, we’re also seeing rising resistance … and wracking up some wins. Federal judges blocked (at least temporarily) the federal funding freeze, DOGE from altering US Treasury data, attacks on birthright citizenship, orders to move trans women prisoners to men’s wards, and Trump/Musk’s buyout deal deadline for federal workers. Trump was forced to back off his extreme tariffs and settle for minor concessions during a 30-day pause. Know Your Rights trainings are making it ‘very difficult’ for ICE to arrest migrants, according to the ‘Border Czar’. Locals in Tulare, CA, prevented Trump’s lies from causing a literal flood of emergency water that would have done nothing to stop the Palisades Fires anyway.