Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun After a week in shock, themovements are on the rebound. Nonviolence is reviving in many forms. Mutual aid networks (a form of nonviolent constructive program) are erupting across the globe. Strikes are winning worker protections and fair pay for bus drivers, hospital workers, and others. Movements are shifting gears and…
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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…
Wildcat Strikes & Take-Away Tips: We Learn People-Power From Each Other
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Who are the world’s leading experts in people-powered change? People, of course. The brave humans on the front lines of waging struggle, building solutions, challenging injustice, and organizing their communities are learning on their feet, in the streets. We can learn a lot from watching one another. This week, I…
Wild Creativity: Bushfire Brandalism, Mexico Artists’ Human Pyramid, Canadian Teachers Strike Solidarity Camp for Kids
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Nonviolent action unleashes our wild creativity. Check out the “Creative Action” section for a great story about how Australia’s Bushfire Brandalism replaced dozens of bus stop ads with giant posters protesting the government’s lack of climate action. You’ll also find a heartwarming, powerful story about how Canadian teachers on strike…
Spotting King’s Legacy In Today’s News
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun This week’s news is long and juicy. Get a cup of coffee and indulge in a little extra time to read the headlines. They are wildly creative and surprisingly varied. It’s also a meaningful way to engage with nonviolence on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. I spot the impact…
250 Million People Strike In India
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Wow! Check out the Successes & Victories section. Amazing! And that’s not all: this week, up to 250 million Indians went on strike in what might be the largest strike in world history. The most interesting article I’ve read about actions in India was on the women of Shaheen Bagh who have been…
War & Peace: 2020 Launches Into Action
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun The year 2020 launched into nonviolent action with a bang. Chileans rang in the New Year with mass protests. Fridays for the Future and the Student Climate Strikes walked out on the first Friday of the year. After President Trump ordered a drone strike assassination of the Iranian General Soleimani, hundreds of…
“A Message To the World: Nothing Can Stop Us”
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun It’s that time of year when every blog and news journal in the world starts sharing recaps of 2019. This report on 99 good news stories in 2019 caught my eye. As I was scrolling down the list, I noticed that so much of the “good news” was also Nonviolence News. …
Train Bridge Blockades & Duct-Taped Bananas
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…
Save the Whales, Solidarity Strikes, Women Against Violence, and the World Leaders In Nonviolent Struggle
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Nonviolence News is packed with awesome stories this week. Iraq ousted its prime minister. Black Friday protests swept the globe, many targeting Amazon’s inhumane worker policies. And tens of thousands of women took to the streets in dramatic and evocative protests against the global epidemic of violence toward women. The…