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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….

COP26: Giant Pikachu Protesters, Loch Ness Monster Arrested, Hot Air Bands

Posted on November 6, 2021November 6, 2021

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun The COP26 protests are loud, colorful, and over-the-top, but they’re not as ridiculous as political leaders continuing to bury their heads in the sand over climate change. This week, as the COP26 climate summit gathers world leaders and thousands of global climate activists in Glasgow, Scotland, protesters are pulling out…

Our Only Home – Protecting the Earth & Resisting Evictions

Posted on August 6, 2021August 6, 2021

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Humanity’s homes – in all their shapes and sizes – are increasingly endangered. From the climate crisis to the housing crisis to struggles for homelands, people are trying to protect their right to shelter, safety, homelands and housing. It’s a poignant theme, heartbreaking to see under repeated attack. The United…

Making Strides, Weathering Setbacks: From Colombia to Catalonia

Posted on June 17, 2021June 17, 2021

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It’s a week of reflecting on the rise and fall of global movements. Some are making headway, like Colombia’s national strike. Others have nearly vanished, like Hong Kong’s mass protests. In Spain, the Catalonian independence movement’s secession attempt took a hard hit with the imprisonment of its leaders for sedition…

Demand The Impossible: Brave People Thwart Hijacker, Hug School Shooter, Stop Civil Wars

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021

Editor’s Note by Rivera Sun We’re always told that nonviolence won’t work. We’re supposed to believe that more – and greater – violence is the only option. The strange thing is: that doesn’t always hold true. This week’s Nonviolence News contains remarkable stories that upend that kind of thinking. In Idaho (US), a sixth grade…

Ceasefire, Animal Rights, Forest Defenders & #LandBack

Posted on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun After hundreds of solidarity rallies around the world, a Palestinian general strike, widespread boycotts, dock workers refusing to load weapons ships, and more, Israel finally agreed to a tenuous ceasefire. The end of its attacks on Gaza is not enough, however. It is merely a necessary step that should be…

Yaqui Women Dismantle Pipeline, Scottish Neighbors Thwart Immigration Raid, Oakland Unhoused Residents Build A Village

Posted on May 15, 2021May 15, 2021

Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun “Direct action gets the goods,” is a popular movement saying. And it’s true. This week’s Nonviolence News stories include some truly stellar examples. Yaqui women (Mexico) mobilized their entire community to dismantle an illegal pipeline. They took it apart with blow torches and sold it for scrap metal. In Scotland,…

Hummingbird Allies, Grandmother Trees & Sámi Forest Defenders

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Happy May Day! Today, workers around the world mark the long-standing importance of the global labor movement with strikes, protests, walkouts and more. We’ll have a full round-up of those stories next week. This week, Nonviolence News contains some extraordinary tales of tree-sits, forest defenders, and water protectors from Fairy…

#CancelRent, Bad Jazz, and Something Fishy About Nonviolence

Posted on September 5, 2020September 5, 2020

Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun #CancelRent. Fifteen cities in the United States recently had uprisings for housing justice. People are occupying vacant homes, holding sit-ins at public offices, setting up encampments, and organizing anti-eviction blockades. Recently, the National Eviction Moratorium delayed evictions in federal housing until January … when tenants will be forced to pay…

When We Organize, We Win

Posted on July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

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…

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