Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun In the media storm that erupts around one issue, we sometimes lose sight of other significant struggles. Nonviolence News strives to bring those stories back into focus – and sometimes, this offers us a chance to celebrate with our fellow human beings’ victories. This week, Panamanians danced in the streets,…
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Women = Half The World. They Won’t Surrender To Sexism.
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Women’s rights are human rights. Half of the world’s population lives in an on-going state of inequality. In this week’s Nonviolence News, you’ll find articles about women’s rights campaigns in Nigeria, Iran, Panama, India, and the United States. In the photo, above, Panama’s women protest in the streets over the…
Cookie Protests, Soprano Defies Chile’s Silence Curfew, and 10 Victories!
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun This week’s news is marked by music! From an operatic soprano breaking Chile’s silence curfew to the Chilean orchestra joining the mass protests to perform, “The People United Shall Never Be Defeated”, to the US-Mexico cross-border sing-a-long, music is capturing hearts and minds as it lifts peoples courage and determination to…