Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun The pandemic has shape-shifted activism, but it hasn’t stopped it. In our opening image (above), these activists blocked four streets in downtown San Francisco while they painted a giant mural (side image – and notice how small the people are!) of a hot air balloon that was visible from the skyrise…
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Love In Action: Nonviolence Tackles Hate
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun This week’s Nonviolence News shares stories from around the world about how people are stopping wars, countering hate, challenging extremism, and dealing with bigotry. Using love, creativity, and persistence, these stories show the remarkable capacities of humans to use nonviolence to make a difference. One particular story to look at is…
Strikes Grow Bigger, Bolder, Broader
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Rent strikes, worker strikes, debt strikes, shopping strikes . . . they’re all building toward the goal of a general strike. On May Day, hundreds of organizing groups held strikes to support the many campaigns for healthcare, PPEs, hazard pay, paid sick leave, decarceration, keeping stay-at-home orders while increasing economic relief…
Meat Boycotts, Sidewalk Mural Protests, & Kites For Climate Justice
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Never doubt the creativity and determination of your fellow human beings. Canada banned assault weapons in the wake of a mass shooting. Walmart workers launched their own contact tracing program to help protect people during the pandemic. The Lebanese mass protest movement is back in action with enormous car protests…
Epic Heroes = Nurses In Nonviolent Action
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Nurses are badass heroes in scrubs. Period. But when they step into traffic to halt a car protest of gun-toting “astroturf” protesters demanding that social distancing end, they reach heroism of epic proportions. In Michigan, “Reopen Protest” car demonstrations blocked an emergency room entryway. A few days, Denver medical workers had zero tolerance. They…
Movements On The Rebound; Nonviolence Shows Resiliency Amidst Pandemic
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…
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…