Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun The global movement for a ceasefire in Gaza escalated its tactics this week. Not only have the protests grown in size (2 million in Jakarta, Indonesia; 300,000 in DC), but they’re shifting from demonstrations to direct actions. Defense industry companies such as Boeing, Raytheon, Blackrock, and Colt were hit with…
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Moroccan Earthquake Aid, Palestinian General Strike, Panama Copper Mine Protests
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It’s a powerful week in Nonviolence News. In addition to growing protests and direct actions for a ceasefire in Gaza (see next paragraph), numerous other major actions took place. In Morocco, people displaced by a recent earthquake have been holding protests over lack of emergency aid and the worsening housing…
Global Protests For Gaza, Icelandic Women Strike & Kids Hold Roblox Protests
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun As the death toll in Gaza passes 7,000 – including 3,000 children – actions to stop the genocide of Palestinians are escalating worldwide. Hundreds of thousands of people are demonstrating across Indonesia, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Lebanon, Indonesia, Malaysia, Chile and beyond. Mass actions have taken place throughout Europe (including…
Kashmir’s Electric Bill Strike, Guatemala’s Roadblocks, Protests for Palestine, India’s Women March
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun In this week’s Nonviolence News, we share the protests around the world calling for a ceasefire, peace, humanitarian relief, an end to the violence, and for the context of apartheid to be included in the discourse about what’s happening. Palestinians who have been part of nonviolent resistance and peace work…
Colombians March, Floating Anti-Nuke Protest & Hotel Workers Make Strides
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun From Sept 25-27, thousands of Indigenous Colombians marched in Bogata, calling for an end to paramilitary violence in their regions. They also voiced support for social reforms to alleviate poverty, pointing out the systemic connection between economic hardship, drug cartels, and the violence. It’s a connection that many places worldwide…
Symphonies, Ballets, Sports, Motorways: Shut It Down For Climate Action. Plus, Justice For Construction Workers
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Let’s start with some good news: new research has shown that the climate strikes launched by Greta Thunberg and Fridays for the Future have changed the behaviors of one third of Switzerland’s residents. Remember this the next time asks you: what’s the point of protesting? Also remember that this research…
The 1907 French Mustache Strike, Corn Maze Messages, Stop EACOP & Blank Card Protests
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun As the planet heats up and the burden of climate disasters is shared unequally, climate activists are increasingly articulating the demand that global wealth be redistributed to address this. Specifically, much of the wealth of the global south was – and still is – extracted to colonial nations, leaving behind…
DIY Solutions, Comeuppance For Union-Busters, Stadiums of Oil, Fukushima Protests
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Here’s a little good news on US Labor Day Weekend: big companies often resort to sneaky – and scary – tactics to keep workers from forming unions. A new ruling from the US National Labor Relations Board might make them think twice. The recent decision ruled that companies caught engaging…
#UnionGirlSummer, History Protests, Ecuador Protects Rainforest, Italy’s Salt Boycott
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It was an unprecedented effort and an unparalleled achievement: Atlanta organizers collected 104,000 signatures to put #StopCopCity on the ballot. It’s the most successful referendum initiative of its kind. (To get a sense of the scale, there are only 500,000 people in Atlanta, GA.) At the same time, the urgent…
Hammer Time, Sunrise To Sunset Hunger Strike & Summer Strike Wave
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun In Augusta, Maine, ironworkers wanted raises – and everybody heard about it. At “hammer time”, they slammed their hammers on beams, tables, and the columns which supported the company’s second-floor office. The reverberations could literally be felt at the negotiating table. No wonder they won. Speaking of wins, a historic…