Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun This has been a tremendous year for worker strikes, union organizing, and wildcat actions (nonviolent actions done without union support). On top of that, protests erupted around the world against high fuel prices and cost-of-living. This surge of activity heralded in an accompanying wave of victories. South Korean truckers won…
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52 Wins For Racial Justice – Special Report 2022
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun In some ways, 2022 was a tough year for racial justice. After the staggering protests against the murder of George Floyd in 2020 (the largest in US history), a number of impressive changes occurred in 2021. These included cuts to police budgets, changes to staffing at institution and businesses, increased…
76 Achievements For the Earth & Climate Justice – Special Report 2022
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun At a time when the climate crisis seems bleak, here is a reminder of the many successes won by the climate justice movement this year. Many of these are the fruition of years-long struggles. Others are swift and effective campaigns that show how we can push for change at high…
Bright Ideas From Nonviolence News – Special Edition for Solstice 2022
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Happy Solstice! This is the longest night of the year (in the northern hemisphere – it’s the opposite for our readers on the other side of the world). Since the darkness falls around 4:30pm where I am, here’s a special edition of Nonviolence News filled with 32 bright ideas to…
Special Report: 56+ Racial Justice Gains In 2020
Editor’s Note by Rivera Sun #GeorgeFloyd #BreonnaTaylor #IRunWithAhmaud – Racial justice campaigns defined Summer 2020. The murder of George Floyd catalyzed the largest mass protests in United States history. At least 20 million people participated in the weeks-long demonstrations. 10,000 people were arrested. Demonstrators faced heavy police repression. And though the headlines screamed about fires,…
Nonviolence News Special Report On 2020 Earth & Climate Wins
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Even with the intensity of this year, we have much to celebrate – such as the 70 wins for Earth and climate justice. It’s easy to loose track of how many major pipelines we’ve stopped (at least 6), how many faith groups have divested (128 or so), and that we…
The Scoop: Take Heart! Humans Are Amazing
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun People are amazing. As I collected Nonviolence News stories this week, I discovered a fantastic collection of the most heartening, inspiring, encouraging, gosh-darn awesome stories of how people like us are doing great things to help humanity through these times. Get out your tissues. If you’re anything like me, this impressive list…
Empty the Streets
Although it’s tempting to call for the people to “take to the streets,” sometimes it’s safer, more powerful and just as effective for them to stay home. by Rivera Sun, Editor of Nonviolence News This article was created for our collaboration with the Metta Center for Nonviolence and was originally published on Waging Nonviolence. In…