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,…
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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…