Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It’s been a week of political violence – and not just the assassination attempt at a Trump rally that left 2 dead and several injured. In Bangladesh, six people have been killed and hundreds injured as police violently repress the students holding mass protests for Quota Reform. They’re demanding that…
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Protest Weddings, Mock Funerals, Train Blockades & Rainforest Protection
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Let’s celebrate a small victory in a bigger, still-ongoing struggle. Striking South Korean junior doctors walked out by the thousands months ago – and the government suspended their licenses. Now, the authorities are promising to restore the licenses as part of its effort to get the junior doctors back to…
Poor People’s March, Kenya Resists, Stonehenge Paint & Rock Climbers for Palestine
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Economic injustice is one of the major drivers of mass movements. This weekend, thousands of poor people and allies gathered in Washington, DC, as part of the Poor People’s Campaign’s March To The Polls, an effort to mobilize some of the 140 million poor and low-income US citizens into a…
Flower Strikes, Paris Converts Farmers & How To Spark Nonviolence News Conversations
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun How can you get the most out of Nonviolence News? In addition to savoring the 30-50 stories over your coffee, you can also use Nonviolence News as a discussion starter with friends, families, and colleagues. It’s common to talk about the news … but we rarely do it through the…
Rainbow Bridge, Ban Private Jets, A Chinese Prophecy & A Ceasefire Stand-Off
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Let’s start with some good news on climate! Greenpeace succeeded in pausing a gas drilling project after occupying an ocean drilling rig. Edinburgh, Scotland, will no longer allow ads for airlines, sports utility vehicles, cruise ships, and fossil fuels. Vermont became the first state in the United States to hold…
Tents & Encampments, Swiss Bullying Solution, Spray Painted Yachts
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun All campaigns go through tidal surges of participation and ebb flows where all seems lost. Even as the US student encampments protesting about Gaza faced a rise and fall of crackdowns – and occasional wins – encampments have sprung up in other countries. And, they’ve been gaining the support of…
Paraguay’s Students, Pothole Sit-in Makes Splash, and Water Protests From India to Kazakhstan
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun While student encampments protesting for a ceasefire in Gaza have dominated the headlines, a different student encampment in Paraguay has been mobilizing to protect their access to free higher education. Facing a right-wing plan to implement university fees and strip away anti-hunger programs, students set up a protest encampment for…
Firefighters, Ballet Dancers, Hotel Workers – Everyone Deserves Fair Wages
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun From firefighters to ballet dancers, everyone deserves fair wages … and workers are organizing to get it. This week’s Nonviolence News celebrates some recent union wins and shares reports of strikes, walkouts, and more. Local 11 Unite Here – whose LA union has been making headlines with their historic campaign,…
Kenya’s Water March, Chile’s Fashion Landfill & Gaza Encampments Are 97% Peaceful
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun In a week when we could all use a little encouragement, Nonviolence News is full of stories that remind us that our actions make a difference. There are 15 success stories in this issue, ranging from the US pausing weapons shipments to Israel to activists in India stalling a coal…
Student Encampments, Tree-Sit Against Tesla & Forest Defenders Save Old Growth
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Over 2,000 people have been arrested amidst student encampments calling upon US universities and colleges to divest from Israeli companies or weapons makers due to the ongoing assault on Gaza. Evergreen College divested; Portland State University paused its ties with Boeing. Others (Brown, Smith, Northwestern, University of Minnesota) have made…