Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun They expected 5,000 people. The march quadrupled, bringing 20,000 Australians into the streets of Sydney to demand more stringent climate measures from authorities. Instead of accepting a 43% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030, students, mothers, activists, and Aboriginal protesters pointed out that a 75% reduction is an absolute necessity….
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Syria’s Rebel Librarians, Yemen’s Women Solve Water Conflict, and Interrupting Anti-Asian Hate
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Violence is an epidemic. Nonviolence offers many remedies. From community safety teams replacing militarized police to Active Bystander training to intervene in Anti-Asian (and other) harassment, the tools and practices of nonviolence give us ways to work personally and politically to dismantle the many dangerous and deadly forms that violence…
500+ Strikes, 2 Million-Person Digital Rally: The Movement of Movements Is Growing
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Each week, Nonviolence News collects and shares 30-50 stories of nonviolence in action. I love all these links to stories. You love all these links to stories. Spam filters, unfortunately, do not. Many people’s newsletters are ending up in their spam box. To help Nonviolence News reach our thousands of readers,…
Pots-and-Pans Protests Raise a Racket for Justice
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Nonviolence comes in thousands of shapes and sizes. It’s a force, a field of potential, a method of making change, even a way of life. While this week’s headline celebrates the Latin America-wide cacerolazo (pots-and-pans protest), I’m also uplifting a few stories that show the wide-ranging potential of nonviolence, from small acts…