Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun This week’s Nonviolence News contains many successes worth celebrating. Oakland teachers have returned to work after voting on a contract that includes living wages, equitable wages, and expanded special education services. In the wake of tragedy, Serbians have handed over an impressive number of guns to try to prevent future…
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Finnish Activists Block War & Oil Train, Afghan Women Protest Burqa Law, Filipinos & Angolans Rise Up For Election Integrity
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun For an impressive 10 days, Finnish environmental activists blockaded a train carrying imports of Russian oil to oppose both war and fossil fuels. It was a potent action. The visual symbolism of having to put our bodies on the line to stop a freight train load of crises couldn’t be…