Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun The streets of London are facing the colorful, disruptive direct actions of Extinction Rebellion’s Insure Our Survival Campaign (pictured above). Focused on the insurance companies backing fossil fuels, the sit-ins, die-ins, marches, rallies, and other acts of civil disobedience happening this week are pressuring insurers to stop providing oil, gas,…
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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…