Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun After blockading the roads around Paris with their tractors, French farmers won offers of major concessions from the government, including promises of cash and easing of regulations. Two major farmer unions called off their protests, though other groups may continue to push for more demands. Across Europe, farmer protests continue…
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#UnionGirlSummer, History Protests, Ecuador Protects Rainforest, Italy’s Salt Boycott
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It was an unprecedented effort and an unparalleled achievement: Atlanta organizers collected 104,000 signatures to put #StopCopCity on the ballot. It’s the most successful referendum initiative of its kind. (To get a sense of the scale, there are only 500,000 people in Atlanta, GA.) At the same time, the urgent…
Big Enough? Plus: Greek Ferries Halt, Italians Protest Slashes & Colombia’s Aerial Dances
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Sometimes, you can hear the cries of the people echoing like rolling thunder from one country to the next. Across the globe, human beings use nonviolent action to lift up common dreams and shared senses of outrage over injustices. Italian unions mobilized 40,000 people to protest the government plan to…
Persistence Counts: Algerians Push for Change
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun In this week’s Nonviolence News, we share an unexpected side effect of nonviolent revolution: Armenia is seeing its diaspora return following last year’s uprising. Meanwhile, the Algerians continue pushing forward in their 29th straight week of protests. After ousting their decades-long president and clearing out numerous offices, they now won’t let the…