Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun A picture can capture the impossible odds that nonviolent activists often face. Lützerath was a small German village threatened by a dirty deal that allowed a coal mine to expand, ultimately destroying the whole village. It’s a sobering allegory for the entire climate crisis. At Lützerath, 40,000 people mobilized to…
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Taxi Drivers Blockade Brooklyn Bridge, Inuit Blockade Iron Mine
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It’s a (nonviolent) action-packed edition of Nonviolence News. Teachers in Columbus, OH, are on a “sick-out” strike to keep their community healthy. Taxi drivers shut down the Brooklyn Bridge over the debt burdens of their licensing fees. Haitians launched a 48-hr general strike against austerity and corrupt political leaders. In…