Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Sometimes, you’ve got to sit down to rise up. That was the case at 100 universities across Argentina, where mass assemblies were held by students and educators. Protest actions are already erupting against President Melei’s drastic, 70% budget slashes that have destroyed the nation’s historic free higher education system. The…
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Political Rock Song Tops Charts, Eco-Blockade Shuts Down Oil Site & Fast Fashion’s Slow Down
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun This week, we’re trying something a little different. Let me know if you like it better, worse, and the same as the other format. I’m hoping our round-up is pleasant to read as you sip your coffee (or gulp your tea) and offers digestible tidbits that entice you to follow…
Pink Vest Safety Teams, Stroller Lock-Downs, Singing Protests & a Historic Win
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun This week’s Nonviolence News is just full of fascinating stories: Cornell University workers just won a historic contract that includes up-to a 25.4% increase in wages, a cost-of-living adjustment, elimination of a two-tiered wage system, and much more. Australians can now ignore their bosses on the weekends, thanks to a…
Madrid’s Tree-Huggers, Israeli Objectors & Indian Women Take Back The Night
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun The International Court of Justice has issued an advisory opinion that nations, businesses, and others have a duty to boycott, divest, and sanction (BDS) Israel over its illegal occupation and apartheid state. They say that BDS is “not just legal, but obligatory”. This has already prompted the Church of England…
Africa’s Powerful Movements, Baloch Women Rise Up & Gibraltar Activists Halt Military Fuel
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Nonviolence News shares stories from around the world. However, much of our readership resides in the United States. We’ve made a conscious choice to uplift nonviolence as a global field and offer our readers the opportunity to learn from their fellow human beings worldwide. They’re doing some remarkable things with…
Argentine Teachers’ Strike, Nigerians Power Outage & Teen Migrants Lead Paris Housing Protest
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Has President Milei had a week in office without a major strike, march or protest happening in Argentina? This week, university teachers went on strike after the government failed to reach a wage agreement with their union. Milei’s broad cuts to social spending have ignited mass outcry from many sectors…