Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Protests are rocking Peru again. It’s a tumultuous saga of political corruption, a de-facto coup attempt, and democracy in turmoil. (To be honest, I’m still trying to wrap my head around what’s going on, who’s in the streets this week, and which demands are coming from whom.) One thing I…
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Peru Resists Coup, China’s Blank Paper Protests, Killer Robot Cops Blocked
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Enjoy the last regular Nonviolence News round-up for 2022. It’s a real feast of stories – creative, courageous, and extraordinary. Next week, we’ll be sharing the perennially fascinating, exciting end-of-the-year reports. Between now and 2023, we’ll dig into the archives and past issues to highlight the hundreds of successes. We’ll…
France Turns Purple, Kenya Builds Tree Museum, Sumatra’s Tusk Force
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun These week’s Nonviolence News reveals a world in transformation. North and south, east and west, people are pushing for innumerable changes. In Kenya, a tree museum is preserving endangered species from across Africa. In Rome, thousands of people demonstrated for peace. In France, women and allies in cities across the…
Sri Lankans Persevere, Mexican Surfers Fight Wave Extinction, Guatemalans Protect Weavings, Hungarian Teachers Protest
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun As tricky as it is to mobilize a nonviolent movement, maintaining the movement’s capacity to follow-through is perhaps even trickier. Around the globe, campaigns are facing challenges in making sure their demands are upheld after they “win”. Sri Lankans (pictured above) ousted their previous president, but they’re facing a new…
Haiti Marches, France Strikes, Chad Protests, Egypt Demands Rosetta Stone Back
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun There’s a lot going on in the world. In Chad, protesters are mourning after security forces opened fire on people demanding that the military regime transition to civilian rule. France is bracing for the moment when widespread protests turn into a general strike. Afghan women held protests against the Taliban,…
Iran Erupts, Russians Refuse, Ukrainian Coal Miners Strike
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Massive protests have erupted in Iran after the death of a woman held in custody (and probably beaten) by morality police for refusing to comply with the nation’s stringent dress code for women. In Russia, 1,300 people have been arrested during protests against conscription and the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile,…
Sip-ins for Starbucks Unions, Indonesia Protests Fuel Prices & the Underwater Boulder Wall
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun In this week’s Nonviolence News, thousands of Indonesians are protesting high fuel prices. Puerto Ricans are flooding the streets in objection to power outages from the partially privatized electric utility. XR UK superglued themselves to the floor of parliament for climate action. Iranian women’s rights activists are facing renewed attacks…
Sri Lankan President Resigns, Protests Of Survival & Resistance Tips From A WWII Spy Manual
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun “Protests of Survival” – that’s what some editors are calling the many economic protests erupting around the world. I like that term; it’s descriptive of what people are feeling as they try to oust corrupt presidents, stop banks from freezing their funds, oppose high fuel prices, and more. Also dubbed…
Goddess Returned, #Landback Wins, Pipelines Blocked & Solidarity Circling the Globe
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Let’s start with some good news: a landmark case has ruled that Kenya must pay reparations to displaced Indigenous Okiek people. Also, a new report looks at how the Pacific Northwest has defeated 70% of the fossil fuel projects it has confronted since 2012. Germany is returning a goddess statue…
Tunisia’s General Strike, Anonymous Wired Ukraine Sirens To Sound Alarms In Russia, Airports & Trains Shut Down By Strikes
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Across Europe, airports and train routes are being disrupted by strikes, including the UK’s largest rail strike in decades. After the South Korean truckers strike won important concessions, it seems like Argentine truckers may be taking a page out of their playbook, shutting down roads to protest diesel shortages and…