Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun This week’s Nonviolence News contains a wonderful collection of success stories. You’ll find a heartening number of nonviolent solutions being implemented around the world. These practices and programs restore ecosystems, prevent systemic violence (like childhood poverty), and hold society accountable for some of its harmful behaviors. These include: acknowledging sea…
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Climate Actions & Earth Day, Pothole Flower-Planting Hijinks, Egyptian & Iranian Women Resist Morality Police
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun On Earth Day, April 22, 2023, millions of people are taking action on behalf of our imperiled planet (or, more accurately, our imperiled species and ecosystems). With the climate crisis heating up, business-as-usual destroying hope, and politicians dragging their feet, many people are doing far more than picking up garbage…
Uzbekistan Protects Women, Ethics Board Resigns Over Taser Drones In Schools, German Climate Activists & Transport Workers Join Forces
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun In a rare glimmer of good news, Uzbekistan is on the verge of passing landmark laws to prevent gender-based violence. The activists have faced an uphill climb in a culture where domestic violence is rampant. But if the president signs the bill passed by parliament, it will offer women and…
A Tale of Two Georgias, Int’l Women’s Day, Lifeboat Blockade & Dumpster House
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun From the nation of Georgia to the US state of Georgia, citizens are mobilizing against two things that squelch movements: anti-dissent laws and police repression. Mass protests in Georgia (the nation) thwarted a bill that would stifle dissent and limit freedom of the press. The proposed law prompted an outpouring…
Tunisia Takes Streets, Portuguese Teachers Protest, Germany Marches For Peace
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It’s a busy week in Nonviolence News. The stories are varied and diverse, though they share a common theme of people getting fed up with constant injustice. Tunisia’s unions took action against the rising cost-of-living. They’re not alone: Moldova erupted with protests against high fuel prices, the United Kingdom’s strikes…
Peru In Upheaval, Tunisia’s Transport Strike, Painted Crosswalks Save Lives
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…
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,…