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,…
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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…
Women’s Day, Don’t Say Gay, Ecobarrios, Migrant Workers & Beach Battles
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun This week’s Nonviolence News is wide-ranging, stretching from stories of how virtual reality is making imaginative space for social justice to how Black-owned farms in the US have to fight to hold onto their land. The breadth of organizing is staggering and eye-opening. Puerto Ricans are mobilizing to stop rich…
Sit-In Baby, 1-Hr School Bus Strike & Student Walkouts
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun A young boy was born into the struggle – literally. His parents had launched a sit-in strike in India, demanding land rights that the government had denied, when his mother went into labor. She refused to leave and gave birth to him right there on the frontline of the sit-in….
Crashing Kelloggs, Melting Racist Statues & Taking The Streets For Women’s Rights
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Here’s a meltdown you’ll be glad to hear about: an African-American museum has gained permission to melt down the confederate statue that sparked the deadly violence at the Charlottesville Unite the Right Rally. The metal will be used to make new art exhibits that address the racist history of the…
Rainforest Tree Seeks Asylum, Indian Autoworkers Protest, Thai Taxi Drivers Build Rooftop Gardens On Vehicles, 5K Cops Shifted Out Of School Policing
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Well, here’s one I’ve never heard before: A tree in Brazil has requested asylum at the Norwegian embassy. Threatened by the destruction of the rainforest, it – like many other species – is endangered. The Indigenous activists who brought the tree to the embassy say it needs protection. Indeed, the…
Afghan Women’s March, Twitch Boycott, Window Washers Strike
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Thanks for your patience with this Nonviolence News round-up. Over Labor Day Weekend, I rested, honoring the millions of workers who went on strike, organized boycotts and mutual aid networks, and struggled for the 40-hr workweek, the concept of the weekend, and Bread and Roses, too. But, now we’re back…