Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun At a time when the climate crisis seems bleak, here is a reminder of the many successes won by the climate justice movement this year. Many of these are the fruition of years-long struggles. Others are swift and effective campaigns that show how we can push for change at high…
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1000 Belgians Block Oil, 10 Success Stories & 55K Ontario Teachers Win
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Did you know that Czech activists occupied their coal plant for a week? Or that 718 climate rebels were arrested in the UK last month? Or that Argentina had a large, multi-day action for climate justice recently? As I scour the headlines for stories for Nonviolence News, I learn something…
Finnish Activists Block War & Oil Train, Afghan Women Protest Burqa Law, Filipinos & Angolans Rise Up For Election Integrity
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun For an impressive 10 days, Finnish environmental activists blockaded a train carrying imports of Russian oil to oppose both war and fossil fuels. It was a potent action. The visual symbolism of having to put our bodies on the line to stop a freight train load of crises couldn’t be…
Serbia’s Climate March, South Korea’s Grandparents & Global Migrant and Refugee Protests
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun In this week’s Nonviolence News, the 3,000 Columbia University teachers ended their historic strike and won several significant gains in their new contract. Meanwhile, 8,000 grocery store workers are on strike across the United States, namely because they can’t afford to buy groceries on their wages. Pakistani women organized a…
Sudan Rises Against Coup, Dads On Duty Stops Fights, Migrants Take Action For Justice
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun In 2019, Sudan successfully kicked its 30-year-long dictatorship out of power, forming a shared citizen and military transitional government until democratic elections could be held. Now, Sudanese citizens are back in the streets, mobilizing to end a military coup that tried to seize power this week. Does this mean the…
#OccupyWallSt, Bitcoin Rebellions, #TaxTheRich, China’s Real Estate Protests
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Ten years after the Occupy Protests erupted on Wall Street on Sept 17th, the Guy Fawkes mask has shown up at another monetary rebellion, this time in El Salvador. Thousands of citizens are protesting against the roll-out of Bitcoin as a legal tender; they feel the digital currency is risky…
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…
XR Shuts Down London As Climate Heats Up
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Extinction Rebellion is shaking up the United Kingdom this week. They shut down the City of London, calling attention to the fact that, if the financial district was a country, it would be the 9th worst climate polluter in the world. They poured buckets of red dye “blood” into squares,…
Dead Mermaids Protest, Utility Bill Strike, Google LASD Gangs Banner Drops
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun A mermaid is a myth, but like all myths, it brings our attention to the story we need to hear right now. Our oceans and planet are in danger. Humanity cannot survive without them. This theatrical climate action (pictured above) of dead mermaids washing up on the shore near the…
Yaqui Women Dismantle Pipeline, Scottish Neighbors Thwart Immigration Raid, Oakland Unhoused Residents Build A Village
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun “Direct action gets the goods,” is a popular movement saying. And it’s true. This week’s Nonviolence News stories include some truly stellar examples. Yaqui women (Mexico) mobilized their entire community to dismantle an illegal pipeline. They took it apart with blow torches and sold it for scrap metal. In Scotland,…