Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun A herd of one hundred, sculpted elephants took over London. They’re “marching” to raise awareness of the critical need for conservation efforts. Each sculpture was handmade by Indigenous communities in India. In a similar vein, Yalata women in Australia made a giant right whale sculpture from “ghost nets” and other…
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The Global Effort To Defend The Right To Protest & Use Nonviolent Action
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun We rarely discuss it directly: is nonviolent action a right? Should the ability to strike, protest, boycott, engage in civil disobedience, etc. be considered a political freedom? Our governments could – and should – respect our rights to use these tools, making it easier and safer to organize for social…

Syria’s Rebel Librarians, Yemen’s Women Solve Water Conflict, and Interrupting Anti-Asian Hate
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Violence is an epidemic. Nonviolence offers many remedies. From community safety teams replacing militarized police to Active Bystander training to intervene in Anti-Asian (and other) harassment, the tools and practices of nonviolence give us ways to work personally and politically to dismantle the many dangerous and deadly forms that violence…

Being Water In A World On Fire
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun: In a world on fire, we are the water putting out the flames of war, hatred, violence, racism, sexism, and other injustices. The fires in the Amazon – set off by clear cutting for cattle and palm oil plantations – have sparked a global outpouring of protest at Brazilian embassies…