Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun When I read the stories for Nonviolence News, I look for sparks of courage. I search for irrepressible creativity. I look for the powerful emotions that propel humanity to stand up for change. I seek out smart strategies and savvy organizing. And I always find these things, week after week….
Scientists Rebellion, 50K Brazilians Occupy Vacant Houses & Africa-Wide PRIDE
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Most news outlets smack you with a barrage of terror. Nonviolence News provides the solutions and the stories of the people working for those changes. This week’s headlines on the climate crisis show this contrast. In the regular news this week, the United Nations’ Climate Chief warned that we have…
Spain’s Sticker Rebellion, Palestinian Land Day Protests & 100K Israelis Oppose Netanyahu
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun After a 5-year campaign, activists gained a firm shut-down date for New England’s last coal plant. Sacramento, CA, declared itself a Transgender Sanctuary City. The first city-wide rent reduction measure was upheld in court, leaving renters in Kingston, NY, cheering. Cuba’s government has promised to provide food rations in a…
Senegal Saves Democracy, Worker Strikes Work & Lookbacks At Sunflower Movement & Fish Wars
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Let’s start with some recent successes in Nonviolence News. A new report showed that 2023’s US worker strikes worked, winning wage increases that haven’t been seen in decades. The Yurok Tribe has become the first tribal group to steward land in partnership with the National Park Service. Sacramento declared itself…
Congo Marches Against Attacks, Greek Call Center Strike, Palestine Action Escalates
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun This week’s Nonviolence News edition delivers a high volume of reflective, insightful, and thought-provoking pieces along with current events. You’ll find articles on the history of the prison books movement in the United States, who is beating back book bans, ways Southeast Asians are organizing to get around digital repression,…
Feminist Strike For Food in Argentina, Greece Stands For Trans Safety, Mexican Women Protest Femicide
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun March 8 marked International Women’s Day with protests around the world. Across Argentina, women went on strike over cuts to food assistance amidst a hunger crisis caused by their president’s economic policies. In India, mothers and wives turned out in force to support ongoing farmer protests. More than 180,000 women…
Finland’s Standstill, Strings of Strikes, Cross-Border Solidarity & Uniting People Power
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun We have more power, together. This could be the motto of many of the stories in Nonviolence News this week. People are finding strategic alliances to amplify the pressure they can put on megacorporations, industries, and governments. In Mozambique, community-based organizers are working with global allies to stop some of…
7K Textile Workers Strike In Egypt, Jewish-Led Ceasefire Actions In USA, Nigerians Protest Hardship
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Have you noticed the uptick in global protests and strikes? It’s hard to miss. Mass actions are happening more frequently around the world as people rise up against economic hardship, tyrants and military coups, corruption, the climate crisis, racism, war, and more. This is a pivotal time in human history…
South Korean Trainee Doctors Strike, Croatia & Hungary’s Mass Demonstrations, & Sports Fans Protest With Remote Control Cars
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Around 8,000 trainee doctors in South Korea have submitted their resignations and gone on strike. They are opposing a plan to admit more students to medical school while trainee doctors are grossly overworked and underpaid. Argentine health workers also held a 24-hr strike for better salaries, part of a series…
Indian Farmers March (Again), Mardi Gras Protests & Gaza Ceasefire Push Continues
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Each week, I collect between 30 and 50 stories of nonviolent action. This week, however, we had more stories than we could handle. There are 61 reports in this week’s Nonviolence News – and many more that I’ll share next week. It’s a reflection of the way nonviolent actions are…