Image: Remix by Nonviolence News from photo by Andrea on Pixabay Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Powerful and interesting actions happen when people realize it’s up to us to protect what we love. When we stop waiting around for someone else to take action, we find that there’s a lot we can do – and…
50-Year Deep Sea Mining Ban, Portugal’s Rail Strike & US Lawyers Resist
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News from photo by Juuud28 on Pixabay Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Let’s start with a glimpse of Nonviolence News around the world – especially the wins. In the United Kingdom, activists won a major legal case against an anti-protest regulation. Mexico put a constitutional ban on genetically-modified corn, deepening the…
1300 May Day Protests, Panama National Strike & Tasmania Against Toxic Fish Farms
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News from photo by Mike Ramirez Mx on Pixabay Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun May Day is the International Labor Day and people across the world took action. In addition to labor justice and immigrant rights, protesters also opposed far right policies (Germany), authoritarian crackdowns (Turkey), power outages (Spain), and fascism…
89% of World Wants Climate Action, Tesla Down 70%, 1K Moroccans Demand Arms Embargo & 480 Colleges Oppose Trump Attacks
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News of Nigeria’s Green Walk by iammatthewmario on Pixabay Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun On April 22, millions of people worldwide honored Earth Day. Along with the usual actions of planting trees and cleaning up trash, many took action for climate justice. It’s not surprising – people want climate action. A…
Gray Pride in Hungary, Maori Victory & US Schools Rise Up
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News from photo by Pablo Valerio on Pixabay Editor’s Note by Rivera Sun Nonviolence offers an almost inexhaustible toolbox of versatile tactics. It makes nonviolent action versatile, creative, surprising, and wildly adaptable to a diversity of situations. At the same time, it can be immensely articulate in expressing people’s concerns, hopes,…
#HandsOff Rallies Millions, Athens Strike Halts City & Nepalese Resist Cable Cars
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News from Donna B Nichols and StockSnap on Pixabay. Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun We all need to celebrate the wins – it is the antidote to the setbacks. After the formal impeachment of the president, South Koreans are holding massive celebrations to honor what their mass protest movement achieved in…
South Korea Ousts Impeached President, ‘Unelected Slide’ At Tesla Takedown, Canadian Economic Defiance, Millions Protest In Yemen & Turkey
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News from photos by Franz P. Sauerteig and UnratedStudio on Pixabay Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Let’s start by looking around the world. South Koreans are celebrating after the Constitutional Court officially removed President Yoon from office for attempting to declare martial law in a power grab. Millions of people used…
Trillionaires For Trump Mock-tivism, Mexico City Trolly Workers Strike & 100Ks Protest Racism In France and Netherlands
Get ready for a glimpse of nonviolence in action around the world! This week’s Nonviolence News shows that humanity is not giving in to authoritarians, corruption, racism, war, and planetary destruction. It’s a powerful glimpse of our times – and heartening. By remembering that we are neither alone nor unique, we catch courage and learn a lot from the struggles … their setbacks and their successes.
Trump Tower Sit-In, Giant Sandwriting, Protests Doubled, and Resisting Authoritarians in Serbia, Hungary, Turkey, United States & Beyond
Image: Remix from a photo by David Geitgey Sierralupe. Used with permission. Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun It’s been an astonishing week. In Serbia, Hungary, Turkey, Argentina and the United States, immense protests against authoritarians, corruption, privatization, and other economic issues are taking place. In Serbia, the anti-corruption movement mobilized 100,000 people to converge on…
Quebec’s Human Chain, X Crashes, Sit-in at Trump Tower & Women’s Day Stunts
Image Credit: Remix from photo by Petra Kassun-Mutch, used with permission Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Just because Trump wants to do something horrible doesn’t mean he’ll get away with it. That’s the takeaway lesson from the win of the week: a federal judge ordered the government to reinstate thousands of terminated federal workers. (And…