Image: Remix by Nonviolence News with screenshot from video by ROAR Wildlife News of beagle rescue action on March 15, 2026. Fair use. A Note From Rivera Sun Let’s start with a dog-gone success! After a dramatic 1,000-person nonviolent raid of a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin, two animal welfare organizations stepped up…
5,000 May Day Actions, Earth Day & 1000 Beagle Rescuers
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News with May Day action map. Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun On May Day, millions of people joined over 5,000 events across the United States as part of May Day Strong’s Workers Over Billionaires mobilization. May Day Strong writes, “From sit-ins in hotel lobbies where ICE agents were staying, to blocked roads…
Hungary Ousts Orbán, Hedgehogs Halt Robot Lawnmowers & Gaza Flotilla Sets Sail
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News with background image by Vauia Rex – Own work, CC0 A Note From Rivera Sun Hungary’s historic vote to oust President Victor Orbán after 16 years of authoritarian rule set people dancing in the streets all night … and cheering around the world. The election felt symbolic to many global…
Iranian Human Chains, Pope Leo’s Easter Message & Earth Day Solutions
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News of Pope Leo with background of screenshot of Iranian human chain video by Mehr Agency (Fair Use) A Note From Rivera Sun Surrounded by bombs and extreme threats from political leaders, thousands of Iranians participated in an unexpected and unusual nonviolent action. As Trump threatened to bomb Iranian power plants…
Windmills, Empathy, Nuns, Clowns, Doulas, Art: Nonviolence In All Shapes & Sizes
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News with photo by jose emilio gomez crespo on Pexels A Note From Rivera Sun Nonviolence News often focuses on the use of nonviolent action – protests, boycotts, strikes, etc. – to achieve social change. It’s dramatic, powerful, and newsworthy. Yet, nonviolence is a word that encompasses a vast field of…
8 Million at No Kings, Nuestra America Flotilla, Nurses Debt Abolition & Fashion Resistance
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News with background photo by Andy Thrasher, CC0. A Note From Rivera Sun On March 28, a staggering 8 million people joined No Kings 3.0 protests, marches, and rallies at 3,300 locations across the United States and globally. From small towns to big cities, people poured into the streets nearest to…
Reckonings, Accountability, and Liberty & Justice For All, Not Some
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News with photo by Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA 2.0 A Note From Rivera Sun While the stories of nonviolence are plentiful this week (see the Nonviolence News Research Archive for 73 articles), several of them are also an invitation to reflect in greater depth than we usually do. In this week’s…
Women’s Day, Solutions Circles, Booksellers Boycott Over AI & Iran War Protests
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News with photo by psoe extremadura – Reivindicaciones 8M, CC BY 2.0 A Note From Rivera Sun Let’s start with the solutionary stories, shall we? There are so many. In 2026, Nonviolence News is partnering with Pace e Bene/Campaign Nonviolence on a year-round project called The Year of Nonviolent Solutions. Looking…
Salty Girls, Fountain of Filth & 4 Million #QuitGPT
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News with screenshot from video by Chicago Protest Photography. Fair use. A Note From Rivera Sun Nonviolent power is found in our ability to oppose and propose, to support what we love and remove our support from that which is unjust. Nowhere is this more evident right now than in the…
Subway Graffiti vs AI, Snow Plow Named Abolish ICE, Censorship Backfires & Brazil Reverses Dredging
Image: Remix by Nonviolence News of Indigenous youth at the Cargill blockade with background image of Tapajos River by Mélété, CC BY-SA 3.0 A Note From Rivera Sun After a month-long, thousands-strong Indigenous-led blockade of a Cargill port facility in Brazil, President Lula has finally reversed the Waterways Decree. The rule initially put the multinational…