2-hr Webinar w/ Authors & Activists Rivera Sun and Nina KoevoetsWed, June 10th at 1pm ET/7pm Central European Time Today we have a unique opportunity: we as humanity are at a crossroad where we can choose to continue with the violent practices that have brought enormous destruction to our planet and all beings OR we […]
Ari Ara Wins A Silver Nautilus Award!
Hip hip hooray! The Lost Heir is the winner of the 2019 Nautilus Award Silver Medal in Middle Grade Fiction. This honor is given to books with socially-engaged themes. Ari Ara’s second adventure, full of youth organizing, economic justice, and a fantasy world where street urchins and migrant workers build peace and wage nonviolence to stop […]
“Wendy” Movie Brings Peter Pan’s Deepest
by Rivera Sun “Wendy” is a mind-blowing, intense, and soul-shattering new film from the creators of Beasts of the Southern Wild. The movie burst through my heart and soul like the freight train that conveys the modern-day remix’s characters to Never Never Land. This adaptation transcends the syrupy interpretations we’ve come to expect from Peter […]
Strategy 4 Action!
Strategy 4 Action! Webinar w/ Rivera Sun Note: This webinar has passed. But, good news! There’s another one coming up on May 3rd. Find out more here: https://paceebene.org/events/2020/5/3/nonviolence-in-action-planning-amp-strategy-online-course This 2-hr webinar introduces strategic concepts that you can use for a variety of nonviolent action campaigns. These are tools for everyone! Nonviolent action comes in all […]
New! 6 Week Online Nonviolence Community...
Good news! We’re doing this course again. Find out how to join the May 28th cohort here>> GROUP 2 STARTS EVERY THURSDAY AT 1PM PACIFIC / 4PM EASTERN, BEGINNING MAY 9TH THROUGH JULY 2, 2020 Six weekly sessions of 1.5 hr each – approx. Goals of the Course: This online course is a basic introduction […]
Book Sale!
A note from Rivera Sun: I know many of us are hunkered down in our houses, responding to the crisis as best we can. I’ve decided to put my books and novels on sale (20% off) to help out parents who want engaging reading for their kids. The Ari Ara Series – including the newly […]
10 Ways To Make the Change You Want
By Rivera Sun As the editor of Nonviolence News, I collect 30-50 stories of nonviolence in action each week. Each story offers us a take-away lesson for our own work for change. These lessons offer us best practices and pro-tips from our fellow human beings who are working for change around the world. We can learn from […]
Beyond Changing Light Bulbs: 21 Ways You...
Here’s the good news: The debate is over. 75% of US citizens believe climate change is human-caused; more than half say we have to do something and fast. Here’s even better news: A new report shows that more than 200 cities and counties, and 12 states have committed to or already achieved 100 percent clean electricity. This means that […]
The Apology & Forgiveness Song – An Exce
Author’s Note: This excerpt is an example of the kind of compelling fiction we can write when we integrate the current best practices and experiments in conflict resolution. In the story, the Atta Song (Apology and Forgiveness Song) is part of Harraken culture, a way of admitting wrongs and making them right. This tradition is […]
Throw-the-Bones – An Excerpt from Desert
This is an excerpt from Desert Song, a novel by Rivera Sun. You can get a copy by supporting the Community Publishing Campaign. Up a long, winding ravine, tucked into a pocket meadow, lived a seer named Throw-the-Bones. Her home – if you could call it that – was a hide-covered lean-to half dug into […]