Rivera Sun

Rivera Sun

@riverasun.bsky.social

I am an activist and author of social justice fiction, including The Dandelion Insurrection and the award-winning Ari Ara Series. I am the editor of Nonviolence News and a trainer in strategy for nonviolent action. www.riverasun.com

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Fight For A Union
@fightforaunion.bsky.social

You don't need that Starbucks latte. 12,000 baristas have organized. They've spent years fighting for a fair first contract. They're demanding better pay, more hours, safe staffing and basic protections. Support the workers, not the corporation stonewalling them. Boycott Starbucks!

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Defiance Dispatch
@defiancedispatch.bsky.social

Hungary has overcome fascism. Brazil has overcome rising fascism. Serbia has overcome fascism. The Serbian people won and took back their country. Now, its our turn, America. GET OUT AND VOTE! Credit @millesini

Rivera Sun
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The best way to stop repression (of all kinds) is to make it backfire so hard, they never want to do it again.

Defiance Dispatch@defiancedispatch.bsky.social

Isn’t it funny that repelling the Voting Rights Act is backfiring on Republicans? They tried so hard to suppress the vote. They’re going to keep trying, and they’re going to keep losing. They don’t know what’s coming. GET OUT AND VOTE EARLY! Credit @wanderingstreeteats

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DCMediaGroup
@dcmediagroup.us

No Kings 4 drew millions to organize and vote across the nation. In DC a dozens of groups led by Third Act-DMV walked across Memorial Bridge to the Lincoln Memorial. Jim Acosta, former CNN reporter railed against Trump’s grift and attacks on the press. #NK4 #NoKings dcmediagroup.us/2026/10/17/n...

dcmediagroup.usNo Kings Four Turns Up Heat To Get Out The 2026 Midterm Vote - DCMediaGroupWashington DC—Just under 3 weeks until the country was to vote in its midterms, millions rallied around the country for the fourth ‘No Kings’ event. Their aim was to inspire citizens to vote in favor ...
Rivera Sun
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The great Bette Midler puts some new lyrics into the #woodyguthrie anthem "All You Fascists Bound to Lose".

TizzyWoman@tizzywoman.bsky.social

🎶 All you Facists bound to lose 🎵 No kings, no thrones, no crowns; just voters with zero interest in being managed by a man with a crown complex. Vote early & show up ready to defend the plain, radical idea that power belongs to the people. #NoKingsDay

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Nonviolence 3.0
@nonviolence3.com

“Election Defense Scenarios is a field guide for protecting democracy. This resource walks readers through eighteen detailed scenarios…giving organizers, poll workers, community leaders, & everyday citizens the knowledge they need before a crisis hits.” freedomtrainers.net/scenarios/

Rivera Sun
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Shame on them. Trump et al need to go. Starting with Republicans in the Senate and House in November, and then #ImpeachConvictRemove

Defiance Dispatch@defiancedispatch.bsky.social

Just a bunch of weak mean terrified of losing in the midterms so they resort to going after their political opposition as way to show strength. Watch this go nowhere in the legal system because it’s not based in facts or reality. The lows they need to stoop to because they're weak and they're LOSING

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Defiance Dispatch
@defiancedispatch.bsky.social

WOW. What a show of support for Jane Doe. Students protested at their universities in cities across the country in solidarity with her, and against sexual violence in the past week. The kids are gonna be alright. Credit: @feminist.gen @jacobo.birkbeck @frsotwincities @xave325 @nycpsl

Rivera Sun
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The violent madness of Border Patrol (and so much of our society) is infuriating. Beside NOT building a wall, they could have simply moved it over 20 feet. insideclimatenews.org/news/0510202...

insideclimatenews.orgFinal ‘Grandmother’ Cottonwood Toppled, Protesters Arrested in Arizona - Inside Climate NewsArmed Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the last standing cottonwood tree Monday morning for a double border wall, aft...
Rivera Sun
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#AbolishICE If they can't respect the constitutional rights of citizens, they have no right to operate in the US. Plus, racism. (Which is largely why/how they're detaining citizens who 'look like' undocumented immigrants.)

Defiance Dispatch@defiancedispatch.bsky.social

ProPublica verified 506 cases of U.S. citizens detained by federal immigration agents between January 2025 and September 2026. The government doesn't track this. So reporters did. Swipe for everything they found.

Rivera Sun
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Removing voters from the voter rolls isn't just a US problem. In India, 130 million people got kicked off. They're protesting; we should be, too. Thousands protest in India’s Bengaluru as ‘Cockroach’ movement demands election chief resign. apnews.com/article/indi...

apnews.comThousands protest in India's Bengaluru as 'Cockroach' movement demands election chief resignThousands of supporters of India’s youth “Cockroach” movement and student groups are protesting in southern Bengaluru city.

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Defiance Dispatch
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This is the energy we need to confront ICE and hold them accountable to the laws they break and the crimes they commit against humanity, let them know we will not forget they chose to side with fascism. We cannot allow them to get away with whatever they want! Credit @alluring

Rivera Sun
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"Even Okies Hate You, DJ"

Defiance Dispatch@defiancedispatch.bsky.social

In Oklahoma City, protesters lined the roadside with signs opposing Trump and messages supporting women’s rights, peace, and democracy. Credit @authorskstarling

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World BEYOND War
@world-beyond-war.bsky.social

Some atrocities only become “breaking news” when powerful governments decide they matter. In Myanmar, families are currently gathering bodies after an airstrike killed at least 50 people near a market. The victims are just as dead without prime-time coverage. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

france24.comMyanmar airstrike toll hits 50 as families gather deadFamilies searched for bodies on Tuesday around a charred market in western Myanmar after a military airstrike killed 50 people, one of the deadliest recent bombardments in the civil war.

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Defiance Dispatch
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On Sunday, Sept. 20, an ICE agent shot and wounded 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in North Austin while he was working a DoorDash delivery. Within hours, hundreds of protesters were at the scene. Here's what happened and what we still don't know.

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Nonviolence 3.0
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“One of the most inspiring aspects of this global effort to uplift nonviolent solutions is the recognition that these ideas show that another world is possible.” @laprogressive.bsky.social @riverasun.bsky.social www.laprogressive.com/war-and-peac...

laprogressive.comNonviolent Solutions Are Everywhere — And They’re Already WorkingFrom restorative justice and peacebuilding to climate action and civil resistance, communities around the world are proving that violence is not the only option.
Rivera Sun
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World BEYOND War@world-beyond-war.bsky.social

One billionaire, one 40-minute call, one ultimatum. Robert Kraft told Ed Sheeran he’d cancel the Gillette Stadium dates unless Macklemore was dropped. Other NFL owners were reportedly ready to follow. That’s a lot of private power deciding who gets a stage. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Rivera Sun
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#AbolishICE

Defiance Dispatch@defiancedispatch.bsky.social

ICE shot another civilian in the back in Austin, TX yesterday. The victim, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Doordash delivery driver that was just trying to make ends meet was shot by ICE and rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Shortly after, protesters in Austin took to the streets.

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DCMediaGroup
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At the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 1000s have linked hands and are demanding “Hands Off the Arts” while surrounding the center.

Rivera Sun
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Hey! It's #NationalVoterRegistrationDay 1. Register to vote. 2. If you're already registered, check that you're still registered to vote after all the mucking-around the Trump administration has been doing. 3. Put a reminder on your calendar to check your registration AGAIN in a week or two.

Defiance Dispatch@defiancedispatch.bsky.social

This will take you one minute to do today. It’s #NationalVoterRegistrationDay so tell all your friends to #GetReadyToVote 🙏

Rivera Sun
@riverasun.bsky.social

Resist. Stand strong against this pressure to stop supporting the ICC.

World BEYOND War@world-beyond-war.bsky.social

NATO countries are being handed a new loyalty test: ✅ Leave the ICC. ✅ Stop supporting it. ✅ Condemn it. And remember, Washington is “watching closely.” buff.ly/LlLy8kv #NoToNATO

politico.euUS pressures NATO allies to destroy International Criminal CourtWashington said it “would be watching closely” to see which allies help in its campaign against the court during a closed-door meeting this summer.
Rivera Sun
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No more $$$ for war and military.

World BEYOND War@world-beyond-war.bsky.social

So proud of our UW–Madison student chapter! 👏 Students brought the federal budget to campus, asked their peers where public money should actually go, and war and the military weren't very popular. Next up: their Sept. 20 Walk for Peace in Madison! worldbeyondwar.org/students-in-...