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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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Greensboro Sit-Ins began on Feb 1, 1960, and led to the desegregation of lunch counters in Greensboro, NC. Learn more: www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/gr...

The Year of Nonviolent Solutions: paceebene.org/year-of-nonv...

#nonviolence #sitins #BlackHistoryMonth #racialjustice
February 2, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I know some Americans who actually deserve a Nobel Peace Prize for confronting authoritarianism and repression with steadfast nonviolent resistance. Add your name to the letter of support for the nomination of the City of Minneapolis and its people: actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...

#ICEOut
Help Minneapolis Get a Nobel Peace Prize
Students protest against ICE during a walkout at the University of Minnesota, on January 26, 2026 (Brandon Bell / Getty Images) The editors of The Nation are formally nominating the city of Minneapo...
actionnetwork.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Bad Bunny with a powerful anti-ICE speech at the Grammys 🔥🔥🔥🔥

"Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ‘ICE out.’ We’re not savages, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans and we are Americans."
February 2, 2026 at 3:07 AM
FFS. Musk & Trump abolished #USAID.
We can certainly #AbolishICE.

(Ending USAID led to hundreds of thousands of deaths, btw. Abolishing ICE would arguably save lives. hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...)
February 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
February 1, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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Ocean Beach this morning… just wow!!
February 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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Peer mediation can be a powerful tool for conflict resolution in schools. Learn more theresolutioncentre.com/peer-mediati...

We're sharing this as part of 2026: The Year of Nonviolent Solutions. Learn more: paceebene.org/year-of-nonv...

#peermediation #conflictresolution #nonviolence
January 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Proud of my workplace for joining the #NationalShutdown.
Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service and Campaign Nonviolence are supporting the #NationalShutdown on Jan 30. Are you? #ICEOut nationalshutdown.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I want to see this with a multiracial, multicultural, LGBTQ+ inclusive, pro-immigrant music video. #LadyGagaNeighbors #Minneapolis #AbolishICE
Turns out, Lady Gaga singing "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" is exactly what we needed right now. 🥹⁠

The 'Mister Rogers' cover is for Rocket and Redfin's Super Bowl commercial, which they say is all about spreading "kindness, compassion and community."
January 30, 2026 at 7:04 PM
So proud of the city I was born in. Go #PortlandME. We know how to handle ICE in Maine. Mainers are salty af.
What a city! 174 #PortlandME businesses stand in solidarity with immigrant service workers, immigrant-owned businesses, and Minnesota.

Miss Portland Diner just let me know they're donating all profits today to Boys & Girls Club, who have been a safe haven in the ICE age.

Who else?

#MEpolitics
January 30, 2026 at 1:45 PM
No work. No school. No shopping. Are you participating in the shutdown?
nationalshutdown.org
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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Do you or your family have #medicaldebt? How would your life change if it was canceled? Learn more: www.npr.org/sections/sho...

This story is part of our 2026: The Year of Nonviolent Solutions series. Learn more: paceebene.org/year-of-nonv...

#nonviolence #healthcare #economicjustice
January 29, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The Lost Heir is a story about migrant workers and water wars. Through a series of youth and immigrant led nonviolent actions, the characters propel their world through massive change. Seems timely.

Good for ages 9-99. store.riverasun.com/collections/...

#fantasy #nonviolence #BookSky #fiction
January 29, 2026 at 4:11 PM
The best defense is a strong offense. Act now to strengthen your cities protections, build rapid-response networks, halt new detention centers, and pressure complicit corporations to stop working with ICE.

wagingnonviolence.org/2026/01/10-r...

#ICEOut
10 rules of resistance for #ICEOut
Americans can learn from the anti-Nazi leaflet “10 Commandments for Danes” by denying ICE everything it needs to function.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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As Target in Minneapolis allows ICE to kidnap their employees and use their parking lots as staging grounds, Philly residents jammed up checkout and return lines in Targets throughout the city yesterday in solidarity with Minnesotans.

Load up your carts, get in line, never checkout and repeat
January 29, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.

They must all resign and be held accountable.
January 29, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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And there were bloody footprints
Where mercy should have stood
And two dead left to die on snow-filled streets
Alex Pretti and Renee Good...

Their claim was self defense, sir
Just don’t believe your eyes
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM
My workplace is joining in. My household is joining in. How about you? (If you have to work, don't shop ... or call-in-sick.) nationalshutdown.org

#NationalShutdown #ICEOut
January 28, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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January 27, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Spread the word about these. Simple application, supportive process, and a great opportunity for young changemakers. We've supported 34 projects involving over 117 youth and thousands of community members in the past 4 years.
Tell youth and students! Youth ages 12-23 can receive up to $1000 for a creative project that addresses violence. Learn more and apply here by Feb 13, 2026: paceebene.org/changemaker-...

#nonviolence #violenceprevention #youth #youthgrants #education #changemakers
January 27, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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“From Jan. 20 onward, unexpected, unusual and off-the-wall actions kept our movements nimble and courageous.”

@riverasun.bsky.social @wagingnonviolence.org
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Inflatables, rainbow crosswalks, flooding snitch lines — creative action was off the charts in 2025
In the face of rising authoritarianism, creativity is an enduring movement superpower that helped us break through the stranglehold of fear this year.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:

- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM