I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

Flint took a huge stride to take care of the city's children. All of them.

I'm glad the seeds of The Dandelion Insurrection have blown far and wide, reaching tens of thousands of people over the years. store.riverasun.com/collections/... #novels #Resistance #resist #nonviolence #nonviolentresistance #booksky

This is important. And obnoxious. But important to know, fellow Mainers.

ICE is out of control. They are the source of the violence and can never be its remedy. In the short term, the only answer is for them to cease operations in Minnesota and leave. Immediately. In the slightly longer term, ICE must be dismantled and abolished. They cannot be reformed.

Can community members sort out neighborhood conflicts better than police? Brownsville thinks so. Learn more: portside.org/2023-06-05/w... Explore more Nonviolent Solutions: paceebene.org/year-of-nonv... #nonviolence #communitysafety #conflictresolution

#ImpeachConvictRemove Today's reason: where do I even start? Nazi and KKK slogans on podiums and websites. Egging on lawless ICE violence Failure to release the Epstein files What else? (So much.)

This is terrible. It will hurt our whole society.

"The question is not whether migration will define the next century. It will. The only question is: what kind of world do we want to build in response?" Read now: turningpointmag.org/2025/12/31/p...

Rest In Power, Claudette.

Nonviolent action provide the means to the end of reclaiming an army base for an Indigenous cultural center. A powerful example of bold resistance and #LandBack. Learn more: www.yesmagazine.org/social-justi... Learn more about 2026: The Year of Nonviolent Solutions: paceebene.org/year-of-nonv...

As I write the next novel in the Ari Ara Series, I'm re-reading the first 5 books slowly. I'm up to this page in The Way Between. Find the books here: store.riverasun.com/collections/... #BookSky #books #fiction #fantasy #nonviolence #peace #peaceliterature

If only there was a 1984 (but more hopeful) about #nonviolentresistance to corporate fascism in the United States ... oh wait. The Dandelion Insurrection is here! store.riverasun.com/products/dan... #novels #BookSky #resist

The Nazis executed the students that gave away zines in the White Rose incident. Amid Trump’s War on Antifa, Activists Face Arrest for Zines and Group Chats truthout.org/articles/ami...

"Authoritarians crave power—unchecked, unrestrained power—and will keep grabbing for it until someone stops them. Over and over again, people power has been the most robust counterforce to authoritarianism." Read more and take the Rise & Shine pledge: paceebene.org/blog/2026/1/...

PSA: Examples of a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant. ICE cannot enter your home with only an administrative warrant.

In this week's Nonviolence News, we talk about recent and upcoming #protests against #ICE, war in #Venezuela, and much more. Italy and India both held large national strikes. Iran has protests in 30 cities. #resist

In case you aren't seeing the massive protests, let's boost them. The people are not ok with this. We are rising up.

ICE is absolutely NOT protected by immunity.

#CancelSpotify, your campaign was successful. Thank you. Timely and much needed.

Peace Museum renovations gain momentum along with urgency of its mission - @natesmelle.bsky.social www.bancroftthisweek.com/peace-museum...

I'm ready. How about you?

#ImpeachConvictRemove - start with #ImpeachKristiNoem and then #ImpeachTrump and don't stop there.

#AbolishICE #ICELeave

Another clear-headed summary from the @choosedemocracy.bsky.social newsletter. There are also concrete actions pro-democracy friends can take, some take only a few minutes. Consider subscribing (free!) and supporting (donate!).

Inflatables, rainbow crosswalks, flooding snitch lines — creative action was off the charts in 2025. Never forget the power is in your hands. Use it wisely and create a new world. Thanks to @riverasun.bsky.social wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/crea...

In The Dandelion Insurrection, I called it the "hidden corporate dictatorship". My speculative fiction got many things right (mass movements, nonviolent resistance), but there's nothing 'hidden' about what's going on today. store.riverasun.com/collections/... #novels #BookSky #resist #resistance

I wish the media would stop saying the US 'captured Maduro'. We kidnapped Maduro and his wife.

Never forget. 🇺🇸

Coming up from my colleagues Roberta and Colin. (I've taught this course many times. It's a wonderful introduction to #nonviolence.)

The corruption is so flagrant. #ImpeachConvictRemove and #CongressDoYourJob. Congress also needs to revoke the War Powers Resolutions so only they hold the right to declare/not declare war. Because ... #democracy matters. And #internationallaw

Keep saying it: #ImpeachTrump and #ImpeachConvictRemove www.commondreams.org/news/trump-v...

"In nonviolent struggle, creativity is an enduring superpower — and we’ve seen it working powerfully for us in 2025..." Start your week off with an energizing, hopeful read from our blog! paceebene.org/blog/creativ... #campaignnonviolence #creativeresistance #resist #principlednonviolence

Raise your kids on #peaceliterature so they know more about waging #peace than waging war. The Ari Ara Series is a rare set of #fantasy #novels that shows that working for peace is as much a life-or-death adventure as going to war. store.riverasun.com/collections/... #BookSky #fiction

Having taught this course many times, I can say that it's a wonderful introduction to the many aspects of #nonviolence from dealing w/ personal conflicts to engaging in #socialchange. This session is led by my great colleagues, Roberta and Colin.

“Democracy and violence can ill go together. The States that are today nominally democratic have either to become frankly totalitarian or, if they are to become truly democratic, they must become courageously non-violent.” —Mohandas Gandhi, 1938

This war is completely illegitimate: 60% of Americans disapprove of going to war with Venezuela—74% disapprove war without Congressional approval. Only 19% are in favor. The people oppose it. Our representatives didn’t approve it. Trump should be removed for this unconstitutional war.

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?

And then there's the dystopian bleakness of bombing Venezuela and kidnapping the president to get control of oil (it's not about narcotics, folks) that is killing the planet and threatening the extinction of humanity ... So many reasons why this is insane.

#ImpeachConvictRemove Today's reason (the list is long): bombing Venezuela, attacking the capitol city, kidnapping the president and his wife.

What the United States did in Venezuela is prohibited under international law, which bars the use of force as an instrument of national policy.

From global #military empires to Canada’s weapons exports to Israel, World BEYOND War’s interactive tools expose the infrastructure of violence. Explore the maps!

Trump has announced he is withdrawing National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon — at least for now. The announcement came a week after the Supreme Court blocked the deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops to the Chicago area.

2026 is The Year of Nonviolent Solutions at Pace e Bene and Campaign Nonviolence. We're exploring 365 ways people are challenging, ending, and replacing violent systems and structures using creative nonviolent alternatives. Learn more: paceebene.org/year-of-nonv... #nonviolence #solutions

What would improve our democracy? (Answers in comments, please.) “Democracy is the science of our times,” Charlie said, “a social science, a field of inquiry and experimentation that involves all of us.” - Winds of Change, a novel. riverasun.com/the-democrac... #BookSky #democracy #resistance

Here's the link to the special report: nonviolencenews.org/2025/12/21/u...