Rivera Sun: 10 Things Older Than War

Left wall of the Hall of Bulls. Life-size replica from Lascaux, France. A panel from the world-famous cave gallery painted 17,000 years ago.

Image by Mike Beauregard via Flickr

by Rivera Sun
Writer, Dandelion Salad
January 18, 2023

Rivera Sun on Jan 6, 2023

This short video was made by Rivera Sun for the Culture Jamming Team, a collaboration between Campaign Nonviolence and World BEYOND War.

Find out more about the Culture Jamming Team – or any of the Campaign Nonviolence Affinity Groups.

You can find the surprising-but-true factoid on earliest known evidence of war in World BEYOND War‘s book An Alternative Global Security System.


Author Rivera Sun syndicated by PeaceVoice, is the author of The Dandelion Insurrection and the sequels, The Roots of Resistance, Winds of Change, and Rise and Resist – Essays on Love, Courage, Politics and Resistance and other books, including a study guide to making change with nonviolent action. She is the editor of Nonviolence News and a nationwide trainer in strategy for nonviolent campaigns. Website: https://www.riverasun.com.

From the archives:

Brian Becker and Lee Camp: What Next For The Anti-War Movement?

Culture-Jamming the War Machine, by Rivera Sun

We Have A Violence Problem — Campaign Nonviolence Strives To Solve It, by Rivera Sun

Debate: Can War Ever Be Justified? Arnold August vs. David Swanson

Soldiers Without Guns: An Untold Story of Unsung Kiwi Heroes

The Problem is Civil Obedience by Howard Zinn + Matt Damon Reads from Howard Zinn’s Speech

Visionary Inspiration and Practical Strategies for Direct Democracy: Winds of Change Book Review, by Marissa Mommaerts

Beyond Voting by Howard Zinn + What Else You Can Do: 198 Methods of Nonviolent Action by David Swanson

Don’t Enlist, But Don’t Just Take My Word For It by Lo (repost)

Don’t Enlist, But Don’t Just Take My Word For It by Lo