by Susan | Feb 15, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
February, 15 1798 The first fist fight occurred in Congress. Roger Griswold, of Connecticut, attacked Matthew Lyon on the floor of the House of Representatives. Griswold, a Federalist, walked up to Lyon’s desk hitting him about the head and shoulders with his hickory...
by Susan | Feb 14, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
February, 14 2004 In France thousands of people marched to protest a law banning the wearing of Islamic coverings and other religious apparel in public...
by Susan | Feb 13, 2017 | Monuments
Große Hamburger Straße is in the Hackescher Markt district of Berlin. In the pre-war years it housed a Jewish cemetery, school and home for the elderly. On 11 March 1942, the SS ordered the school’s closure. Its doors were shut on 30th June and the Gestapo turned it –...
by Susan | Feb 13, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
February, 13 1907 English suffragettes stormed the British Parliament and 60 women were...
by Susan | Feb 12, 2017 | peacemaker birthdays
February 14, 1817 Frederick Douglass “Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.” February 15, 1820 Susan B Anthony “I distrust those people who know so well what God wants...
