by Susan | Feb 1, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
February 1, 1968 Saigon’s police chief, Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, executed a Viet Cong suspect with a gunshot to the head. This became one of the most famous images of the war in Vietnam and had tremendous effect on international and American public opinion regarding...
by Susan | Jan 31, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
January 31, 1938 Pecan shellers in San Antonio went on strike when the owners of the company announced a pay cut. When reduction in pay was announced, the workers walked out of the shacks and the next day the strike was officially called by the Pecan Shelling Workers’...
by Susan | Jan 30, 2017 | Monuments
The Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National Socialism is dedicated to the memory of the 220,000 – 500,000 people murdered in the Porajmos – the Nazi genocide of the European Sinti and Roma peoples. The memorial is on Simsonweg in the Tiergarten in...
by Susan | Jan 30, 2017 | Do Something
Since 2006, the peaceCENTER has celebrated The Blessing of the Peacemakers, a joyous hour-long interfaith ceremony featuring music, prayer, new inclusive and innovative rituals and inspirational speakers. It is the first event marking the beginning of the 64-day...
by Susan | Jan 30, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
January 30, 2010 Thousands of protesters from across Japan marched in central Tokyo to protest the U.S. military presence on...
