by Susan | Jan 3, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
January 3, 1932 Martial law was declared in Honduras to stop a revolt by banana workers fired by the United Fruit...
by Susan | Jan 2, 2017 | Monuments
“The Caller” is in the middle of Straße des 17. Juni, facing the Brandenburg Gate. A quotation from the Italian poet Francesco Petrarch is inscribed on the base: “I wander through the world and cry ‘Peace, Peace, Peace.’ This bronze sculpture is 3...
by Susan | Jan 2, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
January 2, 1962 The Weavers, one of the most significant popular-music groups of the postwar era, had their scheduled appearance on the NBC Jack Paar Show canceled when they refused to sign an oath of political loyalty. Una Mujer Desaparecida was recorded in...
by Susan | Jan 1, 2017 | peacemaker birthdays
January 2, 1920 Isaac Asimov “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” January 3, 1892 JRR Tolkien “It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” January 6, 1883 Kahlil Gibran “When we turn...
by Susan | Jan 1, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
January 1, 1986 The arrest of 10 anti-nuclear activists for trespassing at Nevada Test Site culminated a 54-day encampment at the main Test Site gate. The camp establishes momentum for what became a movement of over 10,000 arrests in numerous Test Site protests over...
