by Susan | Dec 27, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 27, 1937 Harriet Elizabeth Brown was a Calvert County school teacher in the 1930s. In 1937, she became aware that white teachers were making almost twice the salary of Black teachers who had the same level of education and experience. She contacted NAACP...
by Susan | Dec 26, 2016 | Monuments
The “Children of the World” sculpture was started in 1988 when author Simon Flem Devold randomly selected seven children from seven countries – Tanzania, Brazil, USA, Japan, Thailand, Italy and Russia — to visit the North Cape to dream of “Peace on Earth“.” ...
by Susan | Dec 26, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 26, 2000 President Clinton signed a ban on cutting shark fins and discarding the fish back to the...
by Susan | Dec 25, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
December 25, 1931 Carlos Castenada “We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” December 26, 1894 Jean Toomer “We learn the rope of life by untying its knots.” December 28, 1954 Denzel...
by Susan | Dec 25, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 25, 1914 Just after midnight on Christmas morning, German troops at the front in World War I ceased firing their guns and artillery, and began to sing Christmas carols. At the first light of dawn, many of the German soldiers emerged from their trenches and...
