by Susan | Dec 24, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 24, 2013 Britain posthumously pardoned Alan Turing (1912-1954) for a 1952 gay sex conviction which tarnished the brilliant career of the code breaker credited with helping win the war against Nazi Germany and laying the foundation for the computer...
by Susan | Dec 23, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 23, 1922 Pope Pius XI issued his first encyclical, Ubi arcano Dei consilio (On the Peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ.) It launched the “Catholic Action” movement, which involved lay men and women in an organization, under the supervision of...
by Susan | Dec 22, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 22, 1939 Indian Muslims observed a “Day of Deliverance,” led by Muslim League President Muhammad Ali Jinnah, to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over their not having been consulted over the decision to enter...
by Susan | Dec 21, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 21, 1511 Fray Antonio de Montesinos delivered his first sermon advocating justice for the native peoples of the “New World.” He said, in part: “Tell me by what right of justice do you hold these Indians in such a cruel and horrible servitude? On what...
by Susan | Dec 20, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 20, 1971 Ten French physicians created a team that later became known as “Doctors Without Borders” (Medecins Sans Frontieres) to help the people in the Nigerian region of Biafra. They formed in frustration with the neutrality of the Int’l....
