by Susan | Dec 19, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 19, 1940 Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps were established for conscientious objectors following the institution of the first peacetime draft. Followers of the Quakers, Mennonites and Church of the Brethren worked nine-hour days except Sundays, had to pay...
by Susan | Dec 19, 2016 | Monuments
This bronze statue, sometimes called “The Palm of Peace,” is in the courtyard of the National Palace, on the site of the signing of a peace to end Guatemala’s 36-year-long civil war in 1996. This statue represents two left hands reaching up,...
by Susan | Dec 18, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
December 18, 1917 Ossie Davis “It is necessary to stay on the march, to be on the journey, to work for peace wherever we are at all times, because the liberty we cherish, which we would share with the world, demands eternal vigilance.” December 19, 1875...
by Susan | Dec 18, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 18, 1971 President Nixon signed into law the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). It gave large portions of prime bear habitat to the Alutiiq people, who had hunted and fished on the island for 7,000 years. Ten percent of the state — 44 million acres...
by Susan | Dec 17, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
December 17, 1843 British author Charles Dickens published “A Christmas Carol” at his own expense. It was one of many public and private efforts by Dickens to bring about social reform: prison visits, charity drives, promotion of the so-called “Ragged...
