by Susan | Nov 27, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
November 28, 1962 Jon Stewart “If you don’t stick to your values when they’re being tested, they’re not values: they’re hobbies.” November 30, 1934 Shirley Chisholm “I don’t measure America by its achievement but by its...
by Susan | Nov 27, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 27, 2013 As pressure to use hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to release methane (natural gas) from shale rock formations in the UK began to grow. Frack Free Manchester established the ‘Barton Moss Community Protection Camp’ in a rural area near Eccles in the...
by Susan | Nov 26, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 26, 2004 The last Poʻouli (Black-faced honeycreeper) died of avian malaria in the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Hawaii, before it could breed, making the species in all probability...
by Susan | Nov 25, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 25, 1960 Three Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic were assassinated. In 1999 the United Nations established the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women to commemorate the murder of Patria, Minerva and María Teresa Mirabal for...
by Susan | Nov 24, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 24, 2013 Objecting to the halt of talks about building a close relationship with the European Union, the perception of widespread government corruption, abuse of power, and violation of human rights in Ukraine, 100,000 Ukrainians joined protests in Kiev and...
