by Susan | Nov 9, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 9, 1938 In an incident known as “Kristallnacht,” Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. In the aftermath of Kristallnacht, also called the “Night of Broken Glass,” some 30,000 Jewish...
by Susan | Nov 8, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 8, 1966 Texas finally voted to abolish the $2 poll tax for state and local elections. The 24th Amendment, ratified in 1964, abolished the use of the poll tax as a pre-condition for voting in federal elections, but made no mention of state elections. In the...
by Susan | Nov 7, 2016 | Monuments, Uncategorized
Most descriptions of the elaborate statue that stands in Peace Circle in front of the US Capitol begin, “The Peace Monument is a war memorial . . . ” It was erected in 1877-78 to commemorate naval deaths at sea during the Civil War, and was originally...
by Susan | Nov 7, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 7, 1973 New Jersey became the first state to allow girls into the Little League. The batting cages in the Hoboken Little League fields are now named for Maria Pepe, the girl whose parents brought the...
by Susan | Nov 6, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
November 9, 1877 Muhammad Iqbal “It is true that we are made of dust. And the world is also made of dust. But the dust has motes rising.” November 9, 1938 Yvon Chouinard “The more you know, the less you need.” November 9, 1960 Krista Tippett...
