by Susan | Oct 5, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Kailash Satyarthi, of India and to Malala Yousafzai, of Pakistan, for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education. In her Nobel lecture Malala said,...
by Susan | Oct 5, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 5, 1947 In the first ever televised White House address, President Truman asked Americans to refrain from eating meat on Tuesdays and poultry on Thursdays to help stockpile grain for starving people in Europe. Truman worried that if the U.S. didn’t provide...
by Susan | Oct 4, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons. The Nobel lecture was delivered by Ahmet Üzümcü, a Turkish diplomat and Director-General of OPCW, who said:...
by Susan | Oct 4, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 4, 2014 Thousands marched in Africa and around the world to pressure governments to do more to stop the poaching industry that many fear is driving rhinos and elephants to the brink of extinction. The Global March for Elephants and Rhinos took place in 136...
by Susan | Oct 3, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to The European Union, for more than six decades contributing to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe. The Nobel lecture was delivered jointly by, Herman Van Rompuy, of Belgium,...
