by Susan | Sep 27, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 27, 2011 Protesters demanding that Brazil’s legislators sweep out corruption planted 594 brooms in front of Congress so the 513 members of the House and the 81 senators could see them the next...
by Susan | Sep 26, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to International Atomic Energy Agency, part of the United Nations and to its Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, of Egypt, for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that...
by Susan | Sep 26, 2016 | Monuments
The 490 foot-long bow-shaped pedestrian bridge spans the Mtkvari River in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. Dedicated in 2010, it connects Old Tbilisi with the new district. The curvy steel and glass canopy top shimmers with an interactive light display at night, generated...
by Susan | Sep 26, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 26, 2009 The Australian town of Bundanoon pulled all bottled water from its shelves and replaced it with refillable bottles in what is believed to be a world-first...
by Susan | Sep 25, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Wangari Muta Maathai, of Kenya, for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace. In her Nobel lecture she said: “We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own —...
