by Susan | Sep 21, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 21, 2014 In Russia, thousands marched through Moscow to protest against the Kremlin’s involvement in the Ukraine crisis, in the country’s first major anti-war rally since fighting erupted in...
by Susan | Sep 20, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1999 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), based in Switzerland, in recognition of the organization’s pioneering humanitarian work on several continents. In the Nobel lecture, James Orbinski, a Canadian...
by Susan | Sep 20, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 20, 2010 In Zimbabwe, 83 members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) were arrested after marching to highlight concerns around community safety and police behavior. They were freed after 2 days in...
by Susan | Sep 19, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1998 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to John Hume and David Trimble, both from the United Kingdom, for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland. John Hume noted in his Nobel lecture, “All conflict is about difference,...
by Susan | Sep 19, 2016 | Monuments
The Canberra Peace Park is beside Lake Burley Griffin between the lake and the National Library of Australia, in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. It was built in 1986, the United Nations Year of Peace. The central zone contains a square granite plinth with...
