by Susan | Aug 8, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1951 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Léon Jouhaux, of France, President of the International Committee of the European Council, vice president of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, vice president of the World Federation of Trade Unions, member...
by Susan | Aug 8, 2016 | Monuments
The Founder and Preceptor of Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Order, The Most Venerable Nichidatsu Fujii (1885 – 1985), or Fujii Guruji as he was called by Mahatma Gandhi, was devoted to world pacifism and international disarmament. He worked with Gandhi in India in the...
by Susan | Aug 8, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
August 8, 1988 In what is known as the 8888 uprising, Burmese students begin protesting for a return to democracy and were joined Burmese citizens from all walks of life, including Buddhist monks. The demonstrations were peaceful and spread from the Burmese capital to...
by Susan | Aug 7, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1950 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Ralph Bunche, of the United States, a Howard University political science professor, Director of the Division of Trusteeship at the United Nations and the Acting Mediator in Palestine. Bunche was an active and vocal supporter...
by Susan | Aug 7, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
August 7, 1938 Helen Caldicott “My prescription for action to save the planet is: Love, learn, live, and legislate.” August 12, 1930 George Soros “Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong,...
