by Susan | Jul 25, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
July 25, 1997 K.R. Narayanan was sworn in as President of India–the first from an “untouchable” caste. In his inaugural, after receiving 95 percent of the votes in the electoral college, he said, “That the nation has found a consensus for its highest office in someone...
by Susan | Jul 25, 2016 | Monuments
Built for the 300th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg in 2003, France financed construction of this 59.4-foot “Peace Tower” — a transparent column with the word peace written in many languages and signatures on the base left by all the world...
by Susan | Jul 24, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1930 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nathan Söderblom, a Swedish Lutheran Bishop, for his efforts to involve the churches not only in work for ecumenical unity, but also for world peace. He was the first clergyman to be awarded the prize. His mission was...
by Susan | Jul 24, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
June 26, 1913 Aimé Césaire “In the whole world no poor devil is lynched, no wretch is tortured, in whom I too am not degraded and murdered.” June 27, 1880 Helen Keller “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do...
by Susan | Jul 24, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
July 24, 1959 Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev engaged in a heated debate about capitalism and communism in the middle of a model kitchen set up for the American National Exhibition in...
