by Susan | Jul 19, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1922 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Fridtjof Nansen, of Norway, for his work in aiding the millions in Russia struggling against famine and his work for the refugees in Asia Minor and Thrace. This, from the presentation speech by the head of the Nobel Committee...
by Susan | Jul 19, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
July 19, 1919 In Luton, about 30 miles north of London, veterans were outraged by lavish public banquets and ceremonies celebrating the end of World War I for which they were taxed but not invited. They blamed wartime food shortages on government profiteering, and,...
by Susan | Jul 18, 2016 | Do Something
Dear friends, The past several weeks have been filled with tragedy. This truth became especially apparent to me when earlier in the week my 12-year-old daughter showed me YouTube videos of the recent shootings and asked me, “Mommy why does this keep...
by Susan | Jul 18, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1921 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Hjalmar Branting, of Sweden, for his work in the League of Nations and to Christian Lange, of Norway, for his work as the first secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee and the secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary...
by Susan | Jul 18, 2016 | Monuments
The Cairn of Peace was built to honor the victims of Napoleon’s victorious battle over the Austrians and Russians near Austerlitz, fought on December 2, 1805. It was the initiative of a priest, A. Slovák, to create a pious “place of light” from the center...
