by Susan | Jul 11, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
July 11, 1924 Eric Liddell won the gold medal in 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, after refusing to run in the heats for 100m, his favored distance, on the Sunday because of religious reasons. “God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast.” This is...
by Susan | Jul 10, 2016 | Do Something
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by Susan | Jul 10, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1910 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Permanent International Peace Bureau, Bureau international permanent de la Paix, based in Bern, Switzerland, for acting as a link between the peace societies of the various countries. The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the...
by Susan | Jul 10, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
July 13, 1932 Hubert Reeves “Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible Nature. Unaware that this Nature that he has been destroying is this God he’s worshiping.” July 14, 1912 Woody Guthrie “This land...
by Susan | Jul 10, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
July 10, 2015 An internal report by the American Psychological Association (APA) made public on this day revealed that top leaders of the APA had assisted torture programs operated by the CIA and the Pentagon in the war on terror. The report concluded that the...
