by Susan | Jul 2, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
July 2, 1822 Thirty-five slaves were hanged in South Carolina, including Denmark Vesey, after being accused of organizing a slave...
by Susan | Jul 1, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1901 Nobel Peace Prize — the first! — was awarded to Henry Dunant, of Switzerland, for his role in founding the International Committee of the Red Cross and to Frédéric Passy, of France, for being one of the main founders of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and also...
by Susan | Jul 1, 2016 | Friday's Film
Opens July 1: The Big Friendly Giant is nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part. Sophie, a precocious 10-year-old girl...
by Susan | Jul 1, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
July 1, 1853 The San Antonio Zeitung, a “Social-Democratic Newspaper for the Germans in West Texas,” began weekly publication as San Antonio’s first German-language newspaper under the editorship of C. D. Adolph Douai, a German-born scholar, teacher,...
by Susan | Jun 30, 2016 | Good to Know!
1 Lailat al Kadr – Islam 5-6 Eid al Fitr – Islam 6 Birthday of the XIVth Dalai Lama – Tibetan Buddhism 9 Martyrdom of the Bab – Baha’i 11 St Benedict Day – Catholic Christian 13-15 Obon (Ulambana) – Buddhist & Shinto 14 Feast...
