by Susan | Jun 26, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
June 26, 1916 Virginia Satir “Our biggest problem as human beings is not knowing that we don’t know.” June 27, 1880 Helen Keller “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do...
by Susan | Jun 26, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
June 26, 1945 On the stage of San Francisco’s Veterans Auditorium (now known as the Herbst Theatre in the center of the War Memorial Veterans Building), delegates from 50 nations signed the United Nations Charter, establishing the world body as a means of saving...
by Susan | Jun 25, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
June 25, 2013 The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional key sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, eliminating what most experts regard as the crucial enforcement mechanism of the law. Section 5 requires certain states or local jurisdictions to obtain pre-clearance...
by Susan | Jun 24, 2016 | Friday's Film
Opens June 23: Free State of Jones chronicles the true story of Newt Knight, a white Mississippi native who deserted from the Confederate army and, with the help of both poor white farmers and African-Americans, took over Jones County, declaring it an independent...
by Susan | Jun 24, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
June 24, 1932 A bloodless revolution instigated by the People’s Party ended the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now...
