by Susan | Mar 13, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
March 14, 1879 Albert Einstein “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” March 17, 1912 Bayard Rustin “We need in every community a group of angelic troublemakers. Our power...
by Susan | Mar 13, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 13, 1964 Kitty Genovese was stabbed to death in Queens, New York while Winston Mosley raped and fatally stabbed her in three separate attacks occurring over a period of more than half an hour. Although 38 people witnessed some or all of the crime, as Genovese...
by Susan | Mar 12, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 12, 1912 Workers led by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) won the Lawrence, Massachusetts, “Bread & Roses” textile strike after 32,000 workers (mostly young female immigrants) stayed out for nine weeks. They were striking for a wage...
by Susan | Mar 11, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 11, 1968 César Chávez ended a 23-day fast for U.S. farm workers in a Delano, California, public park with 4,000 supporters at his side, including Senator Robert Kennedy (D-New York). Chávez led the effort to organize farm workers into a union for better pay,...
by Susan | Mar 10, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 10, 1959 In Lhasa, 300,000 Tibetans surrounded Norbulinka Palace, preventing the Dalai Lama from accepting an invitation to tea and a cultural event issued by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, which was suspected to be a ruse to kidnap the Dalai Lama and...
