by Susan | Feb 16, 2016 | Season for Nonviolence
17. Integrity Do the right thing. Spike Lee used these words as a title for one of his movies. When faced with a choice today, listen to your conscience. You know what’s right. Do...
by Susan | Feb 16, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
February 16, 1982 Citizens’ Action for Safe Energy (CASE) succeeded in stopping construction of Black Fox Nuclear Power Plant near Inola, Oklahoma. Public Service of Oklahoma announced the cancellation, the first of its kind solely due to citizen...
by Susan | Feb 15, 2016 | Monuments, Uncategorized
Building for Peace was a recognized club of the Brandeis Student Union whose mission was to construct a peace monument on campus that would serve as a physical testament to the universality of peace and the diversity at the university. The club was comprised of the...
by Susan | Feb 15, 2016 | Season for Nonviolence
16. Gratitude On her show Oprah Winfrey frequently promotes the daily practice of gratitude. Begin the day by listing five things for which you are grateful and end it by sharing with one person all of the good things that happened to you...
by Susan | Feb 15, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
February 15, 2013 Angry about joblessness and cuts in wages, pensions and unemployment benefits, together with a growing tax burden, a group of people attending the debate in the Portuguese Parliament spontaneously began to sing “Grândola, Vila Morena,” a...