by Susan | Feb 7, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
February 7, 1909 Dom Hélder Pessoa Câmara “When I feed the poor, they call me a saint, but when I ask why the poor are hungry, they call me a communist.” February 11, 1916 Florynce Kennedy “Sweetie, if you’re not living on the edge, then...
by Susan | Feb 7, 2016 | Season for Nonviolence
8. Healing Writer, poet, activist, and professor Maya Angelou turned a traumatic childhood experience into a catalyst for creativity and achievement. Today, choose a painful incident in your life and find the “gift” it has given you. Consciously share this gift with...
by Susan | Feb 6, 2016 | Season for Nonviolence
7. Education Knowledge strengthens your conviction and deepens your wisdom and understanding. Learn about the power of nonviolence by educating yourself. Read an article, periodical or book; watch a video on a subject that relates to nonviolence. Learn about human...
by Susan | Feb 6, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
February 6, 1971 Three hundred residents of Pharr, Texas started a protest march against segregation, a large economic gap, inferior access to education, and police brutality. By the time the march made its way to the police station, it had grown to roughly 3,000...
by Susan | Feb 5, 2016 | Season for Nonviolence
6. Simplicity To simplify is to invite peacefulness. Think of three ways you can simplify your life and put at least one of them into practice...
