by Susan | Feb 1, 2016 | Monuments
As you enter the city across Craigavon Bridge, the first thing you see is the Hands Across the Divide monument. This striking bronze sculpture by Maurice Harron of two men reaching out to each other symbolizes the spirit of reconciliation and hope for the future; it...
by Susan | Feb 1, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
February 1, 1861 Texas became the seventh state to secede from the Union when a state convention voted 166 to 8 in favor of the measure. Governor Sam Houston refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy and was replaced in March 1861 by his lieutenant...
by Susan | Feb 1, 2016 | Good to Know!
1 Clean Monday – Orthodox Christian 2 Candlemas – Presentation of Christ in the Temple – Christian Imbolc- Lughnassad – Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern Hemispheres Saint Brighid of Kildare – Celtic Christian 3 St. Blaze Day –...
by Susan | Jan 31, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
January 31, 1971 The Winter Soldier Investigation began, sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW). The VVAW challenged the morality and conduct of the war by showing the direct relationship between military policies and war crimes in Vietnam. The...
by Susan | Jan 31, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
January 31, 1915 Thomas Merton “What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but...
