by Susan | Dec 10, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
December 10, 1945 The “Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists” was first published. The Bulletin was founded by Manhattan Project scientists who “could not remain aloof to the consequences of their work.” The organization’s early years chronicled the dawn...
by Susan | Dec 9, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
December 9, 1948 The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The document is often referred to as the Genocide Convention. The United States did not ratify it until November 4, 1988 — 40 years later. The leader...
by Susan | Dec 8, 2015 | Universal Declaration of Human Rights
December 8, 1927 The founding of the National Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCJ) on this date was prompted by anti-Catholic bigotry across the country in the 1920s that arose with Al Smith’s run for the Democratic nomination. Many of the attacks on...
by Susan | Dec 7, 2015 | Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein. Leading up to the 67th anniversary of the...
by Susan | Dec 7, 2015 | Monuments
Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas dedicated the peace fountain in 1998 in tribute to the legacy of the late Senator J. William Fulbright. Fulbright believed that education, particularly study abroad, has the power to promote...
