by Susan | Dec 3, 2015 | guest blogger, Uncategorized
Jay McDivitt is Pastor of Christ the Servant Lutheran Church in Waukesha, Wisconsin. When he was a student at Luther College he spent a summer as an intern at the peaceCENTER. 1. Anyone who uses violence to intimidate and terrorize civilian community is a terrorist,...
by Susan | Dec 3, 2015 | Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally...
by Susan | Dec 3, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
December 3, 1946 In support of 400 Oakland, California department store workers who had been striking since October to gain recognition for their union, 100,000 workers from 142 AFL unions representing all types of worker, declared a “work holiday” and...
by Susan | Dec 2, 2015 | Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness,...
by Susan | Dec 2, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
December 2, 1960 The first “stand-in” for racial integration occurred in Austin, Texas, when a biracial group of about 100 students stood in line at the Texas Theater, next door to the YMCA. The line snaked down the sidewalk as the protest lasted an hour before the...
