by Susan | Nov 1, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
November 4, 1879 Will Rogers “It isn’t what we don’t know that gives us trouble, it’s what we know that ain’t so.” November 5, 1855 Eugene V. Debs “While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element, I...
by Susan | Nov 1, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
November 1, 1963 The “Freedom Vote” held on this day was a mock election in Mississippi involving African American who had been denied the right to register to vote, organized by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to dramatize the fact that only 7...
by Susan | Oct 31, 2015 | Good to Know!
1 All Saints Day – Christian 2 All Souls Day – Catholic Christian 9-13 Deepavali – Hindu 11 Diwali (Deepavali) – Hindu – Jain – Sikh 12 Birth of Baha’u’llah – Baha’i (begins sundown on 11) New Year –...
by Susan | Oct 31, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
October 31, 1517 Priest and scholar Martin Luther approached the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, and nailed a piece of paper to it containing the 95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation. The term “Protestant” (meaning...
by Susan | Oct 30, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
October 30, 1918 Roger Baldwin, future director of the ACLU, was convicted of refusing to cooperate with the draft and sentenced to prison. His statement to the judge at the time of his sentencing was published as “The Individual and the State,” widely circulated:...
