by Susan | Oct 26, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
October 26, 1918 Speaking from the steps of Independence Hall in Philadelphia as head of the Mid-European Union, Tomáš Masaryk called for the independence of the Czechoslovaks and other oppressed peoples of Central Europe. On November 14 he was elected president of...
by Susan | Oct 25, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
October 25, 1973 President Nixon vetoed the War Powers Resolution, which would limit presidential power to commit armed forces abroad without Congressional approval. The bill, introduced by Senator Jacob K. Javits of New York, required the president to report to...
by Susan | Oct 25, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
October 26, 1944 Emanuel Cleaver “God did not burden the United States with a diversity of backgrounds, ideals and religions, he BLESSED America with them… and we in our diversity and differences are all in this together.” October 26, 1466 Erasmus of...
by Susan | Oct 24, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
October 24, 2010 A “Stop Eviction!” campaign was launched in Spain to gain the support of municipalities to prevent evictions and to shelter families that had been evicted in vacated housing with affordable rents. They also lobbied for the ability to return property...
by Susan | Oct 23, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
October 23, 1956 A group of engineering students in the Hungarian capital of Budapest decided to hold a demonstration not about the situation in Hungary, but about Poland, where a revolt in the Polish city of Poznan had been crushed by the Soviet army in June. Word...
