by Susan | Sep 13, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
September 13, 1982 The European Parliament voted for phasing out promotion and advertising of war toys.
by Susan | Sep 13, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
September 15, 1890 Agatha Christie “Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.” September 17, 1935 Ken Kesey “I’d rather be a lightning rod than a...
by Susan | Sep 12, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
September 12, 1977 South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Bantu Biko died in police custody.
by Susan | Sep 11, 2015 | Monuments
This skeletal house was installed Buffalo Bayou in 1990 in commemoration of the French Bicentennial. The images embedded in the gables abstractly reflect issues of human rights, freedom of expressions, contemplative ideas, elements of history and contemporary...
by Susan | Sep 11, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
September 11, 1906 Mohandas Gandhi, then a young Indian lawyer, began a nonviolent resistance campaign in Johannesburg, South Africa, demanding rights and respect for those of Asian descent. It was the birth of his concept of political progress through nonviolent...
