by Susan | Sep 6, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
September 6, 1860 Jane Addams “Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics.” September 8, 1900 Claude Pepper “If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better...
by Susan | Sep 6, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
September 6, 2006 President Bush asked Congress to pass the Military Commission Act of 2006 which re-defined U.S. obligations under Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions to change the absolute prohibition on inhumane treatment with a “flexible”...
by Susan | Sep 5, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
September 5, 1882 More than 10,000 workers demanding the 8-hour day marched to protest working conditions in the first-ever U.S. Labor Day parade, held in New York City. About a quarter million New Yorkers turned out to watch. Originally the second Tuesday of the...
by Susan | Sep 4, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
September 4, 1948 As the performers and 20,000 concert-goers left a benefit concert given by Paul Robeson, Pete Seeger and others in Peekskill, NY they were attacked by an angry mob who objected to their support for unions, integration, worker’s rights and...
by Susan | Sep 3, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
September 3, 1838 Frederick Douglass made his escape from slavery in Baltimore and went on in life to become an abolitionist, journalist, author, and human rights...
