by Susan | Sep 2, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
September 2, 1998 A United Nations court found Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide, marking the first time that the 1948 law banning genocide was enforced....
by Susan | Sep 1, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
September 1, 1914 The Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) became extinct when Martha, the last bird, died at age 29 in the Cincinnati Zoo. The species lived in enormous migratory flocks until the early 20th century, when hunting and habitat destruction led to...
by Susan | Aug 31, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
August 31, 1962 After over seven harsh years of war, Algeria claimed its independence from France in 1962. However, internal turmoil threatened Civil War. On August 31, 20,000 workers gathered in a square in Algiers for a rally organized by the General Union of...
by Susan | Aug 31, 2015 | Uncategorized
•1 Ecclesiastical year begins – Orthodox Christian •5 Krishna Janmashtami – Hindu •14-15 Rosh Hashanah – Jewish (begins sundown on 13) •17 Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu •18 Paryushana Parva – Jain •22 Waqf al Arafa – Hajj – Islam...
by Susan | Aug 31, 2015 | Monuments
Completed in April, 2005, this sculpture is a memorial created to honor the Jews who were murdered by fascist Arrow Cross Militiamen in Budapest in 1944-45, during World War II. The Brigade would line up as many Jews as possible and shoot them on the river’s bank to...
