by Susan | Feb 25, 2018 | peacemaker birthdays
February 27, 1958 Maggie Hassan “We’ve never made progress by lowering expectations.” February 28, 1533 Michel de Montaigne “There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.” March 2, 1829 Carl Schurz...
by Susan | Feb 19, 2018 | Monuments
“28 Blocks” by New York artist Garin Baker is on the Metropolitan Branch Trail — a pedestrian and cyclist commuter trail in Northeast Washington. It is visible from the New York Ave. Bridge. The mural is a tribute to the men — many of whom were the first and second...
by Susan | Feb 18, 2018 | Monuments
February 18, 1934 Audre Lorde “When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.” February 21, 1936 Barbara Jordan “What a better world it would be if we all,...
by Susan | Feb 12, 2018 | Monuments
This was built in 1899 as a Siegesdenkmal — victory monument — over the French in the Franco-Prussian War (1870/71), on the edge of the Pfaltzwald. Because of its location, one can see across the Rhine all the way to Strasbourg (there are stairs in the back leading to...
by Susan | Feb 11, 2018 | peacemaker birthdays
February 11, 1916 Florynce Kennedy “Sweetie, if you’re not living on the edge, then you’re taking up space.” February 15, 1820 Susan B Anthony “I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always...
