by Susan | Aug 1, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
August 1, 1938 Now remembered as the Hilo Massacre or Bloody Monday, more than 70 police officers attempted to disband 200 unarmed, nonviolent protesters during a strike, injuring 50 of the demonstrators. In their attempts to disband the crowd, officers tear gassed,...
by Susan | Jul 31, 2015 | Good to Know!
1 Fast in honor of Mother of Jesus – Orthodox Christian Lammas – Christian Lughnassad (Northern Hemisphere) Imbolc (Southern Hemisphere) Wicca Pagan 6 Transfiguration of the Lord – Orthodox Christian 13-15 Obon – Shinto 15 Assumption of the...
by Susan | Jul 31, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 31, 2001 Judge Roy Moore of Alabama, a justice on the Alabama Supreme Court, installed a 5,280-pound granite block inscribed with the Ten Commandments in the Alabama Judicial Building. In November 2002, the U.S. District Court declared the monument a violation of...
by Susan | Jul 30, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 30, 1956 “In God We Trust” was adopted as the official motto of the United States. The phrase first started appearing on coins during the Civil War, generally thought to be an attempt to link the Union cause with God. In 1956, the nation was at a...
by Susan | Jul 29, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 29, 1970 After a five-year strike, the United Farm Workers (UFW) signed a contract with the table grape growers in California, ending the first grape boycott. July 29, 1972 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the death penalty to be cruel and unusual punishment by a 5-4...
