by Susan | Jul 13, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 13, 1956 Crusading San Antonio Priest Carmelo Antonio Tranchese, known as “El Padrecito,” died on this day. On July 7, 1932, Tranchese began his duties as the pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church on the West Side of San Antonio, which was home for...
by Susan | Jul 12, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
July 12, 1817 Henry David Thoreau “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” July 12, 1895 Buckminster Fuller “We are...
by Susan | Jul 12, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 12, 1974 The National Research Act was signed into law, creating the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. Revelations about the abuse of human research subjects, including the notorious Tuskegee Syphilis...
by Susan | Jul 11, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 11, 1951 One of the biggest riots in U.S. history began after a young black couple, Harvey and Johnetta Clark, moved into an apartment in all-white Cicero, IL, west of Chicago. The sheriff turned them away when they first tried to move in. With a court order in...
by Susan | Jul 10, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 10, 1985 The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior was blown up by the French Secret Service in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand, killing Fernando Pereira, a photographer, who drowned on the sinking ship. The attack had been authorized by French President François...
