by Susan | Jul 3, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 3, 1913 On the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, thousands of Civil War veterans descended on the town. A recreation of Pickett’s Charge was reenacted by 120 (Confederate) veterans of Pickett’s Division and 180 (Union) veterans from the Philadelphia...
by Susan | Jul 2, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 2, 1964 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, barring discrimination in public accommodations (restaurants, stores, theatres, etc.), employment, and voting. The law had survived an 83-day filibuster in the U.S. Senate by...
by Susan | Jul 1, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 1, 1917 Eight thousand anti-war marchers demonstrated in Boston. Their banners read: “IS THIS A POPULAR WAR? WHY CONSCRIPTION? WHO STOLE PANAMA? WHO CRUSHED HAITI? WE DEMAND PEACE!” The march was attacked by soldiers and sailors on orders from their...
by Susan | Jun 30, 2015 | Good to Know!
2 Asalha Puja day – Buddhist 9 Martyrdom of the Bab – Baha’i (begins sundown on 8) 13 Ulambana (Obon) – Buddhist Lailat al Kadr – Islam (begins sundown on 12) 18-21 Eid al Fitr – Islam (begins sundown on 17) 23 Emperor Haile Selassi...
by Susan | Jun 30, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
June 30, 1787 The start of The Underground Railroad, the organization which helped escaped African slaves from the South on their journey to freedom in the North and Canada, (and also to Mexico, Cuba and the Bahamas) is celebrated on this date. By the middle of the...
