by Susan | May 25, 2015 | Good to Know!
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by Susan | May 25, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
May 25, 1986 An estimated 7 million Americans participated in Hands Across America, forming a line across the country from Los Angeles to New York to raise public awareness of the issues of hunger and homelessness in the U.S. Participants paid ten dollars to reserve...
by Susan | May 25, 2015 | Monuments
Baltimore has been much on our minds lately. Just north of downtown is the Mount Vernon historical neighborhood, home to the Enoch Pratt Library, the Peabody Conservatory, the Walters Gallery and many other venerable Baltimore cultural institutions. It was named...
by Susan | May 24, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
May 27, 1819 Julia Ward Howe “Ambitious people climb, but faithful people build.” May 28, 1917 Barry Commoner “If you can see the light at the end of the tunnel, you are looking the wrong way.” May 28, 1945 Patch Adams “Anyone can do...
by Susan | May 23, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
May 23, 1838 U.S. General Winfield Scott began the forced removal of the Cherokee Indians from North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee, implementing a treaty signed by a few members of the tribe relinquishing their lands for a payment of $5 million, under...
