by Susan | Jan 25, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
January 27, 1944 Mairead Corrigan “If we want to reap the harvest of peace and justice in the future, we will have to sow seeds of nonviolence, here and now, in the present.” January 29, 1927 Edward Abbey “Society is like a stew. If you don’t...
by Susan | Jan 25, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
January 25, 1930 Mahatma Gandhi issued the Declaration of Independence of India. To achieve this goal Gandhi adopted the non-violent tactic of challenging the British monopoly on salt. Gathering supporters as he walked 241 miles in 24 days to the sea where he made...
by Susan | Jan 24, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
January 25, 1933 Corazon Aquino “It is true you cannot eat freedom and you cannot power machinery with democracy. But then neither can political prisoners turn on the light in the cells of a dictatorship.” January 29, 1927 Edward Abbey “Society is...
by Susan | Jan 23, 2015 | Cool Video
Donna Brazile, one of the best known, most influential African American women in modern American political life, spoke to a full house at the Carver Center on Thursday, hosted by the San Antonio Library. NOWCastSA livestreamed it, and you can watch it online right...
by Susan | Jan 23, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
January 23, 1976 The Continental Walk for Disarmament & Social Justice began in Ukiah, California, heading for Washington, D.C. Its purposes were “to raise the issue of disarmament through unilateral action . . . to educate about non-violent resistance as a...
