by Susan | Dec 17, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
December 17, 1862 Union General Ulysses S. Grant lashed out at at Jewish cotton speculators, who he believed were the driving force behind the black market for cotton, and issued an order expelling all Jewish people from his military district, which encompassed parts...
by Susan | Dec 16, 2014 | Exercise Your Creativity
When we experience conflict we can react with violence or with passivity: fight or flight. But there is a third way, the way of creative nonviolence. Brain Teasers are a fun way of exercising our creativity, of looking at problems in a new way and coming up with...
by Susan | Dec 15, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
December 15, 1791 The Bill of Rights became law when Virginia ratified the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. December 15, 1945 General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of Allied Powers in the Pacific, brought an end to Shintoism as...
by Susan | Dec 14, 2014 | peacemaker birthdays
December 15, 1944 Francisco Alves (Chico) Mendes Filho “At first I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees, then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon rainforest. Now I realize I am fighting for humanity.” December 16, 1901 Margaret Mead “Never doubt...
by Susan | Dec 13, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
December 13, 1937 During the Sino-Japanese War, Nanking, the capital of China, fell to Japanese forces, and the Chinese government fled. To break the spirit of Chinese resistance, Japanese General Matsui Iwane ordered that the city of Nanking be destroyed. Much of the...
