by Susan | Oct 10, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
October 10, 1699 The Spanish issued a royal decree which stated that every African-American who came to St. Augustine, Florida, and adopted Catholicism would be free and protected from the English. October 10, 1963 The Limited Test Ban Treaty—banning nuclear tests in...
by Susan | Oct 9, 2014 | this day in peace and justice history
October 9, 1991 Women In Black in Belgrade began regular weekly silent vigils in Republic Square. They stood to protest the nationalist violence that had erupted in the disintegration of...
by Susan | Oct 8, 2014 | peacemaker birthdays
October 2, 1869: Mohandas K. Gandhi “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.” October 7, 1931: Archbishop Desmond Tutu “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of...
