by Susan | Oct 2, 2017 | Monuments
The San Francisco Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is located behind a 50-foot-wide, 20-foot-high granite waterfall, downtown near the Convention Center, in Yerba Buena Gardens. It consists of large, etched glass excerpts of King’s speeches in the languages of...
by Susan | Oct 2, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
October 2, 2010 In France, more than 200 protests involving hundreds of thousands of workers occurred in as part of the strikes to fight against plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to...
by Susan | Oct 1, 2017 | peacemaker birthdays
October 1, 1847 Annie Besant “Not out of right practice comes right thinking, but out of right thinking comes right practice. It matters enormously what you think. If you think falsely, you will act mistakenly; if you think basely, your conduct will suit your...
by Susan | Oct 1, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
October 1, 1942 The first Little Golden Book was published. When children’s books were a luxury for most American families, Little Golden Books hit the market at the affordable price of 25 cents each. Colorful, sturdy, and designed for beginning readers, the...
by Susan | Sep 30, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
September 30, 1997 Hooters has agreed to pay $3.75 million to settle a lawsuit filed by men who were denied jobs by the restaurant chain. The settlement allows Hooters to continue luring customers with a female staff of Hooters Girls but the chain also agreed to...
