by Susan | Sep 10, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
September 10, 1897 In the Lattimer massacre, 19 mineworkers were killed and dozens were wounded while marching peacefully. The strike began weeks prior as miners from eastern Penn. protested extremely dangerous working conditions, unpaid overtime, and the company...
by Susan | Sep 9, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
September 9, 1985 President Reagan signed Executive Order 12532–Prohibiting trade and certain other transactions involving South Africa, writing, “. . . considering that the policy and practice of apartheid are repugnant to the moral and political values of...
by Susan | Sep 8, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
September 8, 2005 Russians flew humanitarian aid to the United States following Hurricane Katrina, landing three Il-76 aircraft at a disaster aid staging area at Little Rock, Arkansas, marking the first time Russia’s international aid group, EMERCOM, has flown such a...
by Susan | Sep 7, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
September 7, 1968 Feminists and others protested the demeaning image of women at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Contrary to popular myth, they did not burn their bras; women did throw into a trash can items that were symbols of traditional...
by Susan | Sep 6, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
September 6, 2008 Thousands of Armenians lined the streets of the Yerevan to protest the first-ever visit by a Turkish leader and to demand that Turkey acknowledge the World War I massacres of Armenian civilians as...
