by Susan | Aug 10, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
August 10, 1988 President George H.W. Bush signed legislation apologizing and compensating for the World War II internment of Japanese...
by Susan | Aug 9, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
August 9, 1945 The second Atomic bombing of Japan occurred as the American B-29 bomber “Bockscar” headed for the city of Kokura, but because of poor visibility then chose a secondary target, Nagasaki. About noon, the bomb (code named “Fat Bot)...
by Susan | Aug 8, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
August 8, 1942 The Quit India Movement was launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee in response to Gandhi’s call for immediate independence of India. In a speech at the Gowalia Tank Maidan, renamed August Revolution Ground, Gandhi urged...
by Susan | Aug 7, 2017 | Monuments
The Peace Park Playground at Rockport Park promotes peace and unity in the community by giving children a chance to learn about cultural diversity as they play. It was constructed by 2,500 community volunteers and $175,000 in donations. In includes a two-story Native...
by Susan | Aug 6, 2017 | peacemaker birthdays
August 6, 1883 Scott Nearing “War drags human beings from their tasks of building and improving, and pushes them en masse into the category of destroyers and killers.” August 7, 1942 Garrison Keillor “Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed,...
