by Susan | Jul 10, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
July 10, 2015 An internal report by the American Psychological Association (APA) made public on this day revealed that top leaders of the APA had assisted torture programs operated by the CIA and the Pentagon in the war on terror. The report concluded that the...
by Susan | Jul 9, 2017 | peacemaker birthdays
July 10, 1939 Mavis Staples “If you don’t get out among the people, how are you going to know what they need to hear about?” July 11, 1899 E.B. White “I have yet to see a piece of writing, political or non-political, that doesn’t have a...
by Susan | Jul 9, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
July 9, 1917 During World War I, Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, leaders of the No-Conscription League, spoke out against the war and the draft. Both were found guilty in New York City of conspiracy against the draft, fined $10,000 each and sentenced to two years’...
by Susan | Jul 8, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
July 8, 2014 The French Senate voted to ban child beauty pageants for kids under the age of 16. The measure was prompted by a row over a photo shoot in Vogue magazine that showed a girl of 10 with two others, all three in heavy make-up and wearing tight dresses, high...
by Susan | Jul 7, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
July 7, 1917 The Post Office notified the editors The Masses, a leading radical magazine and an outspoken opponent of American involvement in the World War I, that it would be barred from the mails. The Masses challenged the ban and won, but lost on appeal (November...
