by Susan | Jul 2, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
July 2, 1964 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, barring discrimination in public accommodations (restaurants, stores, theaters, etc.), employment, and voting. The law had survived an 83-day filibuster in the U.S. Senate by...
by Susan | Jul 2, 2017 | peacemaker birthdays
July 2, 1925 Patrice Lumumba “Without dignity there is no liberty, without justice there is no dignity, and without independence there are no free men.” July 4, 1804 Nathaniel Hawthorne “You can get assent to almost any proposition so long as you are...
by Susan | Jul 1, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
July 1, 1944 A massive general strike and nonviolent protest in Guatemala led to the resignation of dictator Jorge Ubico who had harshly ruled Guatemala. A decade of peaceful democratic rule followed, until a CIA-backed coup in 1954 ushered in a new, even more brutal...
by Susan | Jun 30, 2017 | Good to Know!
9 July Martyrdom of the Bab – Baha’i 9 July Asalha Puja Day – Buddhist 13 July Ulambana – Obon – Buddhist 13-15 July Obon – Shinto 15 July St. Vladimir the Great Day – Orthodox Christian 23 July Birthday of Haile Selassie...
by Susan | Jun 30, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
June 30, 1958 The Supreme Court established a right of freedom of association under the First Amendment. The case involved a 1956 Alabama law requiring private membership organizations to disclose their membership lists. The law was primarily directed at the NAACP and...
