by Susan | Jun 25, 2017 | peacemaker birthdays
June 27, 1880 Helen Keller “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.” June 30, 1903 Countee Cullen “The truth...
by Susan | Jun 25, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
June 25, 1978 The rainbow flag representing gay pride was flown for the first time in the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day...
by Susan | Jun 24, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
June 24, 1647 Margaret Brent, a niece of Lord Baltimore, was ejected from the Maryland Assembly after demanding a place and vote in the...
by Susan | Jun 23, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
June 23, 1683 Chief Tamanend (The Affable), leader of the Pennsylvania’s thirteen Lenni-Lenape tribes, and other chiefs went to Philadelphia to meet with William Penn. Penn wished to buy four parcels of land (most of current Montgomery County), and the chiefs agreed...
by Susan | Jun 22, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
June 22, 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the historic federal Bail Reform Act, which created a presumption of release before trial for federal criminal suspects. The law largely replaced the old money bail system, which meant that poor defendants had to...
