by Susan | May 7, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
May 7, 1844 A Protestant mob in Philadelphia, shouting “Kill them! Kill them!” burned down more than thirty homes in the predominantly Irish suburb of Kensington. The immediate cause of the riots stemmed from Catholic opposition to the exclusive use of the...
by Susan | May 6, 2017 | Do Something, National Poetry Month
I am unjust, but I can strive for justice. My life’s unkind, but I can vote for kindness. I, the unloving, say life should be lovely. I, that am blind, cry out against my blindness. Man is a curious brute—he pets his fancies— Fighting mankind, to win sweet luxury. So...
by Susan | May 6, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
May 6, 1982 CBS-TV canceled “Lou Grant,” probably because Ed Asner opposed US Salvadoran policy both in his capacity as president of the Screen Actor Guild and as spokesman for Medical Aid for El...
by Susan | May 5, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
May 5, 1983 More than one million Sicilians, a fifth of the Italian island’s population, signed a petition against the deployment of more than 100 U.S. cruise missiles at the Comiso Air...
by Susan | May 4, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
May 4, 1884 Anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells, then 21, was ordered to leave the train car she paid for and move to a segregated car. She refused to leave and fought back while she was forcibly removed. She filed a suit against the railroad...
