by Susan | Apr 6, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
April 6, 2011 After Mexican poet Javier Sicilia’s son was killed by a drug cartel in March, he issued an open letter directed at Mexico’s politicians and cartels. The letter established the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity and announced a march on 6...
by Susan | Apr 5, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
April 5, 2011 Kisan Baburao “Anna” Hazare, started a hunger strike to exert pressure on the Indian government to enact a stringent anti-corruption law, The Lokpal Bill, for the institution of an ombudsman with the power to deal with corruption in public...
by Susan | Apr 4, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
50th Anniversary April 4, 1967 Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Riverside church in New York about the war in Vietnam. King stated that “somehow this madness must cease. We must stop now. I speak as a child of God and brother to the suffering poor of Vietnam. I...
by Susan | Apr 3, 2017 | Monuments
The Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail winds through downtown, marking significant locations along the 1963 Civil Rights march routes. Designed as a self-guided tour, the route directs visitors along this historic pathway by maps at each location. The trail speaks...
by Susan | Apr 3, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
April 3, 1962 President Harry Truman had desegregated the U.S. armed services on July 26, 1948. His order did not cover the Reserves or the National Guard, however. The Defense Department on this day ordered the Reserves racially integrated. National Guard units,...
