by Susan | Mar 10, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
March 11, 1811 Ned Ludd led a group of workers in a wild protest against mechanization. Members of the organized bands of craftsmen who rioted against automation in 19th century England were known as Luddites and also “Ludds.” The movement, reputedly named...
by Susan | Mar 9, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
March 9, 1964 The Supreme Court issued its New York Times vs. Sullivan decision, which said public officials who charged they’d been libeled could not recover damages for a report related to their official duties unless they proved actual malice on the part of...
by Susan | Mar 8, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
March 8, 1983 While addressing the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labeled the Soviet Union an “evil empire”: Yes, let us pray for the salvation of all of those who live in that totalitarian darkness—pray they...
by Susan | Mar 7, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
March 7, 1965 525 civil rights advocates began a 54-mile march on a Sunday morning from Selma, Alabama, to the capital of Montgomery, to promote voting rights for blacks. Just after crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge on the outskirts of Selma, the marchers were...
by Susan | Mar 6, 2017 | Monuments
The World Poverty Stone is a commemorative stone marking the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of World Poverty. It is sited to the east of the Famine Sculptures on Custom House Quay in the heart of Dublin’s Docklands. This limestone memorial...
