by Susan | Feb 27, 2017 | Monuments
The Keeling-Puri Peace Plaza was erected by the families of Virgil Keeling of Rockford and Amanath Puri of Mumbai to honor the vision of the two men, righteousness in the heart and peace in the world. The 15 foot by 34 foot sculpture “Harmony Atlas” sits atop a...
by Susan | Feb 26, 2017 | peacemaker birthdays
February 27, 1886 Hugo Black “There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.” March 1, 1927 Harry Belafonte “You can cage the singer but not the song.” March 1, 1939 Tzvetan Todorov...
by Susan | Feb 26, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
February 26, 2012 In Malaysia thousands rallied in Kuantan against an Australian miner’s rare earths plant in the biggest protest yet over fears it will produce radioactive waste harmful to them and the...
by Susan | Feb 25, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
February 25, 1963 In Edwards v. South Carolina, the U.S. Supreme Court upholds the right of all Americans to hold public demonstrations to redress their grievances. The 187 petitioners consisted of African-American high school and college students who peacefully...
by Susan | Feb 24, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
February 24, 2012 In New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless and six other protesters boarded the ship Noble Discoverer in a bid to prevent it sailing to the Arctic, where it has been contracted by Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell to conduct exploratory drilling. On Feb 27...
