by Susan | Dec 27, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
December 27, 1666 Guru Gobind Singh “Recognize the human race as one.” December 31, 1880 George C. Marshall “The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it.” December 31, 1968 Junot Díaz “You can never run away. Not ever. The...
by Susan | Dec 20, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
December 20, 1954 Sandra Cisneros “The older I get, the more I’m conscious of ways very small things can make a change in the world. Tiny little things, but the world is made up of tiny matters, isn’t it?” December 21, 1892 Rebecca West...
by Susan | Dec 6, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
December 7, 1928 Noam Chomsky “One of the problems of organizing in the North, in the rich countries, is that people tend to think – even the activists – that instant gratification is required. You constantly hear: ‘Look I went to a...
by Susan | Nov 29, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
November 29, 1918 Madeleine L’Engle “We have much to be judged on when he comes, slums and battlefields and insane asylums, but these are the symptoms of our illness and the result of our failures in love.” December 1, 1797 Sojourner Truth...
by Susan | Nov 22, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
November 24, 1888 Dale Carnagie “If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.” November 24, 1961 Arundhati Roy “It’s odd how those who dismiss the peace movement as Utopian, don’t hesitate to proffer the most absurdly dreamy...
by Susan | Nov 15, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
November 15, 1877 Marianne Moore “There never was a war that was not inward; I must fight till I have conquered in myself what causes war.” November 15, 1933 Theodore Roszak “People try nonviolence for a week, and when it ‘doesn’t...
