by Susan | Nov 28, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
November 28, 1911 Mexican Revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata proclaimed the Plan of Ayala, denouncing President Francisco I. Madero for his perceived betrayal of the revolutionary ideals and setting out his vision of land reform, “Reforma, Libertad, Justicia y...
by Susan | Nov 27, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
November 27, 1969 U.S. Army medics stationed in Pleiku staged a fast on Thanksgiving Day to protest the Vietnam...
by Susan | Nov 26, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
November 26, 2013 After eight years of negotiation and organizing, the New York University (NYU) Graduate Student Organizing Committee (GSOC) won voluntary recognition from NYU, partially in response to a letter signed by 1,300 graduate student employees in support of...
by Susan | Nov 25, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
November 25, 1867 Alfred Bernhard Nobel, a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer, obtained his most famous patent, for dynamite. His fortune was used posthumously to institute the Nobel Prizes. Nobel had an epiphany when his brother died and...
by Susan | Nov 24, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
November 24, 2013 Objecting to the halt of talks about building a close relationship with the European Union, the perception of widespread government corruption, abuse of power, and violation of human rights in Ukraine, 100,000 Ukrainians joined protests in Kiev and...
by Susan | Nov 23, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
November 23, 2006 1,700 Houston janitors began a strike to secure family health care, fair wages, full-time work (instead of 4-hour shifts), and better working...
