by Susan | Mar 17, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 17, 1968 The oil supertanker Amoco Cadiz ran aground and, in the worst oil spill ever, lost its entire cargo of 1,619,048 barrels. A slick 18 miles wide and 80 miles long polluted approximately 200 miles of France’s Brittany...
by Susan | Mar 16, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 16, 1960 Lunch counter sits-ins were scheduled to begin in San Antonio on March 17, but most were integrated the day before, making San Antonio the first major southern city to integrate. Joske’s, a large department store, only integrated its basement...
by Susan | Mar 15, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 15, 1965 President Lyndon Johnson went on national television to pledge his support to the Selma protesters (who had been twice turned back by Alabama state troopers on their attempted march to Montgomery) and call for the passage of a new voting rights bill...
by Susan | Mar 14, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 14, 1990 Sixteen disability-rights activists from ADAPT (Americans Disabled for Accessible Public Transit) were arrested at the U.S. Capitol demanding passage of what would become the Americans With Disabilities...
by Susan | Mar 13, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 13, 1945 Pax Christi, an international Catholic peace organization, was founded in France. From their website: “Pax Christi is a ground up organization – it began with a few committed people who spoke out, prayed and worked for reconciliation at the end of the...
by Susan | Mar 12, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 12, 295 Maximilian of Thebeste (near Carthage in North Africa) was beheaded by the Romans after refusing military service; he said his Christian beliefs did not permit him to become a...
