by Susan | Jan 25, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
January 25, 1930 Mahatma Gandhi issued the Declaration of Independence of India. To achieve this goal Gandhi adopted the non-violent tactic of challenging the British monopoly on salt. Gathering supporters as he walked 241 miles in 24 days to the sea where he made...
by Susan | Jan 23, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
January 23, 1976 The Continental Walk for Disarmament & Social Justice began in Ukiah, California, heading for Washington, D.C. Its purposes were “to raise the issue of disarmament through unilateral action . . . to educate about non-violent resistance as a...
by Susan | Jan 22, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
January 22, 1953 The Arthur Miller drama “The Crucible,” opened on Broadway. It was a parable that reflected the climate of fear that pervaded American society and the politics of its time, witchcraft in the late 17th century, communism in the mid-20th. In...
by Susan | Jan 21, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
January 21, 1661 The Quaker (Society of Friends) Peace Testimony was presented to King Charles II of England. The testimony begins: “We utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fightings with outward weapons, for any end or under any pretence whatsoever. And...
by Susan | Jan 20, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
January 20, 1920 The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was founded by Roger Baldwin, Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin, labor leaders Rose Schneiderman and Duncan McDonald, Rabbi Judah Magnes, and others, to protect the rights guaranteed in the the Constitution,...
by Susan | Jan 19, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
January 19, 1920 Led by the Filipino Federation of Labor, 3,000 Filipino workers on the sugar plantations of Oahu, Hawaii, went on strike. Their ranks swelled to 8,300 when Japanese workers organized by the Japanese Federation of Labor joined in their efforts to...
