by Susan | Mar 14, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
March 14, 1980 Archbishop Oscar Romero of Guatemala delivered his last sermon, ten days before his assassination. He said, in part: “I would like to make a special appeal to the men of the army, and specifically to the ranks of the National Guard, the police and the...
by Susan | Mar 13, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
March 12, 2012 In Guatemala Pedro Pimentel Rios, a former member of the elite Kaibiles Corp team of the Guatemalan military, was sentenced to 6,060 years in prison for his role in the killings of 201 people in the December, 1982 El Mozote massacre. Rios was extradited...
by Susan | Mar 12, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
March 12, 1943 Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” premiered in Cincinnati Asked by conductor Eugene Goossens to compose a fanfare celebrating US entry into WWII, he instead riffed off a quote by vice president Henry A. Wallace who proclaimed the...
by Susan | Mar 11, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
March 11, 1968 Cesar Chavez ended a 23-day fast for U.S. farm workers in a Delano, California, public park with 4000 supporters at his side, including Senator Robert Kennedy (D-New York). Cesar Chavez led the effort to organize farm workers into a union for better...
by Susan | Mar 10, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
March 11, 1811 Ned Ludd led a group of workers in a wild protest against mechanization. Members of the organized bands of craftsmen who rioted against automation in 19th century England were known as Luddites and also “Ludds.” The movement, reputedly named...
by Susan | Mar 9, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
March 9, 1964 The Supreme Court issued its New York Times vs. Sullivan decision, which said public officials who charged they’d been libeled could not recover damages for a report related to their official duties unless they proved actual malice on the part of...
