by Susan | Jan 25, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
January 25, 2003 A group of people left London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations. It has been estimated that 200 to 500 people eventually made their way into Iraq...
by Susan | Jan 24, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
January 24, 2013 In Canada Theresa Spence, a chief from a remote Ontario reserve, agreed to end her hunger strike after talks with other native groups and opposition political parties. Spence traveled to Ottawa in December and set up camp on a small island in the...
by Susan | Jan 23, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
January 23, 1964 The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, was...
by Susan | Jan 22, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
January 22, 1936 In San Francisco five Filipino men appeared before a municipal judge on vagrancy charges and admitted to intermingling with white girls. Police chief Quinn instructed police officers to take into custody all white girls seen with Filipinos, together...
by Susan | Jan 21, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
January 21, 1997 The U.S. House of Representatives voted 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so...
by Susan | Jan 20, 2017 | this day in peace and justice history
January 20, 1953 Organizers of President Dwight Eisenhower’s inauguration canceled plans for a performance of composer Aaron Copland’s classical 1942 orchestral work, Lincoln Portrait, at the ceremony because Copeland was active in left-wing politics. Copland was,...
