by Susan | Nov 26, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 26, 2004 The last Poʻouli (Black-faced honeycreeper) died of avian malaria in the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Hawaii, before it could breed, making the species in all probability...
by Susan | Nov 25, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 25, 1960 Three Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic were assassinated. In 1999 the United Nations established the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women to commemorate the murder of Patria, Minerva and María Teresa Mirabal for...
by Susan | Nov 24, 2016 | 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, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 23 1125 BCE The first ever recorded labor strike occurred in Deir el Medina, Ancient Egypt when workers did not receive their rations. The sit-down strikes occurred in the 12th century BC, on the 21st day of the second month in the 29th year of the reign of...
by Susan | Nov 21, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 21, 1927 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of nine-year old Chinese-American Martha Lum, who was removed from the Rosedale Consolidated School in Bolivar County, Mississippi solely because she was of Chinese descent. In Lum v. Rice, the U.S. Supreme...
by Susan | Nov 20, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
November 20, 1945 The International War Crimes Tribunal began in Nuremberg, Germany, and continued until October 1, 1946, establishing that military and political subordinates are responsible for their own actions even if ordered by their...
