by Susan | Sep 13, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 13, 2007 The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Four counties voted against it: Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. The declaration was based on a concern that “indigenous...
by Susan | Sep 12, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 12, 1960 John F. Kennedy, Democratic Party candidate for president, gave a speech to Baptist ministers in Houston, Texas, on this evening, in which he explained his views on the place of religion in politics. Kennedy had recently been attacked by a...
by Susan | Sep 11, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 11, 1893 The first World Parliament of Religions opened in Chicago, as part of the World’s Fair. More than seven thousand people attended the closing session on the seventeenth day. Among the Parliament’s goals were to bring together in...
by Susan | Sep 10, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 10, 1897 In the Lattimer massacre, 19 mine workers were killed and dozens were wounded while marching peacefully. The strike began weeks prior as miners from eastern Pennsylvanian protested extremely dangerous working conditions, unpaid overtime, and the...
by Susan | Sep 9, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 9, 2003 The Boston Roman Catholic Archdiocese agreed to an out of court settlement of $85 million to settle sex abuse cases centered on abuse by clergy of young children, which the Archdiocese knew about and covered up, often sending the clergy to different...
by Susan | Sep 8, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 8, 2009 Sudanese journalist Lubna Ahmed Hussein, who spent a day in jail for refusing to pay a fine for wearing “indecent trousers,” vowed on her release to keep up the battle against the...
