by Susan | Mar 20, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 20, 1998 Despite the efforts of thousands of anti-nuclear demonstrators, a train hauling 60 tons of nuclear waste arrived in the north German town of Ahaus from Walheim in the south. Twice the train was stopped by protesters chained to the tracks; 300 were...
by Susan | Mar 19, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 19, 1989 In Cyprus, 4,500 joined Women’s Walk Home nonviolent crossing of Green Line that partitioned the Greek and Turkish areas of the...
by Susan | Mar 18, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 18, 1922 Gandhi’s “Great Trial” for writing seditious articles opposing British colonial rule began in Ahmedabad, India. Gandhi, aged 53, described himself as a farmer and weaver by profession, and spoke in his own defense, pleading guilty. “I...
by Susan | Mar 18, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 18, 1942 The War Relocation Authority was created to “Take all people of Japanese descent into custody, surround them with troops, prevent them from buying land, and return them to their former homes at the close of the war.” 120,000 men, women, and...
by Susan | Mar 17, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 16, 2012 On the eve of St. Patrick’s Day, activists dressed up as leprechauns appeared in front of the Embassy of Ireland in Washington, D.C. to protest Irish taxpayer money being used to pay debts of the Anglo-Irish Bank and the Irish Nationwide Building...
by Susan | Mar 16, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 16, 1972 Reference librarian Zoia Horn refused to testify against the Harrisburg Seven who were on trial for an alleged conspiracy to kidnap then-National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger. Five of the seven were current or former Catholic priests or nuns. Horn...
