by Susan | Mar 15, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 15, 1965 President Lyndon Johnson went on national television to pledge his support to the Selma protesters (who had been twice turned back by Alabama state troopers on their attempted march to Montgomery) and call for the passage of a new voting rights bill...
by Susan | Mar 14, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 14, 2005 Following the murder of former Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafik Hariri in February, a million people took to the streets protesting in Beirut, demanding Syrian withdrawal and the arrest of his...
by Susan | Mar 13, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 13, 1964 Kitty Genovese was stabbed to death in Queens, New York while Winston Mosley raped and fatally stabbed her in three separate attacks occurring over a period of more than half an hour. Although 38 people witnessed some or all of the crime, as Genovese...
by Susan | Mar 12, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 12, 1912 Workers led by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) won the Lawrence, Massachusetts, “Bread & Roses” textile strike after 32,000 workers (mostly young female immigrants) stayed out for nine weeks. They were striking for a wage...
by Susan | Mar 11, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 11, 1968 César Chávez ended a 23-day fast for U.S. farm workers in a Delano, California, public park with 4,000 supporters at his side, including Senator Robert Kennedy (D-New York). Chávez led the effort to organize farm workers into a union for better pay,...
by Susan | Mar 10, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
March 10, 1959 In Lhasa, 300,000 Tibetans surrounded Norbulinka Palace, preventing the Dalai Lama from accepting an invitation to tea and a cultural event issued by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, which was suspected to be a ruse to kidnap the Dalai Lama and...
