by Susan | Jul 9, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history, Uncategorized
July 9, 1955 The Russell–Einstein Manifesto was released by Bertrand Russell in London, England, United Kingdom. It highlighted the dangers posed by nuclear weapons and called for world leaders to seek peaceful resolutions to international...
by Susan | Apr 29, 2016 | National Poetry Month, Uncategorized
Paul Robeson stood on the northern border of the USA and sang into Canada where a vast audience sat on folding chairs waiting to hear him. He sang into Canada. His voice left the USA when his body was not allowed to cross that line. Remind us again, brave friend! What...
by Susan | Mar 3, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history, Uncategorized
March 3, 1913 More than 8,000 women marched for women’s suffrage in Washington DC. This was the march in which the young Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, was arrested and jailed. Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an outspoken, African American...
by Susan | Feb 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Our scheduled Living Room Conversation for this coming Sunday, February 28th, 3-5 pm is being rescheduled in honor and memory of the Rev. Buckner Fanning, for his life lived among us and for his interfaith contributions to San Antonio. There are two memorial services...
by Susan | Feb 28, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history, Uncategorized
February 28, 1823 US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, in the case of Johnson v. M’Intosh, first applied the Doctrine of Discovery and the Law of Nations in the United States. Marshall traced the outlines of the “discovery doctrine”—that a...
by Susan | Feb 15, 2016 | Monuments, Uncategorized
Building for Peace was a recognized club of the Brandeis Student Union whose mission was to construct a peace monument on campus that would serve as a physical testament to the universality of peace and the diversity at the university. The club was comprised of the...
