by Susan | Sep 22, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 22, 2007 At least 25,000 textile workers defied a ban on protests in emergency-ruled Bangladesh to demand a rise in the minimum wage, from the equivalent of $16 per month for a 12-14 hour day to $104 per month. The government has promised a rise in the...
by Susan | Sep 21, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 21, 2014 In Russia, thousands marched through Moscow to protest against the Kremlin’s involvement in the Ukraine crisis, in the country’s first major anti-war rally since fighting erupted in...
by Susan | Sep 20, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 20, 2010 In Zimbabwe, 83 members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) were arrested after marching to highlight concerns around community safety and police behavior. They were freed after 2 days in...
by Susan | Sep 19, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 19, 1966 After 300 members of Grenada, Mississippi’s white community called for “an end to violence,” hundreds of Negro schoolchildren were allowed to integrate the local public schools. The leaders of the vicious organized attack on the kids the previous...
by Susan | Sep 18, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
September 18, 1954 Steven Pinker “All of the violence that doesn’t occur doesn’t get reported on the news.” September 20, 1968 Anthony Kapel “Van” Jones “The human family has invaluable friends and irreplaceable allies in the...
