by Susan | Sep 3, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 3, 1940 In France more than 700,000 books were seized from bookshops and destroyed. The “Otto lists,” or liste Otto, were comprised of books banned by the German occupying authorities in Vichy France. By September, 1940, 1,060 titles were on the list....
by Susan | Sep 2, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
September 2, 1885 A mob of white coal miners, led by the Knights of Labor, violently attacked their Chinese co-workers in Rock Springs, Wyoming, killing 28 and burning the homes of 75 Chinese families. The white miners wanted the Chinese barred from working in the...
by Susan | Aug 31, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
August 31, 2013 Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, hosted TEDx talks. Academics, activists artists and entrepreneurs gathered to challenge the negative images of the infamously dangerous and war-ravaged...
by Susan | Aug 30, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
August 30, 1146 A conference of European leaders outlawed the crossbow. It was hoped that by banning the weapon, wars would eventually...
by Susan | Aug 29, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
August 29, 430 Augustine died in Hippo (now Annaba, Algeria) with a Vandal army outside the gates of the city. Augustine had developed the theory of a “just war” and said a nation’s leaders must consider among other things, anticipated loss of civilian...
