by Susan | Aug 18, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
August 18, 2010 A leading Venezuelan newspaper replaced front-page photos with the word “censored” to protest a court’s month-long ban on the publication of information and photos about...
by Susan | Aug 17, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
August 17, 1915 Leo Frank was lynched by a mob in Marietta, Georgia, one of the worst incidents of anti-Semitism of the period. Frank had been convicted of the rape and murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan, who worked at the pencil factory where he was a superintendent....
by Susan | Aug 16, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
August 16, 2010 In Bolivia protesters suspended road blockades and hunger strikes, saying government officials agreed to address their grievances about land use and the closure of mines, after 19 days of demonstrations that paralyzed Bolivia’s southern Potosí...
by Susan | Aug 15, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
August 15, 2007 In Kenya, hundreds of journalists wearing black gags marched silently through Nairobi to protest a proposed law that would allow courts to compel reporters to reveal their...
by Susan | Aug 14, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
August 15, 1917 Oscar Romero “Do you want to know if your Christianity is genuine? Here is the touchstone: Whom do you get along with? Who are those who criticize you? Who are those who do not accept you? Who are those who flatter you?” August 18 1900...
