by Susan | Oct 30, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 30, 2008 In Italy, protesters including teachers, students and parents, took to the streets over the proposed multi-billion euro education cuts proposed by Prime Minister Silvio...
by Susan | Oct 30, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
November 2, 1773 Stephen Grellet “I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”...
by Susan | Oct 29, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 29, 1888 The Convention of Constantinople was signed by the United Kingdom, Germany, Austro-Hungary, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace....
by Susan | Oct 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
October 28, 2007 Tens of thousands of landless Indian farmers and tribal people reached Delhi after a three-week march of 200 miles for land...
by Susan | Oct 27, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 27, 1967 Catholic priest Philip Berrigan, Tom Lewis, the Reverend James Mengel and David Eberhardt — known as the ‘Baltimore Four’ — protested the Vietnam War by pouring blood on Selective Service records. This was the first of more than 100 draft...
