by Susan | Feb 23, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
February 23, 1954 The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh. Salk campaigned for mandatory vaccination, claiming that public health should be considered a “moral commitment.” His sole focus had been to...
by Susan | Feb 22, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
February 22, 1974 Organic farmer Sam Lovejoy cut down the weather tower for proposed nuclear plant in Montague, Massachusetts, just 50 miles upwind from Walden Pond. It was the first act of civil disobedience against nuclear power in...
by Susan | Feb 11, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
February 11, 1971 The treaty on non-militarization of sea bed was signed in London, Moscow & Washington. It bans the emplacement of nuclear weapons or “weapons of mass destruction” on the ocean floor beyond a 12-mile coastal zone and allows...
by Susan | Feb 10, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
February 10, 1961 Voice of Nuclear Disarmament pirate radio station began operation off shore, by hijacking the audio channel of BBC television after they closed down at 11 p.m. It was run by John Hasted, an activist in the Committee for Nuclear Disarmament and urged...
by Susan | Feb 8, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
February 8, 1964 Congress debated an amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1963 which would have removed the protection of prohibitions against religious discrimination from atheists. Proposed by Ohio Republican John Ashbrook, the amendment read: “…it shall...
