by Susan | Oct 26, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 26, 1920 The Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence McSwiney, a playwright, author and politician, died after a two-and-a-half-month hunger strike in a British prison cell, demanding independence for Ireland. The photo is of his coffin being removed from the prison. A...
by Susan | Oct 25, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 25, 1977 Thirty unarmed demonstrators took over the Statue Of Liberty, representing the New York Committee to Free the Puerto Rican Nationalist Prisoners. They were arrested by park police after a nine hour siege. The protesters sought the release of the four...
by Susan | Oct 24, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 24, 2005 Brandi Valladolid and Christina Cho, members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), protest in front of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) near the City Hall in Seoul, South Korea. They and other demonstrators from the PETA protest to...
by Susan | Oct 23, 2016 | peacemaker birthdays
October 23, 1942 Anita Roddick “If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.” October 25, 1914 John Berryman “We must travel in the direction of our fear.” October 27, 1939 John Cleese “The...
by Susan | Oct 23, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 23, 1829 The Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia received its first prisoner, burglar Charles Williams (18). It was based on the progressive Quaker idea of reform through solitude and reflection (hence the name penitentiary, which comes from the same...
