by Susan | Mar 14, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 14, 1990 Sixteen disability-rights activists from ADAPT (Americans Disabled for Accessible Public Transit) were arrested at the U.S. Capitol demanding passage of what would become the Americans With Disabilities...
by Susan | Mar 13, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 13, 1945 Pax Christi, an international Catholic peace organization, was founded in France. From their website: “Pax Christi is a ground up organization – it began with a few committed people who spoke out, prayed and worked for reconciliation at the end of the...
by Susan | Mar 12, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 12, 295 Maximilian of Thebeste (near Carthage in North Africa) was beheaded by the Romans after refusing military service; he said his Christian beliefs did not permit him to become a...
by Susan | Mar 10, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 10, 1959 In Lhasa, 300,000 Tibetans surrounded Norbulinka Palace, preventing the Dalai Lama from accepting an invitation to tea and a cultural event issued by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, which was suspected to be a ruse to kidnap the Dalai Lama...
by Susan | Mar 7, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
March 7, 1965 525 civil rights advocates began a 54-mile march on a Sunday morning from Selma, Alabama, to the capital of Montgomery, to promote voting rights for blacks. Just after crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge on the outskirts of Selma, the marchers were...
