by Susan | Oct 17, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 17, 1975 Muhammad Ali led a one mile march through Trenton, NJ in support of freeing Rubin Carter (The Hurricane), culminating in a rally of 1600 demonstrators outside the state capitol. When Carter was eventually released, he said: “Hate got me into...
by Susan | Oct 16, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 16, 2009 French farmers struggling with slumping grain prices blanketed the Champs-Elysees with bales of hay and set them ablaze, and blocked highways around the country as they demanded government...
by Susan | Oct 15, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 15, 2011 A group of young Mexicans joined the global Indignados/Occupy movement of protesters who are ‘indignant’ over the effects of the economic policies that have led to the profound crisis affecting much of the world by camping out in front of...
by Susan | Oct 14, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 14, 2009 During US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit, dozens of Russian lawmakers from minority parties staged a rare walkout from the Duma (parliament) to protest what they and independent monitors describe as rigged local elections across...
by Susan | Oct 13, 2016 | this day in peace and justice history
October 13, 1967 President Lyndon B. Johnson had issued Executive Order 11246, establishing affirmative action in employment for all federal agencies and contractors, on September 24, 1965. Leaders of the women’s rights movement protested Johnson’s omission of women...
