International Day of Peace
The first International Day of Peace—established by a United Nations resolution in 1981—was celebrated in September 1982. The General Assembly’s stated hope was...
Category: Peace
Long Beach life, heavens and hermit crabs
Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun. -a Psalm We sat on we...
The Elders in Palestine
Desmond Tutu, center, placed a stone on a grave in Bilin, site of weekly protests against the Israeli barrier. With him, from left: Gro Brundtland, Jimmy...
Stop Than Shwe’s crimes against humanity
As of today more 37,000 refugees have fled across Burma’s northern border into China’s Yunnan provenance. Than Shwe’s military junta has burned vill...