Marten van Harten, historicus aan de Universiteit van Leiden, schrijft voor eigen rekening een boek over professor Meijers, ‘Burgerlijk Recht in donkere tijden’. Het Platform Vrouwen en Duurzame Vrede faciliteert de crowdfunding voor het onderzoek naar de plaats van Clara Meijers: IBAN: NL 60 TRIO 0338471049 t.n.v. Platform Vrouwen & Duurzame Vrede o.v.v. bronnenonderzoek Wat zijn … Lire la suite
Bertha von Suttner was a member of the Austrian association “Die Flamme” which propagated cremation (as cremation was not permitted by the Catholic Church until 1963).The urn with Bertha’s ashes is kept in the Columbarium of Gotha (a medieval city in Thuringia, in east-central Germany). Petra Keppler and Jos Verhoeff visited the famous columbarium during … Lire la suite
On the occasion of March 8th, Women’s Day, students at the International School of the Hague were tasked to do research and make presentations about important women. Last week. Milad (6th year grade) gave a presentation on Bertha von Suttner.
Volunteer Elly from Curacao halting in a “social”restaurant in Keizerstraat The Hague. Peace is in your head ( and sometimes it shows)
Bertha von Suttner lived at Castle Harmannsdorf for many years. In 1976 veterinary Prof. Dr. Erich Glawischnig bought the castle, where he has lived ever since with his family; which is very involved in the International Bertha von Suttner Association, and makes her heritage accessible to the general public. The Glawischnig family beautifully restored the … Lire la suite
The famous novel of Bertha von Suttner was translated into the Georgian language, from a German edition by Ms. Tamar Kotrikadze, and published in Autumn 2019 by the publishing house Artanuji. The novel -written some 130 years ago- was included in their classic cycle series, which they have been publishing for decades. The cover was … Lire la suite
From left to right: Mrs Saskia Bruines, deputy mayor and The Hague’s alderman for International and Peace Affairs; Petra Keppler, Director of the Bertha von Suttner Peace Institute; Humanity Hub Managing Director, Jill Wilkinson and Diana Eggleston, Business Advisor NGO’s, The Hague Business Agency. Grand Hall of the Peace Palace, 23 January 2020. © Peace … Lire la suite
December 16th, 2019: During the opening of the Institute on Gender Equality and Women’s History (Atria) Exhibition « Take to the Streets: 100 years of Women Suffrage and Activism » Aletta Jacobs impersonator Professor Greta Nordenbos promoted the new Dutch edition of Lay Down Your Weapons! by Bertha von Suttner, edition Orlando, Euro 25.-
In September 2019, Leny Durville, 96 years old, was still “tempted “to participate in the presentation of the new Dutch version of “Die Waffen Nieder!” by Bertha von Suttner. It was a beautiful September afternoon celebration in the garden of the Peace Palace. But Leny was too fragile! A week later, On September 26th I … Lire la suite
Regina Braker’s original PhD thesis of 1991 (which she turned into a book later) is called « Bertha von Suttner as Author: The Harriet Beecher Stowe of the Peace Movement. » Peace and Change: A Journal of Peace Research 16 (1991): Link to the document