Portal:Peace

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Peace is a state of harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a societal sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups.

Promotion of peace is a core tenet of many philosophies, religions, and ideologies, many of which consider it a core tenet of their philosophy. Some examples are: religions such as Buddhism and Christianity, important figures like Gandhi, and throughout literature like "Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch" by Immanuel Kant, "The Art of Peace" by Morihei Ueshiba, or ideologies that strictly adhere to it such as Pacifism within a sociopolitical scope. It is a frequent subject of symbolism and features prominently in art and other cultural traditions.

The representation of peace has taken many shapes, with a variety of symbols pertaining to it based on culture, context, and history; each with their respective symbolism whose nature can be very complex. An example, being during post-violence, in contexts where intense emotions, these symbols can form to evoke unity and cooperation, described as to fill groups of people with pride and connection, yet the symbolism could also possibly form to convey oppression, hatred, or else. As such, a universal definition for peace does not concretely exist but gets expanded and defined proactively based on context and culture, in which it can serve many meanings not particularly benevolent in its symbolism. (Full article...)

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"Soldiers are murderers" (German: Soldaten sind Mörder) is a quote from an opinion piece written in 1931 by Kurt Tucholsky and published under his pseudonym Ignaz Wrobel in the weekly German magazine Die Weltbühne. Starting with a lawsuit against the magazine's editor Carl von Ossietzky for "defamation of the Reichswehr" in 1932, Tucholsky's widely quoted assertion led to numerous judicial proceedings in Germany, also after World War II and until the late 20th century. In several cases in the 1990s, last in 1995, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that using the quote as a means to express pacifist views is protected by the constitution of Germany. (Full article...)

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Image 1Russian actress Chulpan Khamatova, known for her roles in Good Bye, Lenin! and Petrov's Flu, was forced to leave Russia after signing an anti-war petition (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 2Peace Pagoda, San Francisco, CA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 3Protest against the war in Afghanistan in New York City, December 10, 2009 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 4Russian rock singer Yuri Shevchuk was prosecuted after speaking out against the war in Ukraine at a concert in Ufa. (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 5A demonstrator offers a flower to military police at a National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam-sponsored protest in Arlington, Virginia, on October 21, 1967. (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 6Anti-war protest in Washington, D.C., March 20, 2010 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 7Peace Pagoda (Buddhist stupa) in Ampra, Sri Lanka. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 8The New England Peace Pagoda in Leverett, Massachusetts USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 9Protester holds sign at March 20, 2010 anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 10Main hall of the Peace Palace. The background is the entrance of the Courtroom of the International Court of Justice. (from Peace Palace)
Image 11Shanti Stupa, Ladakh, India. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 12Dhamma Talaka, Birmingham, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 13Protest against U.S military interventions and endless U.S. wars in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in October 2016 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 14Vase given by Russia (from Peace Palace)
Image 15Darjeeling, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 16Protest in Moscow, 21 September 2014 (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 17Russian actor Artur Smolyaninov, known for his roles in The 9th Company and AK-47, was charged for "discrediting" the Russian military (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 18Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 19Protesters holding a banner saying: occupation of the Crimea is a shame of Russia (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 20Sapporo, Japan (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 21The Peace Pagoda in Willen, Milton Keynes, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 22Dhauli Giri Shanti Stupa (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 23Opposition politician Ilya Yashin, the municipal deputy for Moscow's Krasnoselsky District, was arrested after criticizing the war in Ukraine (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 24A black bloc group marches as part of an Iraq War protest in Washington, D.C., March 21, 2009. The full text of the banner reads, "Fight the rich, not their wars." (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 25Irina Prokhorova with Andrey Makarevich (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 26The inscription on the snow "NO TO WAR", Petrozavodsk, 5 March. (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 27Protest against the invasion of Ukraine (Moscow, 24 February 2022) (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 28Pro-nonviolence protesters at an anti-globalization protest (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 29Protester holds sign at March 20, 2010 anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 30Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza was arrested after criticizing the war in Ukraine (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 31Russian rapper Oxxxymiron announced a series of benefit concerts outside Russia, entitled Russians Against War, the proceeds from which would be donated to NGOs helping Ukrainian refugees. (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 32A protest opposite Downing Street in October 2008 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 33Arrests at an anti-war protest in Moscow (24 February 2022, Tverskaya street) (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 34The Brisbane Nepal Peace Pagoda at South Bank Parklands. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 35Angel of Peace (from Angel of Peace)
Image 36Protest in Moscow, 21 September 2014 (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 37Bust of Carnegie and the original plan of the Peace Palace (from Peace Palace)
Image 38Painting by children, International Peace Day 2009, Geneva (from International Day of Peace)
Image 39Protests were also held on several days leading to the five-year anniversary of the war, including Christian groups marching in Washington, D.C. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 40Vishwa Shanti Stupa Delhi (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 41Anti-war protest in Oslo, Norway, May 8, 2011 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 42Stop the War Coalition protest march on March 15, 2008 in London (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 43August 2007 anti-war graffiti in Venice, Italy (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 44Protesters on 19 March 2005, in London, where organizers claim over 150,000 marched (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 45Japanese Peace Pagoda in Darjeeling (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 46Shanti Stupa, Pokhara (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 47Ladakh, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 48Graffiti on a wall in Moscow saying "No to war" (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 49Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda) at Rajgir. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 50Narita, Chiba Great Peace Pagoda (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 51Inside the Peace Palace (from Peace Palace)
Image 52A "No NATO" protester in Chicago, in front of police, 2012 (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 53Professor Andrey Zubov speaking at the anti-war congress in Moscow (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 54Peace Pagoda, Ampara, Sri Lanka (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 55Vishwa Shanti Stupa (World Peace Pagoda), Delhi. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 56Protesters march down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 57The Salt March on 12 March 1930 (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 58International Peace Day ceremony, organised by Ekta Parishad, Gandhi Bhawan, Bhopal, India, September 2014 (from International Day of Peace)
Image 59
Medallion of the Gandhi Peace Award
(from Gandhi Peace Award)
Image 60Peace Pagoda in London, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 61Peace Pagoda, Hiroshima. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 62Peace Pagoda in Latvia (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 63Protest in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kazan, 1 March 2022 (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 64Raging Grannies sing at the March 20, 2010 anti-war protest in Washington, DC (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 65Ramsey Clark speaks at the March 20, 2010, anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 66A group of anti-war protesters approaches a police barricade. The procession reached back nearly three miles as marchers walked from San Francisco Civic Center to the Financial District. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 67Mock coffins placed near the offices of defense contractors. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 68Unawatuna Peace Pagoda (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 69Peace Pagoda, Hiroshima, Japan February 9, 2013 (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 70Dhauli Giri Peace Pagoda, Bhubaneswar, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 71Protesters en route to the Pentagon. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 72Peace Pagoda in Japan Center, San Francisco, California, USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 73Vienna, Austria (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 74Peace Pagoda, Grafton, New York USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 75Signs outside the mobile Bushville in Brooklyn (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 76Anti-war march in St. Paul, Minnesota, March 19, 2011 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 77June 22, 2007 protest in Quebec City against Canada's involvement in the Afghan war. (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 78Women dressed in red, white, and blue outfits with missiles strapped around their hips do cheers in the street during the September 24 protest in Washington DC. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 79October 2007, protest against the Iraq War in Seattle, Occidental Park sign on a giant puppet says "Why is the U.S. gov't so afraid of the International Criminal Court" (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 80Demonstrators in London (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 81Muslims offering peace at London Bridge after the 2017 terrorist attack (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 82World Peace Pagoda Analayo in Comilla (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 83Protestors in Portland, Oregon, on March 19, 2006 (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 84Great Smoky Mountains Peace Pagoda in Newport, Tennessee, USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 85Moscow municipal deputy Alexei Gorinov was sentenced to 7 years in prison for his anti-war statements in 2022. (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 86Viswa Shanti stupa at Wardha (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 87The concert of INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome. 21 September 2014 (organized by MasterPeace) (from International Day of Peace)

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... that after the start of Afghan peace talks in 2019, journalist Farahnaz Forotan travelled the country to collect testimonies from women and prevent the rollback of their freedoms?
... that poet Peggy Pond Church became a strong pacifist and a member of the Society of Friends after the Manhattan Project used her home as a place to build nuclear weapons?
... that the Ava Prince Thray Sithu led two ceasefire negotiations with Hanthawaddy during the Forty Years' War?