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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 tenant of their philosophy. Some examples are, faiths such as Buddhism and Islam, 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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The testimony of peace (a.k.a. testimony for peace or testimony against war) is the action generally taken by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) for peace and against participation in war. Like other Quaker testimonies, it is not a "belief", but a description of committed actions, in this case to promote peace, and refrain from and actively oppose participation in war. Quakers' original refusal to bear arms has been broadened to embrace protests and demonstrations in opposition to government policies of war and confrontations with others who bear arms, whatever the reason, in the support of peace and active nonviolence. Due to this core testimony, the Religious Society of Friends is considered one of the traditional peace churches. (Full article...)

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Image 1Unawatuna Peace Pagoda (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 2Vishwa Shanti Stupa (World Peace Pagoda), Delhi. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 3Protesters holding a banner saying: occupation of the Crimea is a shame of Russia (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 4Bust of Carnegie and the original plan of the Peace Palace (from Peace Palace)
Image 5Anti-war protest in Oslo, Norway, May 8, 2011 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 6Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza was arrested after criticizing the war in Ukraine (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 7The inscription on the snow "NO TO WAR", Petrozavodsk, 5 March. (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 8Peace Pagoda in Japan Center, San Francisco, California, USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 9Opposition 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 10The Salt March on March 12, 1930 (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 11Main hall of the Peace Palace. The background is the entrance of the Courtroom of the International Court of Justice. (from Peace Palace)
Image 12Protesters on 19 March 2005, in London, where organizers claim over 150,000 marched (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 13Raging Grannies sing at the March 20, 2010 anti-war protest in Washington, DC (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 14Protests 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 15Peace Pagoda, Hiroshima, Japan February 9, 2013 (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 16Vishwa Shanti Stupa Delhi (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 17Ladakh, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 18Protest against the invasion of Ukraine (Moscow, 24 February 2022) (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 19Protest in Moscow, 21 September 2014 (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 20Russian 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 21Peace Pagoda, Grafton, New York USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 22Arrests at an anti-war protest in Moscow (24 February 2022, Tverskaya street) (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 23Anti-war march in St. Paul, Minnesota, March 19, 2011 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 24A 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 25The Peace Pagoda in Willen, Milton Keynes, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 26Muslims offering peace at London Bridge after the 2017 terrorist attack (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 27Protest in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kazan, 1 March 2022 (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 28Dhamma Talaka, Birmingham, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 29August 2007 anti-war graffiti in Venice, Italy (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 30Peace Pagoda in London, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 31Protestors in Portland, Oregon, on March 19, 2006 (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 32Narita, Chiba Great Peace Pagoda (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 33Pro-nonviolence protesters at an anti-globalization protest (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 34Angel of Peace (from Angel of Peace)
Image 35Russian 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 36Protester holds sign at March 20, 2010 anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 37A protest opposite Downing Street in October 2008 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 38Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda) at Rajgir. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 39Anti-war protest in Washington, D.C., March 20, 2010 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 40Shanti Stupa, Ladakh, India. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 41Viswa Shanti stupa at Wardha (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 42The Brisbane Nepal Peace Pagoda at South Bank Parklands. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 43International Peace Day ceremony, organised by Ekta Parishad, Gandhi Bhawan, Bhopal, India, September 2014 (from International Day of Peace)
Image 44A 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 45Protest in Moscow, 21 September 2014 (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 46Peace Pagoda, Hiroshima. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 47June 22, 2007 protest in Quebec City against Canada's involvement in the Afghan war. (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 48Vienna, Austria (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 49Women 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 50Signs outside the mobile Bushville in Brooklyn (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 51Shanti Stupa, Pokhara (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 52Inside the Peace Palace (from Peace Palace)
Image 53Peace Pagoda (Buddhist stupa) in Ampra, Sri Lanka. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 54Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 55The New England Peace Pagoda in Leverett, Massachusetts USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 56Protest against U.S military interventions and endless U.S. wars in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in October 2016 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 57Darjeeling, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 58Dhauli Giri Shanti Stupa (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 59A 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 60Protester holds sign at March 20, 2010 anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 61Vase given by Russia (from Peace Palace)
Image 62Peace Pagoda in Latvia (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 63A "No NATO" protester in Chicago, in front of police, 2012 (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 64Peace Pagoda, San Francisco, CA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 65Irina Prokhorova with Andrey Makarevich (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 66Russian 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 67Protesters march down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 68Peace Pagoda, Ampara, Sri Lanka (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 69World Peace Pagoda Analayo in Comilla (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 70Sapporo, Japan (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 71
Medallion of the Gandhi Peace Award
(from Gandhi Peace Award)
Image 72Dhauli Giri Peace Pagoda, Bhubaneswar, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 73October 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 74Graffiti on a wall in Moscow saying "No to war" (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 75Russian 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 76Demonstrators in London (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 77Professor Andrey Zubov speaking at the anti-war congress in Moscow (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 78Painting by children, International Peace Day 2009, Geneva (from International Day of Peace)
Image 79Great Smoky Mountains Peace Pagoda in Newport, Tennessee, USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 80Mock coffins placed near the offices of defense contractors. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 81Stop the War Coalition protest march on March 15, 2008 in London (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 82Protesters en route to the Pentagon. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 83Protest against the war in Afghanistan in New York City, December 10, 2009 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 84The concert of INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome. 21 September 2014 (organized by MasterPeace) (from International Day of Peace)
Image 85Ramsey Clark speaks at the March 20, 2010, anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)

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... that Weltdeutsch was a proposal for a German-based language by Nobel-Prize laureate and pacifist Wilhelm Ostwald, created in an episode of chauvinistic fervour?
... that Grace Hutchins promoted a radical Christian pacifist movement in the United States?
... that in 1929 Rosika Schwimmer, a woman over 50 and thus ineligible to take up arms in the U.S., was denied citizenship by the Supreme Court for pacifism and became stateless?