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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Intermittent discussions are held by various parties and proposals put forward in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through a peace process. Since the 1970s, there has been a parallel effort made to find terms upon which peace can be agreed to in both this conflict and the wider Arab–Israeli conflict. Notably, the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel included discussions on plans for Palestinian autonomy, but did not include any Palestinian representatives. The autonomy plan was not implemented, but its stipulations were represented to a large extent in the Oslo Accords.

Despite the failure of the peace process to produce a final agreement, the international consensus has for decades supported a two-state solution to the conflict, based on United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 and 338. This includes the establishment of an independent Palestinian state under the pre-1967 borders including East Jerusalem and a resolution to the refugee question based on the Palestinian right of return (in accordance with United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194, though Israel disputes this interpretation). This is in contrast to the current situation under the Oslo Accords in which the Palestinian territories are divided into areas of varying jurisdiction between Israeli military control and the Palestinian National Authority (PA), with the PA only having partial self-rule in Area A of the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip. A final settlement as stipulated by the Oslo Accords has yet to be reached. (Full article...)

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Image 1Lumbini's World Peace Pagoda (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 2Peace Pagoda, Hiroshima. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 3Peace Pagoda, Grafton, New York USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 4Graffiti on a wall in Moscow saying "No to war" (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 5Anti-war march in St. Paul, Minnesota, March 19, 2011 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 6A 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 7Peace Pagoda in London, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 8Raging Grannies sing at the March 20, 2010 anti-war protest in Washington, DC (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 9Angel of Peace (from Angel of Peace)
Image 10Protests 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 11Darjeeling, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 12International Peace Day ceremony, organised by Ekta Parishad, Gandhi Bhawan, Bhopal, India, September 2014 (from International Day of Peace)
Image 13Muslims offering peace at London Bridge after the 2017 terrorist attack (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 14Inside the Peace Palace (from Peace Palace)
Image 15Russian 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 16Demonstrators in London (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 17Dhauli Giri Shanti Stupa (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 18August 2007 anti-war graffiti in Venice, Italy (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 19Peace Pagoda, San Francisco, CA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 20Peace Pagoda, Ampara, Sri Lanka (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 21Japanese Peace Pagoda in Darjeeling (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 22Great Smoky Mountains Peace Pagoda in Newport, Tennessee, USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 23Protester holds sign at March 20, 2010 anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 24Stop the War Coalition protest march on March 15, 2008 in London (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 25Vishwa Shanti Stupa Delhi (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 26Mock coffins placed near the offices of defense contractors. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 27The Peace Pagoda in Willen, Milton Keynes, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 28Vienna, Austria (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 29Peace Pagoda in Latvia (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 30Protestors in Portland, Oregon, on March 19, 2006 (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 31Russian 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 32Peace Pagoda, Hiroshima, Japan February 9, 2013 (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 33Main hall of the Peace Palace. The background is the entrance of the Courtroom of the International Court of Justice. (from Peace Palace)
Image 34Protest in Moscow, 21 September 2014 (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 35Peace Pagoda in Japan Center, San Francisco, California, USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 36Opposition 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 37October 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 38Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 39Protest against the invasion of Ukraine (Moscow, 24 February 2022) (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 40Moscow 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 41Women 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 42The concert of INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome. 21 September 2014 (organized by MasterPeace) (from International Day of Peace)
Image 43Dhauli Giri Peace Pagoda, Bhubaneswar, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 44Protesters march down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 45Anti-war protest in Oslo, Norway, May 8, 2011 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 46Protest in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kazan, 1 March 2022 (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 47World Peace Pagoda Analayo in Comilla (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 48Narita, Chiba Great Peace Pagoda (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 49The New England Peace Pagoda in Leverett, Massachusetts USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 50Shanti Stupa, Ladakh, India. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 51Protesters holding a banner saying: occupation of the Crimea is a shame of Russia (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 52Russian 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 53Protester holds sign at March 20, 2010 anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 54Shanti Stupa, Pokhara (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 55Peace Pagoda (Buddhist stupa) in Ampra, Sri Lanka. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 56Protest in Moscow, 21 September 2014 (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 57Irina Prokhorova with Andrey Makarevich (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 58The Brisbane Nepal Peace Pagoda at South Bank Parklands. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 59
Medallion of the Gandhi Peace Award
(from Gandhi Peace Award)
Image 60Protesters on 19 March 2005, in London, where organizers claim over 150,000 marched (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 61Ladakh, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 62Anti-war protest in Washington, D.C., March 20, 2010 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 63Arrests at an anti-war protest in Moscow (24 February 2022, Tverskaya street) (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 64Dhamma Talaka, Birmingham, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 65A protest opposite Downing Street in October 2008 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 66Viswa Shanti stupa at Wardha (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 67Sapporo, Japan (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 68Vishwa Shanti Stupa (World Peace Pagoda), Delhi. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 69Painting by children, International Peace Day 2009, Geneva (from International Day of Peace)
Image 70Protesters en route to the Pentagon. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 71The inscription on the snow "NO TO WAR", Petrozavodsk, 5 March. (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 72A 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 73Ramsey Clark speaks at the March 20, 2010, anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 74Professor Andrey Zubov speaking at the anti-war congress in Moscow (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 75Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza was arrested after criticizing the war in Ukraine (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 76Gandhi leading his followers on the famous Salt March to abolish the British Salt Laws (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 77Unawatuna Peace Pagoda (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 78Pro-nonviolence protesters at an anti-globalization protest (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 79Vase given by Russia (from Peace Palace)
Image 80Protest against U.S military interventions and endless U.S. wars in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in October 2016 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 81Protest against the war in Afghanistan in New York City, December 10, 2009 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 82Signs outside the mobile Bushville in Brooklyn (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 83Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda) at Rajgir. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 84A 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 85Russian 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 86June 22, 2007 protest in Quebec City against Canada's involvement in the Afghan war. (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 87Bust of Carnegie and the original plan of the Peace Palace (from Peace Palace)

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