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Welcome to the Peace Portal

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.

"Psychological peace" (such as peaceful thinking and emotions) is less well-defined, yet perhaps a necessary precursor to establishing "behavioural peace". Peaceful behaviour sometimes results from a "peaceful inner disposition". It has been argued by some that inner qualities such as tranquility, patience, respect, compassion, kindness, self-control, courage, moderation, forgiveness, equanimity, and the ability to see the big picture can promote peace within an individual, regardless of the external circumstances of their life. (Full article...)

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A peace walk or peace march, sometimes referred to as a peace pilgrimage, is a form of nonviolent action where a person or group marches a set distance to raise awareness for particular issues important to the walkers. (Full article...)

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Image 1Dhauli Giri Shanti Stupa (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 2Peace Pagoda, Hiroshima, Japan February 9, 2013 (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 3Narita, Chiba Great Peace Pagoda (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 4Protesters holding a banner saying: occupation of the Crimea is a shame of Russia (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 5Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda) at Rajgir. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 6Protesters en route to the Pentagon. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 7International Peace Day ceremony, organised by Ekta Parishad, Gandhi Bhawan, Bhopal, India, September 2014 (from International Day of Peace)
Image 8Anti-war protest in Washington, D.C., March 20, 2010 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 9Main hall of the Peace Palace. The background is the entrance of the Courtroom of the International Court of Justice. (from Peace Palace)
Image 10Opposition 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 11Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 12Raging Grannies sing at the March 20, 2010 anti-war protest in Washington, DC (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 13Peace Pagoda, Ampara, Sri Lanka (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 14Protester holds sign at March 20, 2010 anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 15Unawatuna Peace Pagoda (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 16Protester holds sign at March 20, 2010 anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 17Peace Pagoda, San Francisco, CA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 18Protestors in Portland, Oregon, on March 19, 2006 (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 19Protesters on 19 March 2005, in London, where organizers claim over 150,000 marched (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 20Great Smoky Mountains Peace Pagoda in Newport, Tennessee, USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 21
Medallion of the Gandhi Peace Award
(from Gandhi Peace Award)
Image 22Irina Prokhorova with Andrey Makarevich (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 23Muslims offering peace at London Bridge after the 2017 terrorist attack (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 24Demonstrators in London (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 25Dhauli Giri Peace Pagoda, Bhubaneswar, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 26The New England Peace Pagoda in Leverett, Massachusetts USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 27October 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 28Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza was arrested after criticizing the war in Ukraine (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 29Ladakh, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 30Viswa Shanti stupa at Wardha (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 31A 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 32Protest against the war in Afghanistan in New York City, December 10, 2009 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 33Peace Pagoda (Buddhist stupa) in Ampra, Sri Lanka. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 34Dhamma Talaka, Birmingham, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 35Women 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 36Inside the Peace Palace (from Peace Palace)
Image 37Signs outside the mobile Bushville in Brooklyn (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 38Peace Pagoda, Grafton, New York USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 39A 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 40The Salt March on March 12, 1930 (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 41Professor Andrey Zubov speaking at the anti-war congress in Moscow (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 42Shanti Stupa, Ladakh, India. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 43The inscription on the snow "NO TO WAR", Petrozavodsk, 5 March. (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 44Protests 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 45Graffiti on a wall in Moscow saying "No to war" (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 46World Peace Pagoda Analayo in Comilla (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 47Sapporo, Japan (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 48Pro-nonviolence protesters at an anti-globalization protest (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 49Russian 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 50The Peace Pagoda in Willen, Milton Keynes, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 51Protest against U.S military interventions and endless U.S. wars in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in October 2016 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 52Anti-war protest in Oslo, Norway, May 8, 2011 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 53Ramsey Clark speaks at the March 20, 2010, anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 54Protest against the invasion of Ukraine (Moscow, 24 February 2022) (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 55June 22, 2007 protest in Quebec City against Canada's involvement in the Afghan war. (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 56Vishwa Shanti Stupa Delhi (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 57A protest opposite Downing Street in October 2008 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 58Peace Pagoda, Hiroshima. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 59Protest in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kazan, 1 March 2022 (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 60Anti-war march in St. Paul, Minnesota, March 19, 2011 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 61Painting by children, International Peace Day 2009, Geneva (from International Day of Peace)
Image 62Peace Pagoda in Japan Center, San Francisco, California, USA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 63Angel of Peace (from Angel of Peace)
Image 64Bust of Carnegie and the original plan of the Peace Palace (from Peace Palace)
Image 65Protest in Moscow, 21 September 2014 (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 66Russian 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 67Russian 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 68Russian 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 69Shanti Stupa, Pokhara (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 70Darjeeling, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 71A 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 72Protesters march down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 73A "No NATO" protester in Chicago, in front of police, 2012 (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 74Protest in Moscow, 21 September 2014 (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 75Vienna, Austria (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 76Vishwa Shanti Stupa (World Peace Pagoda), Delhi. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 77Mock coffins placed near the offices of defense contractors. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 78Arrests at an anti-war protest in Moscow (24 February 2022, Tverskaya street) (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 79Peace Pagoda in London, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 80August 2007 anti-war graffiti in Venice, Italy (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 82Peace Pagoda in Latvia (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 83The Brisbane Nepal Peace Pagoda at South Bank Parklands. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 84Vase given by Russia (from Peace Palace)
Image 85The 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 hundreds of actors and other artists, as members of Artists4Ceasefire, are calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza?
... 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 Judith Ehrlich incorporated her NPR work on pacifism into a documentary focusing on conscientious objectors during World War II?