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Welcome to the Peace Portal

Peace means societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social 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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Citizens of Israel have refused to serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) or have disobeyed orders on the grounds of pacifism, antimilitarism, religious philosophy, or political disagreement with Israeli policy such as its occupation of the West Bank. Conscientious objectors in Israel are known as sarvanim (in Hebrew סרבנים) which is sometimes translated as "refuseniks", or mishtamtim (evaders, dodgers). (Full article...)

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

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... that Judith Ehrlich incorporated her NPR work on pacifism into a documentary focusing on conscientious objectors during World War II?
... that Grace Hutchins promoted a radical Christian pacifist movement in the United States?
... that the African-American settlers at Port Cresson were pacifist Quakers who were unequipped to defend themselves when attacked by King Joe?