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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, 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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Satyāgraha (from Sanskrit: सत्याग्रह; satya: "truth", āgraha: "insistence" or "holding firmly to"), or "holding firmly to truth",' or "truth force", is a particular form of nonviolent resistance or civil resistance. Someone who practises satyagraha is a satyagrahi.

The term satyagraha was coined and developed by Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) as early as 1919. Gandhi practised satyagraha as part of the Indian independence movement and also during his earlier struggles in South Africa for Indian rights. Satyagraha theory influenced Martin Luther King Jr.'s and James Bevel's campaigns during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, as well as Nelson Mandela's struggle against apartheid in South Africa and many other social-justice and similar movements. (Full article...)

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