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

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