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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 and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups.

Promotion of peace is a core tenet of many philosophies, religions, and ideologies. Some examples are: religions such as Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism, and Islam, important figures like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., and literary writings 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 diverse shapes and symbols 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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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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The following are images from various peace-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Viswa Shanti stupa at Wardha (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 3Meeting in the Small Hall of Justice of the PCA (PCA Case 2013-14) (from Peace Palace)
Image 4World Peace Pagoda Analayo in Comilla (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 5Shanti Stupa, Ladakh, India. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 6The inscription on the snow "NO TO WAR", Petrozavodsk, 5 March. (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 7Darjeeling, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 8A 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 9Peace Pagoda, San Francisco, CA (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 10Protest against the war in Afghanistan in New York City, December 10, 2009 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 11Shanti Stupa, Pokhara (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 12A 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 13Protesters march down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 14A protest opposite Downing Street in October 2008 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 15A 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 16Ramsey Clark speaks at the March 20, 2010, anti-war protest (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 17Narita, Chiba Great Peace Pagoda (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 18Protesters on 19 March 2005, in London, where organizers claim over 150,000 marched (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 19Ladakh, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 20Anti-war march in St. Paul, Minnesota, March 19, 2011 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 21Mock coffins placed near the offices of defense contractors. (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 22Protests 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 23Painting by children, International Peace Day 2009, Geneva (from International Day of Peace)
Image 24Peace Pagoda in Latvia (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 25Vishwa Shanti Stupa Delhi (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 26Peace Pagoda, Ampara, Sri Lanka (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 27Hearing in the PCA Administrative Council Chamber at the Peace Palace (from Peace Palace)
Image 28ICJ Hearing (from Peace Palace)
Image 29Peace Pagoda, Hiroshima, Japan February 9, 2013 (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 30Opposition 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 31June 22, 2007 protest in Quebec City against Canada's involvement in the Afghan war. (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 32The Peace Pagoda in Willen, Milton Keynes, England (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 33Hearing in PCA Case 2012-04 (Croatia v. Slovenia) (from Peace Palace)
Image 34Protestors in Portland, Oregon, on March 19, 2006 (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 35Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza was arrested after criticizing the war in Ukraine (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 36Sapporo, Japan (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 37August 2007 anti-war graffiti in Venice, Italy (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 38Anti-war protest in Oslo, Norway, May 8, 2011 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 39Mahatma Gandhi leading his followers on the famous Salt March to abolish the British Salt Laws (from Nonviolent resistance)
Image 40Protest against U.S military interventions and endless U.S. wars in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in October 2016 (from Protests against the war in Afghanistan)
Image 41Hearing of the International Court of Justice at the Peace Palace (from Peace Palace)
Image 42Signs outside the mobile Bushville in Brooklyn (from Protests against the Iraq War)
Image 43Dhauli Giri Peace Pagoda, Bhubaneswar, India (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 44Protesters holding a banner saying: occupation of the Crimea is a shame of Russia (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 45Russian 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 46Protest in Moscow, 21 September 2014 (from 2014 anti-war protests in Russia)
Image 47Protest in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kazan, 1 March 2022 (from Anti-war protests in Russia (2022–present))
Image 48Vishwa Shanti Stupa (World Peace Pagoda), Delhi. (from Peace Pagoda)
Image 49Women 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 50Peace Pagoda (Buddhist stupa) in Ampra, Sri Lanka. (from Peace Pagoda)

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... that in 1929 Rosika Schwimmer, a woman over 50 and thus ineligible to take up arms in the U.S., was denied citizenship by the Supreme Court for pacifism and became stateless?
... that nonviolence advocate Tim DeChristopher described How to Blow Up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm as "a humble and nuanced case" for sabotaging fossil fuel infrastructure?
... that Judith Ehrlich incorporated her NPR work on pacifism into a documentary focusing on conscientious objectors during World War II?