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It is time for a peaceful world. How do we achieve it?
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Peace.
Trilingual peace graphic (Hebrew Shalom שלום [in blue], - Arabic Salam/Salaam السلام [in green]).The broken rifle is a symbol widely identified with War Resisters' International and its affiliates, but actually it predates the foundation of WRI (in 1921). The first known example was the masthead of De Wapens Neder (Down with Weapons), the monthly of the International Antimilitarist Union in the Netherlands.
The symbol spread, and in 1925 Ernst Friedrich, the founder of the Anti-Kriegs Museum in Berlin began using the symbol for badges, brooches, belt buckles and tiepins.[1][2] The symbol was also utilized by the band Crass, who included it in much of their artwork. This concept was in turn used by the band Anti-Flag in their "Gunstar" logo.
In recent years, especially in connection with the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, there has been a surge in popularity of the Peace flag, a series of seven rainbow colors (red on bottom) with the word PACE (Peace in Italian and Romanian, derived from the Latin word pax, pronounced pah-chay) boldly printed across the middle. The usage of the rainbow can either be tracked back to pacific coexistence of different people, or to the rainbow that God showed Noah at the end of the Biblical flood.
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Afghanistan 7 Replies
The "war" in Afghanistan: Find bin Laden and capture him for trial or murder him on the spot. During the early part of Obama's primary campaign he often spoke of Afghanistan in the same breath as ...
Tagged: war on terror, Afghanistan, peace, war
Started by Billy. Last reply by Billy May 6.
Israel. Palestine. 6 Replies
Discussion of the most pressing issue in the world today: the resolution of the Palestine-Israel crisis. For reference, check the GP platform's A Real Road to Peace in the Middle East President Ob...
Tagged: Palestine, Amnesty International, Israel, war, Middle East,
Started by Billy. Last reply by Billy May 6.
Darfur, Sudan
The Sudan Airstrike Mystery Robert Mackey The Lede: New York Times News Blog March 26, 2009, 11:29 AM Original Article Image: Nubian Desert, Wikimedia Commons. Sudan’s minister for highways, Mabro...
Started by Billy Mar 26.
Iraq 1 Reply
Iraq Withdrawal Lite: Video (Mosaic Intelligence Report: February 27, 2009) Barack Obama announced his plan to withdraw most US troops from Iraq by August 2010. Can a withdrawal plan point to an "...
Started by Billy. Last reply by Billy Mar 22.
Reno Peace 3 Replies
Check the calendar for the March 19th Human Peace sign in d/t Reno. I will def be there.
Started by Billy. Last reply by Billy Mar 22.
International
United Nations panel discusses extraterrestrial war and peace Today a select group of United Nations officials learn about war and peace from the perspective of life on an extraterrestrial mothers...
Started by Billy Mar 18.
Northern Ireland
There is another way... Peace protests across Northern Ireland Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Northern Ireland today for silent vigils to protest against the murders of two soldie...
Started by Billy Mar 11.
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