GIVE PEACE A CHANCE…

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• John Lennon– All we are saying is GIVE PEACE A CHANCE

Definition of PEACE

• Peace can be a state of harmony or the absence of hostility.

• a non-violent way of life.

• cessation of violent conflict.

• a state of quiet or tranquility — an absence of disturbance or agitation.

• Peace can also describe a relationship between any people characterized by respect, justice, and goodwill.

• Peace can describe calm, serenity, and silence. This latter understanding of peace can also pertain to an individual's sense of himself or herself, as to be "at peace" with one's own mind.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace

In HISTORY

• "Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding".– Albert Einstein

In recent history…

• Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.”

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

The “V” sign

• Originally strictly a sign for victory, it developed into a peace sign during protests against the Vietnam War (and subsequent anti-war protests) and by the counterculture as a sign of peace.

• In Judaism and Christianity, a white dove is generally a sign for peace.

Relgious Peace

• “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – BUDDA

• “Peace is its own reward.” – Mahatma GHANDI

Religious Tolerance

•       “If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.” – Mahatma GHANDI

• The Hebrew word "Shalom" (Hebrew: and the Arabic ,(ש��לו�ם"Salaam" (Arabic: have been used (سالمas peace symbols.

John 14:27 (New International Version)

• Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

ROCK and ROLL

• “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” – Jimi Hendrix

Other Musicians…

• Had great impact through their music:– Pete Seeger– Woody Guthrie– Peter, Paul and Mary– The Beatles, John Lennon, George Harrison,

etc– Can you name more?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

• Did you know …the PEACE sign turns 50 in April 2008!

Fifty years ago on a cold, grim Easter holiday, a protest was meant to be a watershed: a global call to ban the bomb. People marched from London to a factory in the countryside where Britain built its atomic bombs.

• Gerald Holtom was the artist and textile designer who created the PEACE sign.

A conscientious objector during World War II, he was driven to the nuclear disarmament campaign, he said, by a feeling of despair.

• I drew myself: the representative of an individual in despair, with hands palm outstretched outwards and downwards in the manner of Goya's peasant before the firing squad

– Gerald Holtom

• It's been used as a badge against tyranny in Greece,

• It's been used as a badge against apartheid in South Africa,

• it's been used just as a general peace logo, • it's been worn by U.S. U.S. troops opposing the

war in Vietnam, • it's become very much an anti-war symbol, but

also an anti-tyranny symbol.

TODAY…

• We still see the SYMBOL of the ultimate PEACE

What’s next?

• TIBET• IRAQ• SUDAN• DARFUR• ISRAEL / PALESTINE• PAKISTAN• USA• Where else is PEACE needed?

WHAT CAN YOU DO??

• PRAY

• BE THE PEACEMAKER

• HELP OTHERS

• PRACTICE NON VIOLENCE

• GET INVOLVED

• PROTEST

• And…….??????