Peace is not an absence of war; it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
Baruch Spinoza
War has shaped our history, but what if we could rewrite that narrative? We invite you to step beyond battlefields and explore the intricate threads of peacebuilding.
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Help Parvati Foundation create a marine sanctuary in the Arctic Ocean.
Partner Stories
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) doctor describes working in Gaza
Poetry
The Tuft of Flowers
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Imagine, with Ashoka, a new type of museum, one full of innovations for society.
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"...then you win.”
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"...unless the people themselves refuse..."
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Join the International Rescue Committee in aiding 33 million refugees worldwide.
Partner Initiatives
Learn how a doctor from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) asks for help.
Photography
Olive trees, Palestine, 1980's
Quotations
"What really matters..."
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"Someday they'll give a war..."
Partner Stories
Danish Refugees Council reduces threat of landmines
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"Everything you do in war..."
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Afghanistan 1980's
Partner Stories
Help Save The Children protect children in conflict
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"War is so unjust..."
Documentaries
Conversations With History: Linus Pauling on peace
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"War is not an adventure..."
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"You cannot ..."
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"Oh, Great warrior..."
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"Man has no right...."
Articles
The Humanity Initiative's blueprint for peace gatherings
Curated by Jacqueline Wigglesworth, THIPhotography
The Lewis Chessmen
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The world as tile cutouts
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Sauti World Map
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"No more war!"
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Afghan goat herder 1980's
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Our slice of life
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"...because we do not dare..."
Partner Initiatives
Volunteer for the World Central Kitchen.
Partner Initiatives
Learn how Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) must adapt to dozens of environments.
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"My country is the world..."
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"You can no more win a war..."
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"Peace is not an absence..."
Documentaries
Albert Schweitzer: Reverence for Life
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Whispers of Spring - Japan
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"Teach this triple truth...."
Commencement Speeches
Introduction to our commencement archive and top ten speeches.
26 commencement speakersPoetry
Wild Geese (1986)
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Serra Pelada gold mine, Brazil (1986)
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"I am not an Athenian.."
Poetry
A Conference in Time
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"War is an invention of the human mind...
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The 3rd of May, (painting) 1808
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"What really matters..."
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"What really matters..."
Partner Stories
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): "We dread nightfall."
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Prayer beads, Western Tibet
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"...make peace heroic."
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"...unless they kill in large numbers..."
Photography
The Normandy Invasion (painting)
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"As long as war..."
Partner Stories
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): ten monumental moments
Poetry
Bottoms Up!
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Help Danish Refugee Council aid refugees worldwide.
Poetry
Invictus (1975)
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" I have a scheme..."
Articles
"For reasons that are not well understood, war’s codes are safer...than love’s."
David Foster WallacePoetry
Love After Love (1976)
Partner Stories
World Central Kitchen celebrates lives of their heroes
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"Our humanity is trapped..."
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"He who is the author.."
Partner Initiatives
Ashoka Changemakers - leading the way since 1980.
Partner Initiatives
Join the Peace Programs of The Carter Center.
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