Peace is not something you wish for-It's something you make

[kpete]

“Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do, Something you are, And something you give away.”



Peace Chalkin’ Youngsters - F16 Best Artwork of the Day:
Collaborative peace chalking at the Embarcadero.
Powerful artwork – some onlookers begin to cry as they watched the artists at work.




In using the symbol of modern war,
I chose to portray bombs in a material
associated with protecting the human body.

This incongruity between image and medium,
between destruction and nurturance
raises consideration of the human cost of war.

A family-sized grouping suggests the lasting
effect of military conflict on several generations.

The ultimate question is “How big is my family?
Dixie Brown
http://politicalartwork.blogspot.com/2006/08/guest-artist-dixie-brown.html




Anti war in Iraq Christmas card showing bombing of Babylon (Baghdad, Iraq), December 2005, watercolour and body colour, 20 x 29.6 cm




This piece includes both peace and the conflict which is represented by the dove and the angered eye. These images were hand drawn. The brick wall symbolizes the thick divide between the opposing view points represented by the superimposed images. The background illustrates portions of different sizes of the phrase that is embedded on the brick wall. I feel it has an influential effect on the viewer. The contrasting color choices and varying font sizes aid in portraying this.



I think that liars are, by definition, afraid. I think that extremists, whether they are religious fanatics, or hyper-greedy business people, or power hungry politicians, are by definition, either conscious liars, or people so sick with their own shit, that their lying has become pathological.
Paint and Politics
By Robert Wittig




“There is no way to peace, peace is the way.”


"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind...War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today."
-- John F. Kennedy

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Yep

it starts with peace within. To practice maintaining that peace isn't always easy, but the benefits are great. The next step is to practice peace with every person. Peace can happen. Peace is happening, right now, one person at a time.