We have posted faces and personal stories of people who contribute to peace. Feel invited to browse and be inspired.
Now it’s your turn. You read stories and hopefully got some ideas about what you could contribute yourself. Why not write your own contribution to peace here?
We all carry up to 60,000 conscious and unconscious thoughts with us every day, and often everyday life leaves us no time to organize and perceive them. They accumulate and sometimes overwhelm us. Just then it helps to let them go. Write down your thoughts, wishes, complaints and prayers and leave everything here in the …read more
The impulse for the way to the next station suggests that you greet other people with a smile. In the film you see how the greeting of peace is expressed in sign language. So you could do a peace greeting too? Maybe someone will ask about it and you will start a conversation about your …read more
This image composition seems to be light and transparent. Colours and space are structured. Azure, grey tones and a black, light up through a light impact, convey an impression of weightlessness. Visible are some fragments of sky and clouds; a big piece in the left lower third of the image area. On the other hand …read more
Made of wood stacked closely together and a metal frame, this wall has the appearance of an obstacle. The surfaces of the logs are coloured red, a colour we know as house paint from northern countries. Gaps are visible between the pieces of wood. These and also the smell of the object are perceptible. Slips …read more
A red metal pipe is stuck steeply in the ground. A wooden sculpture is placed on top of it. Red paint, the pipe and also the figure are finished with Scandinavian house colour, accentuates the signal effect of the aspiring figure moving upwards with a wide step. The green surrounding of the meadow emphasizes the …read more
Some people, in view of the evil in the world, are prepared to use armed force and to be trained to do so. This includes female and male soldiers. In doing so, they are convinced that there can be borderline situations in human interaction in which the use of violence is part of the responsibility …read more
Is there any right to look away or is there any privilege to ignore. A mental game. Imagine you are sitting in a classroom just before the final exam. All 29 other students are sitting in the same room. Each person at his or her own table. Everyone is facing the blackboard. There are five …read more
We are far from that. That is the answer I would like to give most. But I feel my discomfort. Racism exists in all social contexts and structures. Why should a mission organisation be exempt from it? If we look at the past, there was clear racism from today’s perspective. The people in the area …read more