Soldiers in blue helmets. Politicians shaking hands in gilded offices. Women who walk across frontlines to talk to ‘the enemy’. Yoga teachers who help their students find inner peace. Children who campaign against gun violence or knife crime in their local neighbourhood. What kinds of people do you associate with peace-making or peace-keeping? And whose voices do we not hear from, when we talk and think about peace? In this section of our museum we feature some of the voices who have been marginalised – and even persecuted – in discussions of war, conflict-resolution and peace-building. Women, children, ethnic minorities, indigenous communities, religious groups, conscientious objectors, refugees and other victims of conflict. Their views are vital in ensuring that the peace we make reflects everyone’s experiences and responds to everyone’s needs.
Repuposing tradition: Andean Women in Peruvian Art and Activism
The Andean community of Sarhua, located in southern Peru, is an indigenous community with…
The Eurovision Song Contest and its peace projects – from European reconciliation to queer utopia?
“Love peace peace love Make it unforgettable You will be the best And win…
The Place of Principled Impartiality in Peace Work
EAs help with olive picking near Anabta Checkpoint (Tulkarem)Photo: Sara avMaat, 2010, EAPPI https://www.flickr.com/photos/unitedchurchcda/12839921063/…
‘I Have a Message for Germany’: Inglourious Basterds, Retributive Justice, and Peace
Inglourious Basterds is the seventh feature film from American writer-director Quentin Tarantino. Released in…
Picturing Peace in the DRC
Award-winning photographer Hugh Kinsella Cunningham has spent the past five years in the Democratic Republic of…
Kartarpur Corridor
When India and Pakistan were Partitioned in 1947, the state of Punjab, the homeland…
Machuca (2004): Children and Conflict in Cinema
Gallery of Victims in El museo de la memoria y los derechos humanos In…
And what if things were different? Rapping for empathy
Bigflo and Oli are two French rappers, who regularly write pieces devoted to political…
Trying to Remember the Kaddish: Inner Peace in Mikey and Nicky (1976)
‘It’s very hard to talk to a dead person. I have nothing in common.’…
Andromache’s search for post-conflict peace
‘As Neoptolemus had once promised, she married Helenus. The Trojan prince had a knack…
Peace-building through Archives: The Haifa Feminist Institute
Dr Sarai Aharoni, a Senior Lecturer of Gender Studies at the Ben-Gurion University of…
Peace in Faith and Practice: Quakers and Conscientious Objection
‘The savage momentum of war drags us all in its wake…’ London Yearly Quaker…
The Brownie of Bodsbeck
They are coming! they are coming!Alak! an’ wae’s me!Though the sword be in the…
Peace in Faith and Practice: The Origins of Quaker Testimony on Peace and Non-violence
Take heed, dear Friends, to the promptings of love and truth in your hearts….
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
Od bless ye, lad! I hae ither matters to mind. I hae a’ thae…
‘Add Women and Stir?’ For the Love of Feminism, Please Put the Spoon Down!
‘Peace and security missions face a plethora of challenges today. In today’s world, the…
Screenplay: String Theory
‘If the world were ending, I’d hope that all my friends were in my…
Collapse of the Peace Treaty in 2002 in Sri Lanka: the role of international organisations.
The Sri Lankan Civil War, officially spanning from 1983 to 2009, was fought between…
‘Of Ordinary Things’: Iraqi Women, Art, War and Peace-building
https://www.iwaw19.com Several items in our museum feature examples of ‘artivism’ – art that works…
How do children visualise ‘Life after Conflict’?
Since 2013, the charity Never Such Innocence (NSI) has been giving children and young people a…
Peace is Fun!
What do you remember learning about peace as you grew up? By the time…
Pride: peace in social justice and the power of solidarity
“Whether we march with banners or without, the important thing is that we march…
Two Neighbors
https://www.twoneighbors.com The brand Two Neighbors produces items of clothing which are the product of…
Isha Sadhguru’s ‘Fashion for Peace’
‘Fashion for Peace’ is a collaboration between Isha Sadhguru, an Indian yoga guru, and…
To Be or Not to Be: Religion and Resistance
Trigger warning – the Holocaust To Be or Not to Be was one of…
Education: a force for sustainable peace
‘Educating a girl will create equal and stable societies, and educated refugees will be…
‘Lament for Syria’ by Amineh Abou Kerech
‘Oh Syria, my loveI hear your moaning in the cries of the doves’ You…
Religion, Resistance, and Indoctrination in Jojo Rabbit
“You’re not a Nazi, Jojo. You’re a ten-year-old kid who likes dressing up in…
‘The Ash that Travelled’ by K. H. Miris
‘The city that was burntWas reborn on another coast’ Despite popular belief that the…
Visualising Peace after Forced Displacement
Marios Diakourtis, April 2022 As I was researching narratives to incorporate into our Museum…
Howard Marten: Conscientious Objector
“What must have galled them was that while we were reasonably civil, we were…
The Weight of a White Feather
“Suddenly producing a large white feather, she jabbed it into his waistcoat. And in…
A Blank Newspaper
‘Art changes people’s minds and people change the world.’ Shamsia Hassani Blank Newspaper, Shamsia…