#peace making

[bl3lley]

LOOK WHAT I MADE IN ART CLASS!!

It's a tunnel book! That was our project, and after looking at 1-2 other drawings for inspo, this is what I made. Inspired by Χάρτινο το Φεγγαράκι (Moon Out of Paper), with music by Μάνος Χατζιδάκις (Hatzidakis), and Jagged Stars (which I originally thought was called Paper Stars, but apparently not) by Skittish!

More notes below :]

To make the moon and stars actually LOOK like they were made of paper, I...literally crumpled up your usual A4 paper and cut them out of it. I like how the texture turned out! Pretty proud of this piece :]

P.S. I kind of had to fight tooth and nail (I'm joking, it was a calm diplomatic procedure) to get the lighter shade of blue paper, since one of the tables of the art classroom had kept it for themselves. I asked for one of the pieces they had, and one of the guys there figured they could spare me one, and, lo and behold, I was given it. Really happy about that! I had to improvise on some pieces, too, since the scraps I managed to retrieve were NOT big enough to use for this project...so I glued some together into the square shape I needed. Yay for improv!

I know this is a bit far from my usual posts, BUT I am an artist and I figured, "Hey, why not share this with people too?" Poems all the time aren't as fun, and y'all deserve to see this!

Okay now, buh byee!!! Have an amazing day, everyone ^^

[therevlisad]

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.

Arthur Ashe

[protoslacker]

Ending the Trump-Netanyahu War in the Middle East - Clarion India

If not stopped soon, this war could easily turn into a global conflagration, effectively into World War III Jeffrey D. Sachs | Sybil Fares T

We are not optimistic about the likelihood of our plan. The Israeli government is murderous and Trump is delusional about US power. We are perhaps already in the early days of WWIII. Yet because the stakes are so high, it’s worth laying out real solutions even if they are long shots. Collective security could be achieved in five interconnected measures. First, the US and Israel would immediately end their armed aggression across the entire region and withdraw their forces. Second, Iran would stop its retaliatory strikes across the GCC and resubmit to monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency under a revised Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which President Trump recklessly abandoned in 2018. Third, the Strait of Hormuz would reopen with mutual agreement of Iran and the GCC. Fourth, the two-state solution would be immediately implemented by admitting Palestine as a full member state of the UN. Israel would be required to end its occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem and to withdraw its forces from Lebanon and Syria. Fifth, the UN recognition of the State of Palestine would form the basis for a comprehensive regional disarmament of all non-state actors, verified under international monitoring. The end result would be a return to international law and the UN Charter. 

I noticed the copyright is held by Common Dreams but do not see the essay there.

I believe that I am like most people in the world who long for peace. It is really important for all to imagine peace.

[xxanflowaa]

No one announced it.

No one filmed it.

No one called it heroic.

But someone chose not to walk past.

And sometimes that’s how peace actually begins.

[cienciastre-blog]

Irja Askola: "We talk a great deal about foreign people but not enough with them" | University of Helsinki

Science provides a means to navigate towards justice and mercy. Science is good for you. It increases understanding, says Bishop Emerita Irja Askola.

“It comes so easily to us to speak about other people and groups of people while not talking to them. Only through contact can we see the people behind the labels.”

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“A Flight of Doves,” Montreal Star. January 21, 1937. Page 08. --- ‘And When You Get to Europe, Stay There!’ [Hopes are expressed that President Roosevelt, after the success of the Pan-American Conference, may attempt to use his great influence in the cause of European peace.] - Published by Special Arrangement with Punch. Roosevelt, as Noah, releases doves from his Ark, hoping when they find land, in this case specifically Europe, they will bring peace to that land. The Deluge is, I guess, the chaos of the world?

[dailyparadigmshift]

The Controversial Truth About the Meaning of the Word 'Peace'

The Controversial Truth About the Meaning of the Word ‘Peace’

Peace is used as a very passive word in the world today. We all want everyone to be happy. This is what we have defined as being peaceful. But, if we look at the definition, we discover that we aren’t even scratching the surface of the true meaning of peace. In some ways, we’re getting it all wrong. Definition of peace: Freedom from war or violence or disturbance. After reading this definition,…

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