That's the Post name Here's a brief explanation of what it's about - I'm just fiddling around to find out about 'Block editing' To start with let's have a picture .. because one of those is worth 1000 words But the file for the picture has to be nearby - more exactly ... in . […]
Twentieth century social sciences and thought have revealed how peace is lost and how it can be recaptured and made strong. That knowledge is helping to make peace in some of the world's worst afflicted places. There are though many more such places than UN and other peace-makers can help; and each year others descend […]
Informative quotations from a few modern-era Peace advocates Prominent figures in many fields of work become known for simple expressions of profound ideas. Here are a few quotations that reflect light from a modern understanding of Peace, and have in that way informed the Woodbridge Trees for Peace project. . In particular their ideas have […]
To start at a beginning - is there a simple definition of peace? That good place to start is also a little challenging! To answer the question ... in short, no. Like many other abstract things peace is difficult to understand and hard to define. But the word has been in use for a long […]
As an idea, whatever we now recognise as peace predates written history. It was probably shaped then by human behaviours and experiences that we now call caution, co-operation, kindness, generosity and sharing. For another's insight on life then read Alice Roberts' 'Wolf Road'. Some of today's variety of European words used for what is called […]
In 2017 the Council in Woodbridge, Suffolk UK, agreed to establish for the town what has become a Monument for Peace. The idea came after retirement from a long career of teaching and of inspecting learning in schools. The motivating concern was to strengthen education about Peace. Peace Education has for good reasons become well […]
1 THE LOGO A square containing a dove arriving with an olive branch within a Woodbridge Tree for Peace set against a sloping horizon: the latter to be made horizontal when peace stops falling away. 2 SEVERAL PAGES 3 FIFTY (or more) ITEMS ON PEACE This Post about What's on this site Other Posts - […]
PUBLISHED CONTENTS Up to and including 12 February 2026 Number of items = 7 Introduction by the Founder What's on this site Contents What is Peace? How the Trees and Monument will help Peace About this Journal Where did the idea of Peace come from . COMING SOON Other items related to Peace are likely to […]
Peace has a story as long as that of the human race. What we learn today about Peace during ancient times is defined by the surviving possessions, creations and writings of its major characters and their supporters. Evidence about Peace during the most recent millenium has been better preserved by its newer methods of recording […]
UN budget US$ 1.815 billion for 2025 Annual total of national spending on defense estimated at US$ 2.8 trillion Annual cost of violence estimated at US$ 20 trillion Making Peace stronger requires more than can be done by major organisations such as the United Nations Organisation (UNO). In spite of UNO's valuable work the inhumane […]