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.
The UN and other peace-makers are however insufficient to help all such places; and each year conflicts descend to violence in new places.
There is teaching and research about Peace in many universities and colleges worldwide. Their graduates acquire leadership skills that are valuable in many professions.
Education in schools about Peace is, however, rarely enough to introduce young people to its roots, its higher education opportunities or even to the greater place it warrants in 'general knowledge'.
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The purpose of the Woodbridge Trees and Monument for Peace and this website is to spread more of that valuable knowledge into communities.
What we know about Peace draws on many of the conventional school subjects: (alphabetical list here ..............
Learning about Peace from here will NOT qualify anyone for UN peace-work. It may however trigger or amplify a lasting interest in any of those contributory subject disciplines.
And, in ways explained on these pages, Learning started here will bring both personal enjoyment and additional pleasures from bringing its benefit into our communities.
It will, for example, provide deeper insights and practical opportunities to respond to concerns arising from distant conflicts.
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More generally, at times when there is public concern we can find personal Peace and comfort as informed and active commentators rather than worried, frustrated and perhaps angry bystanders.
Instead there can be satisfaction in questioning the actions or inactions of those better placed to promote Peace.
And where our vigilance and commentary leads to early interventions – they will both limit local misery and deflect some of the burden from United Nations and other front-line peace-makers.
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In those ways there are possibilities for each of us to add Peace to the world and, together with others, to bear down on the globally damaging impact of uncontrolled conflict.