Symboles of Peace

2. INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY
 The United Nations (UN) International Day of
Peace is celebrated on September 21st each year
to recognize the efforts of those who have
worked hard to end conflict and promote peace.

3.  To inaugurate the International Day of Peace, the
"Peace Bell" is rung at UN Headquarters. The bell
is made from coins donated by children from all
continents. The bell is referred to as "a reminder
of the human cost of war.“

4. Symbols of Peace
This peace
sign was used
widely in the 60's to
express Peace. It
was originally
designed in 1958
by Gerald Holtom, a
design student and
activitst from
England, to
promote PEACE
and Nuclear
Disarmament

5. The peace dove
flying with an olive
branch in its beak is
one of the most
commonly featured
symbols for the day.
In Judaism,
Christianity, and
Islam a white dove
is generally a sign
for peace. The dove
can also represent
"hope for peace" or
a peace offering
from one person to
another.
The peace doves, by the famous artist
PABLO PICASSO

6.  When the United States was consumed by the
Vietnam War, LOVE also became a popular symbol
for peace

7. The Nobel Peace Prizes
 According to Alfred Nobel's will, the Nobel Peace
Prize should be awarded "to the person who shall
have done the most or the best work for fraternity
between the nations, for the abolition or reduction of
standing armies and for the holding and promotion of
peace congresses." The Peace Prize is awarded
annually in Norway's capital city of Oslo, unlike the
other Nobel Prizes, which are awarded in
Stockholm, Sweden.
 The list of Noble Peace Prizes is huge, so here you
are the first and the last ones.
 In 1901, winners Henry Dunant, founder of the Red
Cross, and renowned pacifist Frederic Passy shared
the first Nobel Prize in Peace for their influential
humanitarian efforts and peace movements.

8.  The Nobel Peace Prize 2010
was awarded to
LIU XIAOBO
"for his long and non violent
struggle for fundamental
human rights in China.”
The Nobel Peace Prize 2012 was
awarded to AUNG SAN SUU “ for
her non-violent struggle for
democracy
and human rights“ in Myanmar
(Burma)

9. SONGS ABOUT PEACE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRhq-yO1KN8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KsemcYtF7E&featur
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5TwT69i1lU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbvbVT8L_hQ