Peace movement

A peace movement is a social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or all wars), minimize inter-human violence in a particular place or type of situation, often linked to the goal of achieving world peace. Means to achieve these ends usually include advocacy of pacifism, non-violent resistance, diplomacy, boycotts, moral purchasing and demonstrations.

Current events

Some believe that as of the Iraq crisis, peace movements could be seen as part of a global effort to cohere "public opinion as a superpower" to compete with perceived U.S. unilateralism.

Related Topics:
Iraq crisis - Public opinion as a superpower - Unilateralism

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Peace movements are also generally thought to have benefited from the rise of Internet communication and coordination, the so-called smart mob technology.

Related Topics:
Internet - Smart mob

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It has also been suggested that such efforts as Indymedia and the Wikipedia play a role in coordinating this public opinion, e.g. compiling lists of alleged effects of invading Iraq, providing neutral views of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, of Islamist activity, varying views of ethics and of politics, and providing a quick check on biased views of history.

Related Topics:
Indymedia - Wikipedia - Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Islamist - Ethics - Politics - History

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