Pacifism Collection (#3)

Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher and author -- a large book open at a page of architectural illustrations in the study of his home, Plas Penrhyn, Wales

Members of London Peace Action campaigning against war toys outside a Toy and Hobby Fair at Earls Court, West London, 3 February 1981. Date: 1981

Daily Worker slogan on a wall
Slogan painted on a wall: It stands between You and War, the Daily Worker. Date: circa 1973

Communist Party members voting
Communist Party delegates (including Janey Glen from Yorkshire, centre) voting in London against American bases in Britain for Cruise missiles. Date: 1982

Cartoon, Now you have peace, WW1
Cartoon, a figure of death says: Your wishes are granted, now you have peace. A silhouette of Kaiser Wilhelm hangs from a gibbet, with a flock of vultures gathering around his body. Date: 1916

Bertrand Russell with others on a CND campaign
Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, 1872-1970), British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, socialist, pacifist and social critic

Bertrand Russell, British writer, pacifist etc
Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, 1872-1970), British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, socialist, pacifist and social critic. Seen here (left)

Ben Rubner, General Secretary of the FTAT union
Ben Rubner (1921-1998), General Secretary of the Furniture, Timber and Allied Trades Union (FTAT) from 1976 to 1986. He also campaigned against the Vietnam War

Michael Tippett, English composer
Sir Michael Kemp Tippett (1905-1998), English composer, humanitarian and pacifist. Date: circa 1960s

Donald Soper, Methodist minister, socialist and pacifist
Donald Oliver Soper, Baron Soper (1903-1998), prominent Methodist minister, socialist and pacifist. Date: circa 1980s

Jacquetta Hawkes, Bertrand Russell and Stephen King-Hall
Jacquetta Hawkes (1910-1996), British writer and archaeologist, Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, 1872-1970), British philosopher, logician, mathematician

Cardinal Basil Hume and Fenner Brockway
Cardinal Basil Hume (George Basil Hume, 1923-1999, standing), English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop of Westminster from 1976, speaking at Central Hall, Westminster, London

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Peace between Henry II, King of England and Raymond V, Count of Toulouse
1761659 Peace between Henry II, King of England and Raymond V, Count of Toulouse by French School; (add.info.: Peace between Henry II, king of England (1133-1189) and Raymond V (1134-1194)

Sigismund's arrival in England in 1417 (litho)
3783882 Sigismund's arrival in England in 1417 (litho) by English School; (add.info.: Sigismund of Luxembourg (15 February 1368-9 December 1437)

Sheperds in Arcadia, 17th century (painting)
7129417 Sheperds in Arcadia, 17th century (painting) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Sheperds in Arcadia)

Woman Hanging No More War Signs on Military Artillery, USA, c. 1922 (b/w photo)
5974428 Woman Hanging No More War Signs on Military Artillery, USA, c.1922 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Roadside Picketers with Signs "No More War", USA, c. 1922 (b/w photo)
5974426 Roadside Picketers with Signs "No More War", USA, c. 1922 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

The angel of the Annunciation (L'ange de l'annonciation) (oil on wood)
7337437 The angel of the Annunciation (L'ange de l'annonciation) (oil on wood) by Vos, Maarten de (1532-1603); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Painting)

Signing of the capitulation of Paris at the Chateau de Saint-Cloud, 3rd July 1815 (w/c)
904813 Signing of the capitulation of Paris at the Chateau de Saint-Cloud, 3rd July 1815 (w/c) by Italian School, (19th century); Musee de l'Ile de France, Sceaux, France

Ara Pacis, detail. The Tellus Panel, Goddess and child. 1st century BC. (relief)
7299722 Ara Pacis, detail. The Tellus Panel, Goddess and child. 1st century BC. (relief) by Roman, (1st century BC); (add.info.: Ara Pacis, detail. The Tellus Panel, Goddess and child)

Ara Pacis, detail Section of the interior frieze, vegetal detail. 1st century BC (low relief)
7299712 Ara Pacis, detail Section of the interior frieze, vegetal detail. 1st century BC (low relief) by Roman, (1st century BC); (add.info.: Ara Pacis, detail Section of the interior frieze)

Ara Pacis, detail with Ionic temple with four colomns on the front. 1st century BC (relief)
7299720 Ara Pacis, detail with Ionic temple with four colomns on the front. 1st century BC (relief) by Roman, (1st century BC); (add.info.: Ara Pacis, detail)

View of the eastern side with Tellus Panel at the left and Roma Panel at the right. Altar of Augustan Peace. Ara Pacis
7299719 View of the eastern side with Tellus Panel at the left and Roma Panel at the right. Altar of Augustan Peace. Ara Pacis

Ara Pacis, detail showing a sacrifice performed by Aeneas or Numa Pompilius. 1st century BC (relief)
7299716 Ara Pacis, detail showing a sacrifice performed by Aeneas or Numa Pompilius. 1st century BC (relief) by Roman, (1st century BC); (add.info.: Ara Pacis, detail)

Ara Pacis, detail depicting Roma, the personification of Rome. 1st century BC. (relief)
7299727 Ara Pacis, detail depicting Roma, the personification of Rome. 1st century BC. (relief) by Roman, (1st century BC); (add.info.: Ara Pacis, detail)

Ara Pacis, detail Section of the interior frieze, vegetal detail. 1st century BC (relief)
7299743 Ara Pacis, detail Section of the interior frieze, vegetal detail. 1st century BC (relief) by Roman, (1st century BC); (add.info.: Ara Pacis, detail Section of the interior frieze)

Altar of Augustan Peace. Western side. Ara Pacis. 1st century BC (photo)
7299728 Altar of Augustan Peace. Western side. Ara Pacis. 1st century BC (photo) by Roman, (1st century BC); (add.info.: Altar of Augustan Peace. Western side. Ara Pacis. 1st century BC. Rome)

Ara Pacis, detail showing a sacrifice performed by Aeneas or Numa Pompilius. 1st century BC (relief)
7299715 Ara Pacis, detail showing a sacrifice performed by Aeneas or Numa Pompilius. 1st century BC (relief) by Roman, (1st century BC); (add.info.: Ara Pacis, detail)

Inside Kameido Tenjin Shrine, 1856-58 (woodblock print, with bokashi)
7299861 Inside Kameido Tenjin Shrine, 1856-58 (woodblock print, with bokashi) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); 55.5x40.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Ara Pacis, detail of the Tellus Panel, 1st century BC (Low relief)
7299717 Ara Pacis, detail of the Tellus Panel, 1st century BC (Low relief) by Roman, (1st century BC); (add.info.: Ara Pacis, detail. Low relief of the Tellus Panel, 1st century BC. Rome)

Ara Pacis, detail Section of the interior frieze, vegetal detail. 1st century BC (low relief)
7299709 Ara Pacis, detail Section of the interior frieze, vegetal detail. 1st century BC (low relief) by Roman, (1st century BC); (add.info.: Ara Pacis, detail Section of the interior frieze)

The last leaf of the Vienna Peace Charter after the original in the Imperial Archives in Budapest
7279944 The last leaf of the Vienna Peace Charter after the original in the Imperial Archives in Budapest by Unknown Artist

The death of Leo Tolstoi in the small railway station of Astapowo (Riasan gov)
2815390 The death of Leo Tolstoi in the small railway station of Astapowo (Riasan gov) at dawn on the 20th century (colour litho) by Beltrame

Peace? (colour litho)
2814795 Peace? (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peace? Illustration for Courier Sunday, 25 June 1905.); © Look and Learn

An Interview With Boer Leaders And British Representatives To Discuss Peace After Three Years Of War (Colour Litho)
2798545 An Interview With Boer Leaders And British Representatives To Discuss Peace After Three Years Of War (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Montenegro-Wallachia Act of Public Reconciliation, 1856 (engraving)
1730207 Montenegro-Wallachia Act of Public Reconciliation, 1856 (engraving) by Lemaitre, Augustin Francois (1797-1870); (add.info)

In the twilight
7176985 In the twilight by Loekke, Marie (1877-1948); 67x57 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Switzerland: Alpine Peace (colour photo)
7183381 Switzerland: Alpine Peace (colour photo) by Gaberell, Jean (1887-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alpine Peace)

Switzerland: Evening on the Pasture (colour photo)
7183391 Switzerland: Evening on the Pasture (colour photo) by Gaberell, Jean (1887-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Evening on the Pasture)

In the shadow, Fontenay-aux-Roses, 1920
7142998 In the shadow, Fontenay-aux-Roses, 1920 by Grunwald, Isaac (1889-1946); 33x41 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Portia Willis at head of Womens Peace Parade, New York, 1914 (b / w photo)
5055783 Portia Willis at head of Womens Peace Parade, New York, 1914 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Germanic golden age (colour litho)
7173309 Ancient Germanic golden age (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Germanic golden age)

Womens Peace Parade down Fifth Avenue, New York, 1914 (b / w photo)
4072613 Womens Peace Parade down Fifth Avenue, New York, 1914 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ole-Luk-Oie the Sandman visiting a little boy named Hjalmar (colour litho)
7185271 Ole-Luk-Oie the Sandman visiting a little boy named Hjalmar (colour litho) by Crane, Donn P. (1878-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

And peaceful citizens with improved shock absorbers (colour litho)
7181019 And peaceful citizens with improved shock absorbers (colour litho) by Echau, Joaquin Xaudaru y (1872-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

Banquet in honour of Joseph Chamberlain and Lord Kitchener at the Grocers Company, City of London, 1902 (litho)
7172850 Banquet in honour of Joseph Chamberlain and Lord Kitchener at the Grocers Company, City of London, 1902 (litho) by Blind

Ratification of the Preliminaries of Peace at the French National Assembly on 1st March 1871 (engraving)
1720469 Ratification of the Preliminaries of Peace at the French National Assembly on 1st March 1871 (engraving) by Janet

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"Pacifism: A Path Towards Lasting Peace" On the front page of history, pacifism stands tall as a beacon of hope for a world weary of violence and destruction, and is a philosophy embraced by many, including the passionate youth who form organizations like Youth Against the Bomb and contribute to the CND newspaper. In an era where tanks are recycled into symbols of peace rather than instruments of war, we find Bertrand Russell, the renowned British philosopher and author. Sitting on the pavement alongside fellow protesters under a grand banner that reads "Committee of 100, Action for Life, " they demonstrate their unwavering commitment to non-violence outside London's Defence Ministry on February 18th, 1961. Russell's dedication to pacifism extends beyond street demonstrations. In his study at Plas Penrhyn in Wales during the late 1960s, he immerses himself in knowledge with an open book showcasing architectural illustrations. His pursuit of peace encompasses intellectual exploration as well. The movement gains momentum with members of London Peace Action tirelessly campaigning for their cause. The walls bear slogans from Daily Worker urging unity against aggression while Communist Party members exercise their democratic rights through voting. A poignant cartoon reminds us that true peace can only be achieved when wars become relics confined to history books. World War I serves as a stark reminder that conflict must never be glorified or repeated. Bertrand Russell remains at the forefront once again, joining forces with others in various campaigns organized by CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament). This multifaceted British writer embodies pacifism not just through words but also through actions aimed at fostering harmony among nations. Pacifism transcends borders and professions alike; it finds allies in individuals such as Ben Rubner, General Secretary of FTAT union fighting for peaceful resolutions within labor disputes and Michael Tippett, an English composer using his artistry to promote understanding and unity.