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Wear this out on the street to show your support! This bracelet is handwoven with yellow and white fine glass beads by the Wakami cooperative of the city of Guatemala, which helps rural villages unite to improve their lives.

Wear this out on the street to show your support! This bracelet is handwoven with blue and white fine glass beads by the Wakami cooperative of the city of Guatemala, a Kaqchikel Maya word meaning "it already is."

Wear this out on the street to show your support! This bracelet is handwoven with fine red and white glass beads by the Wakami cooperative of the city of Guatemala, which works to help rural artisans get their products to market.

Working in the style of imperial handicrafts, Peruvian designer Sonia Cachi creates this pair of button earrings from Peru. Two lovely doves are crafted from silver. A combination between high-polish and oxidized finishes highlights the detail on their little wings.

Bohemian chic is where it's at with this bracelet from Thai artisan Samart Takham. The braided cord bracelet is strung with polished beads of 950 silver, and accented with a silver charm bearing an om stamp from the Karen hill tribe. The adjustable length of the bracelet makes it a comfortable and versatile companion.

A palette of green, ivory, and yellow hues takes you to a harmonious jungle. Thai artisan Siriporn creates this bohemian wristband bracelet from glass beads and refined leather cords in blue—all crowned by an adjustable button closure and a silver peace pendant.

A palette of green, turquoise, white and yellow hues takes you to a paradisial shore. Thai artisan Siriporn creates this refreshing wristband bracelet from glass beads and refined leather cords in brown—all crowned by an adjustable button closure and a silver peace pendant.

A palette of green, purple, ivory and yellow hues takes you to a forest of peaceful blooms. Thai artisan Siriporn creates this gorgeous wristband bracelet from glass beads and refined leather cords—all crowned by an adjustable button closure and a silver peace pendant.

Give peace a chance with this breathtaking suar wood sculpture by Balinese artisan Nyoman Sudiana. "To achieve peace, there are several things that must be created, namely the availability of basic human needs which consist of clothing, food, and shelter. In the world, there is also a harmonious relationship that must be preserved starting from ourselves, namely humans with God, humans with fellow creatures created by God, and humans with the universe's environment. If it has been created in us, we will feel that peace, and our lives will feel more comfortable and peaceful," says the artist.

In this statue, each of these pillars of peace has the following meaning:

• The doves are a symbol of purity and hope, tenderness of devotion. Doves are also associated with the third chakra, which is connected to purpose, creativity, self-expression, and ego.
• The globe is a symbol of the earth itself where we as God's creatures are the inhabitants of the world.3. The two hands symbolize human efforts to care for and maintain a strong life hand in hand to create peace for all mankind and the rest of nature.
• The two pillars symbolize justice and prosperity in which every human being must be able to meet the needs of clothing, food, and shelter for a comfortable life in the world.
• The nuclear disarmament motif symbolizes the Anti-War Movement design by Gerald Holtom on February 21, 1958. This symbol is a combination of semaphore signals for the letters N and D which stand for nuclear disarmament.
• Two open fingers symbolize victory in the struggle.

An ancient Maya legend tells how the gods gave a specific mission to each being they created. But they realized none had been chosen to carry thoughts and desires from one place to another," says Rosa Padillas of Rosa Roja. "So they carved a small piece of jade into a a slender arrowhead, and it became a beautiful hummingbird with iridescent feathers — the x ts'unu'um. Its mission was to carry good thoughts to all human beings, even those who had died.

"Today, if a hummingbird appears in front of you, it is delivering a message of love from someone who is thinking of you. And if we wear the image of a hummingbird, we carry good thoughts and desires to others.

"The hummingbird legend says that we can fly to the six cardinal points of the universe, therefore the hummingbird is the ideal link to transmit thoughts of love, of respect, tolerance and peace to all creatures on the planet."

The talented Mexican artisan reinterprets the legend as a necklace of dramatic beauty. She creates a hummingbird pendant in the pre-Hispanic style, and adds an agate geode representing the hummingbird's nest. It poses on a strand of gray cultured pearls.

"My definition of world peace is the desire of every human being who decides and chooses to be at peace in their own way. If humans realize we can all choose to make peace by asking God to give us a heart that is peaceful and calm, then there will be no war. My hope for world peace is that all beings can individually create something good and respect each other, and then peace will be established," says Ida Ratna Ningrum.

The artist advocates for harmony and goodwill with her daydream-like painting "Pray for Peace." With idyllic realism, Ida creates a desert landscape symbolic of societal conflicts and scarcity, dominated by a prayerful young woman in a pink dress.

The artist explains that the cat and white rabbit symbolize rebirth and new beginnings, respectively, as they accompany the girl in her quest for peace. Circling above, white doves soar freely, symbolizing the release of a new period of peace under a pure blue sky. Thriving around the young woman, cacti, prickly pears and aloe represent the protection provided by mother nature, even in times of friction. An encouraging reminder of human resilience, the painting calls for a new peaceful era on planet Earth.

"Peace is the desire of every human being around the world," says the artist. "Prayer is a method of expression from a person to God and the universe. A sad girl sees a beautiful world without any feelings of peace, as if there is always war. She prays to God that the world will always be at peace without any war. If the world is free from war, the world will be peaceful, serene, and prosperous."