World Beyond War: We need more than fake ceasefires

Posted: 12th December 2025

We need more than fake ceasefires. Wars, occupations, and threatened wars need truces around the world right now. Christmas has worked before. One way to get inspired about the idea of a new Christmas truce is to learn and share a bit about some past ones.

The fact is that most people are much better people than their so-called leaders, if they could only stop obeying.

Surprising popular truces have been made at all times of year, such as June 1945 on an island in Okinawa.

Here are some resources about Christmas truces, enough in fact to plan a great event in your corner of the world in the coming weeks:

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Thanks for all you do for peace.

Let’s each inspire someone to inspire others to work for the end of all war!

—World BEYOND War

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