Make Europe Not War

15/05/2024

Details of the by - thank you for helping young people!

15/05/2024

- Hand lettering by the one and only for project. What is a better message than this? And Rob: always UK included! 🇬🇧

29/05/2023

Der Kölner Künstler Thomas Baumgärtel, besser bekannt als Bananensprayer, ist in die Ukraine gereist, um dort mit seiner Kunst "Nein" zum Krieg zu sagen. Nach seiner Rückkehr spricht er im Interview über die "heftigen" Reaktionen auf seine Graffitis und darüber, wie er sich im Kriegsgebiet gef...

02/02/2023

27/08/2022

The world’s oldes parliament is the Althing in Iceland. The capital Reykjavik is a small but bustling city where people from all over the world meet to embark and discover the stunning nature of ice and fire. Icelanders have a strong sense of community maybe due to their long history in a harsh environment, where survival required unity. Nowadays, Iceland ranks first on the Global Peace Index and is one of the happiest countries in the OECD. May all countries in Europe and the world learn from Iceland’s spirit of cooperation and peace!

26/08/2022

A mountain pass is = a divide between places = a connection between places = a far sight to distant goals = rare alpine flowers that grow only here = a tedious climb step by step to the summit = a joyful descent to discover new realms = people from all over Europe sharing this moment.

For over 2000 years, the Jaufen Pass has connected people across the Alps. Located in South Tyrol, it belongs to the border regions that have suffered tremendously through wars and empiricism. The violent history is visible in the places, the culture, the language. Today people from all over the world come to enjoy the stunning landscape, the rich culture and the amazing cuisine that merge the best of Northern and Southern Europe. How fragile this peace… Make Europe, Not War!

25/08/2022

An obligatory tourist attraction and a district of Kraków – Kazimierz, holds another painful story. History of ethical and cultural coexistence interrupted by insane, bred by indoctrination beliefs in inequality. Something that should not have ever been repeated – happened again 80 years later not that far away from here. It has to be stated that the consequences of the war will drag on for generations to come. However, there is evidence that even after such incomprehensively painful developments in human history, nations do survive, and that, undoubtedly, will be true about Ukraine. So I will repeat one of the encountered anti-war expressions in Kazimierz saying “stop war” – stop it now because any opposite efforts are futile.

Name: Helen von Rosen

23/08/2022

Als Russland die Ukraine überfiel ging ein Aufschrei durch Europa – gefolgt von einer Welle der Solidarität. Hier zeigen zehn Fotografen und Fotografinnen jeweils ein Bild, das ihrer Ansicht nach zeigt, was Europa wirklich zusammenhält.

07/08/2022

Possibly I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the war. My parents wouldn’t have met if German inhabitants weren’t forcibly deported from the recovered territories and Poles displaced and moved to the West, among others, to Wrocław. One side of the family would probably still live where present-day Lithuania is and the other, Ukraine. The consequences of the war are unpredictable. One of such consequences of the war in Ukraine was the love and solidarity ignited in many European countries. These strong feelings helped those displaced and dispossessed find a safe haven, even if temporarily. I hope Europe will keep flourishing with such unexpected consequences. Helping to make Europe complete, with Ukraine – safe and strong, again.

Helen von Rosen, with Em En from Wrocław, Poland

05/08/2022

Football for kids. Kick the war away!

From Simon, Graz, Austria

04/08/2022

The Cathedral of Jaén (Spanish: Catedral de la Asunción de Jaén) is one of the most important Renaissance religious buildings in Andalusia and all of Spain.

“Renaissance” meant the revival of the cultural achievements of Greek and Roman antiquity – of European origin – which became the benchmark for Renaissance works.

From SF, Jaén, Spain