Wiki Loves Peace
 | This is a proposed initiative currently under discussion and planning. Details, scope, and implementation are not yet finalized and may undergo significant changes. |
Wiki Loves Peace is a proposed Wikimedia campaign focused on documenting peace related heritage, memorials, educational institutions, and youth peacebuilding initiatives through Wikimedia projects.
This initiative is inspired by campaigns such as Wiki Loves Monuments and Wiki Loves Earth. It aims to promote peace education and open knowledge by encouraging contributors to upload freely licensed photographs and media of the project's scope to Wikimedia Commons.
Pilot
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A pilot edition is currently being explored in Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Japan during the end of June 2026, as part of ongoing discussions for a collaboration between the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) (under the Wiki4Disarmament project) and the Wikimedians of Japan User Group.
However, Wikimedia affiliates, user groups, and volunteer communities from other regions are also welcome to collaborate, participate, and organize local events as part of this initiative.
Progress
[edit]- Informal discussions with UNODA -
Endorsed - positive response received for potential collaboration - Pre-meeting discussions with the Wikimedians of Japan User Group -
Almost done - Outreach to other affiliates and user groups -
In progress… - Meeting with the Wikimedians of Japan User Group -
Pending - Finalization of scope, structure, and logistical planning — Pending
- Formal discussions with UNODA regarding collaboration framework — Pending
- Outreach and campaign advertisement — Pending
Objectives
[edit]The initiative aims to:
- Promote open knowledge related to peace and disarmament
- Encourage documentation of peace memorials, museums, monuments, and heritage sites on Wikimedia Commons
- Increase freely licensed media related to peace education and anti-war remembrance
- Support collaboration between Wikimedia communities and institutions working on peace and disarmament themes
- Encourage multilingual and cross-cultural engagement around peace related knowledge
- Encourage youth participation in Wikimedia projects
Contact
[edit]If you are a Wikimedia affiliate, contributor, educational institution, or organization interested in participating in or supporting the pilot edition of Wiki Loves Peace, please reach out to the organizers for further discussion and collaboration opportunities.
- Raydann,
Wikimedian-in-Residence, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs - Alnitak-Alnilam-Mintaka
Wikimedian-in-Residence, Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Feedback
[edit]If you have any comments or suggestion, or if you want to endorse the project, please add your name below by adding: #optional comment ~~~~
- I hope this is the start of something good. ❯❯❯ Raydann(Talk) 10:01, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
- That's good. Umarxon III (talk) 10:11, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
- Support — A valuable initiative that connects free knowledge with peace education, cultural memory, and international collaboration. --Alaa :)..! 18:03, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
- Great Initiative, I would love to support the Pilot edition as a contributor Lebu Ayiga (talk) 09:05, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
- Support — Please try to avoid a confusion with this project existing since 2015: Wikipedia for Peace --Hadi (talk) 09:57, 30 May 2026 (UTC)
- Support — wiki loves peace inspired us at Wiki Palestine to organize this activity "From the Land of Olives... We Translate Stories of Peace to the World", as a way to support its vision. Through this experience, we witnessed the meaningful impact of documenting and writing about peace within Wikimedia projects and how it can enrich free knowledge and inspire communities -- Batoul84 (talk) 08:48, 6 June 2026 (UTC)