Stone Quakers' Peace Pole

In May, 2016, representatives from local schools, churches and societies joined with Stone Quakers, Staffordshire, to unveil a Peace Pole.

May Peace Prevail on Earth

A Peace Pole is a monument that displays the message “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in the language of the country where it has been placed, usually alongside between three and thirteen additional translations.

On the Stone Quakers’ Peace Pole this message is repeated in Polish, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu and Braille.

Peace Poles began in Japan in 1955, and the Peace Pole Project today is promoted by the World Peace Prayer Society as well as by other groups and individuals.

The first Peace Poles outside Japan were erected in 1983. Since then, more than 100,000 have been placed around the world in over 180 countries. Peace Poles are not ‘anti-war’ so much as ‘pro-peace’. They emphasise resolving differences through justice, dialogue and mutual respect.

Peace Poles appear in the gardens of several Meeting Houses. For example, this dove carving features on a Peace Pole in Nottingham, England.