The peace symbol has a convoluted and confusing history.  It’s most notable appearance in modern times was it’s first use by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament [CND] at their Alder Aston march in 1956.  The CND meaning of the symbol is semaphore for ‘N’ (The two diagonal lines) and ‘D’ (the two vertical lines.) About ten years later, the symbol was adopted as a general peace sign within the student anti war movement. It became probably the single best-known symbol of the youth culture of the sixties. The CND was partly based on traditional churches, and people think they were also conscious of mixing two historic Christian symbols. : The outer circle designates EARTH (waste and void, Genesis 1. 2.). The inner design, the “Witches\crows feet,” designates 2“God reaches down” (with gift of salvation, John 3. 16.).         

•  Eric - I think the peace symbol means Put down all the guns and stop the wars.

• Chandelle - I think the peace symbol means peace all around the world.           

• Jamie - I think the peace symbol means peace and love all around the world.        

• Freddy - I think the peace symbol means friendship all around the world.                 

• Christine- I think the peace symbol means  lots of different things around the world.

• Alyssa- I think that the peace sign has different meanings in other             cultures.