A peace movement is a social movement that seeks to get ideals such as the ending of a particular war ( or all wars ) , minimize inter-human violence in a particular place or type of situation , often linked to the goal of achieving world peace . A peace movement is a social movement that seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war ( or all wars ) , minimize inter-human violence in a particular place or type of situation , often linked to the goal of achieving world peace .