From powerlessness to a global public voice.
Signup4Peace began with a simple question: when war dominates the news and decisions are made far above us, what can an ordinary person actually do?
The founder story
The idea took shape when the war in Ukraine and the violence in Israel and Palestine made one feeling impossible to ignore. It is easy to discuss war, but difficult to find a concrete action open to everyone. Signup4Peace became one way to act—small alone, potentially powerful together.
Why this is personal
My commitment to peace did not begin with this website. My grandfather, Bjørn Egge, survived the Nazi Night and Fog system, Sonnenburg and Sachsenhausen. He later devoted much of his life to military service, international peace work and humanitarian leadership.
Preserving his story through the book A Warrior for Peace, a documentary, the family archive and the development of an international feature film made one question personal for me: what can an ordinary person actually do when war and violence feel overwhelming?
Signup4Peace is my attempt to offer one simple and safe action—a way to say that war must not be the answer. The Bjørn Egge Project and Signup4Peace are separate initiatives, but his story is an important source of inspiration for this work.
A different role
Military alliances protect states and their members. Signup4Peace does not compete with or replace the UN, NATO, diplomacy, international law or humanitarian work. Its role is different: making the voices of people visible across borders, alliances and opposing sides.