Activity Highlights 2005

Activity Highlights 2005--Grassroots engagement in society

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December

Dec 23	Kansai 21st Century Symphonic Orchestra to Hold Free Concert in January 2006
Dec 20	Institute of Oriental Philosophy to Sponsor "Dialogue with the Islamic World" Lecture in Osaka
Dec 14	Central China Normal University Former President Zhang Kaiyuan Receives Soka University's Honorary Doctorate
Dec 11	Coalition of California Black School Board Members and New Haven Unified School District, USA, Commend SGI and SGI President for Nonviolent Education
Dec 11	Coalition of California Black School Board Members and New Haven Unified School District, USA, Commend SGI and SGI President for Nonviolent Education
Dec 8	"Human Rights in the 21st Century" Exhibition Opens in Tokyo

November

Nov 30	"Seeds of Change" Environmental Exhibit Opens in Dubai, UAE
Nov 28	Taiwan Ministry of Education Commends SGI-Taiwan for Sixth Time
Nov 28	SGI Children's Picture Book Exhibition Opens in Edmonton, Canada
Nov 27	Soka Gakkai Women's Peace Committee Hosts Culture of Peace Forums
Nov 23	Exhibition in Support of the UN's World Program for Human Rights Education Opens in Osaka
Nov 22	Kansai Youth Peace Conference Hosts Lecture on the United Nations and Human Rights
Nov 22	San Diego County Board of Education, USA, Commends SGI President and Mrs. Ikeda
Nov 20	Earth Charter Conference Held in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nov 16	Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University's Legal, Political and Social Research Center, Bolivia, Commends SGI President for Peace Contributions
Nov 14	American Futurist Dr. Hazel Henderson Meets Soka Gakkai President and Lectures
Nov 14	American Futurist Dr. Hazel Henderson Meets Soka Gakkai President and Lectures
Nov 12	SGI-Mexico Participates in International Conference on Global Issues in Cuba Commemorating José Martí's 152 Birthday
Nov 10	John Dewey Society Former President Lectures at Soka Schools in Tokyo
Nov 1	"Napoleon the Great: Cultural Brilliance and Spiritual Legacy" Previews at Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, Hachioji, Tokyo

October

Oct 31	Osaka Soka Gakkai to Sponsor Exhibition in Support of the UN's World Program for Human Rights Education
Oct 31	Osaka Soka Gakkai to Sponsor Exhibition in Support of the UN's World Program for Human Rights Education
Oct 27	SGI-Austria Culture Center Celebrates Tenth Anniversary with an Open House
Oct 26	SGI Mourns Loss of American Civil Rights Leader Rosa Parks
Oct 23	"Dialogue with Nature" Shown at Regional Libraries in Singapore
Oct 23	Education Department to Sponsor Exhibition on Humanistic Education in November
Oct 18	Soka Gakkai Donates Funds for Pakistan Earthquake Relief
Oct 17	Institute of Oriental Philosophy Cosponsors Symposium with Harvard University's Yenching Institute and Center for the Study of World Religions
Oct 13	Soka Gakkai President Meets United Nations Children's Rights Committee Chair
Oct 13	Diadema Regional Education Board, Brazil, Recognizes SGI's Educational Contributions
Oct 7	BRC Sponsors "'Talking Back' to Whitman: Poetry Matters" to Commemorate 150th Anniversary of Leaves of Grass
Oct 1	China's Tianjin Song and Dance Theater Tours Japan; Min-On Founder Appointed Honorary Director

September

Sep 25	IOP Cohosts Symposium on Nonviolence and Peace in Tokyo
Sep 24	Dr. N. Radhakrishnan Lectures on Significance of SGI President's Peace Proposals
Sep 23	Soka Gakkai Malaysia Participates in 48th National Day Celebration
Sep 20	Soka Gakkai Educators in Hokkaido Exchange Reports on Applying Humanistic Education
Sep 15	SGI-USA Donates Money for Hurricane Relief, Starts Toy Collection Drive
Sep 10	SGI-USA Musicians Perform for Evacuees
Sep 9	Kyochikuto no natsu, Produced by Shinano Films, Recognized by Japanese Ministry of Education
Sep 8	September 8 Marks 48th Anniversary of Second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda's "Declaration for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons"
Sep 6	Response to Hurricane Katrina
Sep 1	SGI-USA Participates in Hurricane Katrina Relief Activities

August

Aug 29	IOP to Host Public Lecture by India's G. Ramachandran Institute of Nonviolence Director
Aug 26	Boston Research Center for the 21st Century Commended by Psychologists for Social Responsibility for Promoting Peace and Social Justice
Aug 22	Holocaust Exhibit Opens in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture
Aug 21	Morehouse College's "Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace" Exhibition Opens in Chile
Aug 18	Two Taiwanese Elementary Schools Commend SGI's Educational and Humanitarian Activities
Aug 16	Soka Gakkai Youth in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo, Sponsor World Peace Memorial Service for War Victims
Aug 13	Singapore Soka Association Supports 40th Anniversary National Day Celebrations
Aug 12	Bharat (India) Soka Gakkai and Times Foundation Cosponsor Peace Symposium Pointing to Dialogue as the Way to Lasting Peace
Aug 11	Soka Gakkai Indonesia Hosts Youth Music Festival for Peace
Aug 10	Nagasaki Soka Gakkai Pays Solemn Tribute to Atomic Bomb Victims and War Dead on 60th Anniversary of the Dropping of the A-Bomb
Aug 9	Nagasaki Soka Gakkai Youth Hosts Peace Forum
Aug 7	Hiroshima Soka Gakkai Pays Solemn Tribute to Atomic Bomb Victims and War Dead on 60th Anniversary of the Dropping of the A-Bomb
Aug 4	Soka Gakkai Malaysia Hosts Women Peace Conference
Aug 3	Soka Gakkai Donates Books to Library in Mongolia
Aug 1	Hiroshima Soka Gakkai Students and Women Hold Peace Events; Women Peace Plaza Held in Hyogo

July

Jul 31	Youth World Peace Music Festival Held in Hiroshima to Commemorate 60th Anniversary of End of World War II
Jul 31	Soka Gakkai Women Host Peace Forums in Kanagawa, Shiga and Wakayama Prefectures, Respectively
Jul 31	Youth World Peace Music Festival Held in Hiroshima to Commemorate 60th Anniversary of End of World War II
Jul 28	Peace Step Compiled by Soka Gakkai Young Women's Peace and Culture Conference Available Soon
Jul 26	Pugwash Conferences President Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Lectures in Hiroshima
Jul 25	Hokkaido Soka Gakkai Women and Youth Host Peace Forums
Jul 23	"Choose Life--Arnold Toynbee and Daisaku Ikeda" Exhibition Opens in Hiroshima
Jul 21	Singapore Soka Association Youth Hosts "Peace@BluePlanet: Passion of Youth"
Jul 20	Min-On to Sponsor Japan Tour of Icelandic Music in November 2005
Jul 10	SGI-Europe Youth Representatives Gather for General Meeting in France; UNHCR Commends SGI President
Jul 7	Selangor State, Malaysia, Commends Soka Gakkai Malaysia for Cultural Contributions
Jul 4	Soka Gakkai Malaysia Youth Participate in National Event
Jul 1	SSA Youth Division Awarded Highest Youth Accolade in Singapore

June

Jun 30	Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations Appoints SGI UN Representative as President
Jun 30	Conference on Interfaith Cooperation Held at UN Headquarters in New York, New York, USA; SGI UN Representative Speaks
Jun 29	SGI-Canada Vancouver Youth Earth Charter Committee Wins Mayor's 2005 Environmental Achievement Award
Jun 27	Southeast Asian Foundation for Children's Television Commends SGI President for Children's Animation Series
Jun 26	Swedish Peace Scholar Speaks on Earth Charter at University of Siena, Italy
Jun 24	Second Installment of Dialogue Series between European Academy of Sciences and Arts President Dr. H. C. Felix Unger and SGI President Daisaku Ikeda Will Appear Soon in The Journal of Oriental Studies
Jun 23	SGI-USA Educators and Students at Columbia University Cohost Symposium
Jun 20	SGI Supports Release of Six-Language Version of Earth Council's A Quiet Revolution DVD
Jun 15	Art Exhibition by Renowned Chinese Painters Lai Ming and Wong Wing Yin Opens in Hong Kong
Jun 6	Himeji Dokkyo University Law Department Dean Speaks at Soka Gakkai Education Department Commemorative Lecture
Jun 5	Culture of Peace Resource Center Opens in SGI-USA Headquarters Building in Santa Monica; United Nations Association USA Pacific-Los Angeles Chapter Commends SGI President
Jun 4	Kinokuniya Publishes Video and DVD on Educator and First Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi

May

May 31	Toda Institute Sponsors P.E.A.C.E. Project International Conference in Madrid, Spain
May 31	SGI-Canada Youth Division Hosts Peace Event in Vancouver
May 25	Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, Holds Historic First Commencement
May 22	Dewey Expert Dr. Larry A. Hickman Speaks on Dewey's Educational Philosophy
May 21	"Drawings of the Okinawa War" Exhibition Opens in Okinawa
May 18	SGI-Hong Kong Hosts Interfaith Seminar
May 16	SGI-Mexico Representatives Participate in Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones Conference in Mexico
May 15	Currents of the Spiritual Age, Collection of SGI President's Proposals a Bestseller in Singapore
May 15	SGI-USA Members in Denver, Colorado, USA, Plant 1,000 Cherry Trees in 16 Years
May 15	"Seeds of Change" Environmental Exhibit Opens at National University of Technology in Lima, Peru
May 13	SGI-Italy and SGI-Germany Host Environmental and Children's Art Exhibition, Respectively
May 10	SGI-Canada Sponsors Youth Festivals
May 10	SGI-Canada Sponsors Youth Festivals
May 9	SGI-Thailand Members Help Celebrate Royal Coronation Anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej

April

Apr 27	Boston Research Center for the 21st Century's Book on Education Introduced at American Education Research Association's Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada
Apr 26	SGI and Soka Gakkai Presidents Congratulate Newly Elected Pope
Apr 24	Kansai 21st Century Symphonic Orchestra Holds Relief Concert in Hyogo Prefecture; Soka Gloria Brass Band Hosts "Family Concert 2005" in Tokyo
Apr 21	"Women and the Culture of Peace" Exhibition Opens in Okayama Prefecture
Apr 18	SGI-Bolivia Hosts Educational Seminar
Apr 17	Rabbi Michael Lerner Receives Fifth Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builders Prize
Apr 16	SGI-USA Sponsors Japanese-American Peace Friendship Festival in Southern California
Apr 16	SGI-USA Sponsors Japanese-American Peace Friendship Festival in Southern California
Apr 15	Toda Institute to Sponsor International Conference in Madrid, Spain, in May 2005; New Book and Journal Published
Apr 13	Soka Gakkai President Welcomes Delegates from Chinese Association for International Understanding
Apr 11	"Building a Culture of Peace for the Children of the World" at the United Nations European Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland through April 15, 2005
Apr 7	"Asia Peace and Arts Festival" Comes to Japan
Apr 4	Soka Gakkai Hiroshima Youth Host Lecture by Former President of Cheju National University
Apr 4	Soka Gakkai Farmers in Hokkaido Hold Agricultural Renaissance Rally
Apr 4	SGI Issues Statement Regarding Death of Pope John Paul II
Apr 4	All-China Youth Federation Delegates Meet with Soka Gakkai Youth from Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Okinawa
Apr 3	Soka Gakkai Farmers in Miyazaki Hold Renaissance Rally
Apr 1	Soka Women Throughout the World Take Action for Peace in Society
Apr 1	Chinese Youth Delegates Receive Warm Welcome at Soka Gakkai Headquarters

March

Mar 31	SGI-Thailand Commemorates SGI's 30th Anniversary with Youth Music Festival
Mar 30	Korean Musical Gambler Launches Japan Tour
Mar 29	All-China Youth Federation Delegates Arrive in Japan
Mar 27	Singapore Soka Association Hosts Lecture by Toda Institute Director
Mar 27	SGI in Mexico, Bolivia and the Netherlands Sponsor Public Lectures on Timely Issues
Mar 27	Chinese Journalist Writes About Daisaku Ikeda's Contributions to Sino-Japan Friendship
Mar 25	Soka Gakkai Malaysia and SGI-Thailand Contribute to Local Community through Art and Music
Mar 22	"Boys and Girls Art of Hope Exhibit" Opens at Josei Toda International Center in Tokyo
Mar 22	"Boys and Girls Art of Hope Exhibit" Opens at Josei Toda International Center in Tokyo
Mar 21	Saitama Youth Division Sponsors Lecture on the Japanese Constitution and Its Place in the Contemporary Age
Mar 21	Agriculture and Fishery Departments of Hokkaido, Aomori and Hiroshima Hold Renaissance Rallies
Mar 21	Saitama Youth Division Sponsors Lecture on the Japanese Constitution and Its Place in the Contemporary Age
Mar 17	Soka Gakkai Aichi Women's Peace Conference Sponsors Peace Forum
Mar 15	"Building a Culture of Peace" Exhibition Opens at World Bank in Washington, D.C., USA
Mar 15	Soka Gakkai Members Engaged in Fishing and Farming Meet in Hokkaido, Miyagi, and Akita
Mar 15	Soka Gakkai Opens Educational Counseling Center in Ehime Prefecture
Mar 10	SGI-Taiwan Hosts "Asian Youth Friendship Musical Festival" in Sanchung City, Taiwan
Mar 8	Bolivian Cities Recognize SGI-Bolivia Youth's Social Activism
Mar 6	"Victor Hugo and the Romanticists" Exhibition Opens in Osaka

February

Feb 25	SGI-Thailand's Melodies for Peace Chorus Performs on Thailand's National Television Program
Feb 22	SGI-USA Hosts Youth Nonviolence Conference to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Feb 22	Morehouse College Sponsors "Gandhi, King, Ikeda" Exhibition at Yale University, USA
Feb 22	Writer Ishmael Reed and Jazz Pianist Mary Watkins Collaborate on "Poetry for Peace" in San Francisco: Selections of SGI President's Poetry "Fighting for Peace" Introduced
Feb 19	2004 Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai and SGI President Meet in Tokyo
Feb 18	"Building a Culture of Peace for the Children of the World" Exhibition Shows in Edmonton, Canada
Feb 15	Soka Gakkai Education Department Hosts Lecture by Future President of the Newly Established Tokyo Metropolitan University
Feb 13	"Boys and Girls Art of Hope Exhibit" to Open in Tokyo
Feb 12	Toda Institute Hosts Conference on "Universities of the Future" in Hawaii
Feb 12	Toda Institute Hosts Conference on "Universities of the Future" in Hawaii
Feb 12	Toda Institute Hosts Conference on "Universities of the Future" in Hawaii
Feb 8	SGI-USA Hawaii Sponsors "Aloha Peace Forum"
Feb 8	Boston Research Center for the 21st Century and Wellesley College Cohost Fourth Lecture in the "Women of Courage" Series
Feb 8	Local Band El Cuarteto Helps SGI-Venezuela Celebrate SGI's 30th Anniversary
Feb 7	Soka Gakkai Youth Volunteer as "Snow Busters" in Niigata Prefecture
Feb 6	Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil, Recognizes SGI-Brazil Members' Contributions to Improving the Natural Environment
Feb 5	Institute of Oriental Philosophy Hosts Second Lecture in "Indian Spiritualism and Today's World" Series
Feb 3	Palau Hosts SGI's "Building a Culture of Peace" Exhibition
Feb 3	Human Rights Advocate Speaks at Youth Division Lecture Series
Feb 1	California High School Hosts Human Rights Exhibition; Coalition of California Black School Board Members and New Haven Unified School District Commend SGI President

January

Jan 28	Hamburg Ballet Begins Japan Tour at Min-On's Invitation
Jan 18	SGI's "World Boys and Girls Art Exhibition" Opens in Slovenia
Jan 18	Soka Gakkai Holds Memorial Services for Victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake
Jan 17	Soka Gakkai Holds Memorial Concerts in Osaka and Hyogo in Remembrance of 1995 Earthquake
Jan 16	"Victor Hugo and the Romanticists" Exhibition to Open in Hokkaido
Jan 15	SGI Organizations Continue Relief Efforts in Response to Tsunami Disaster
Jan 15	IOP Hosts Public Lecture by Former Indian Ambassador to Japan Aftab Seth
Jan 15	IOP Hosts Public Lecture by Former Indian Ambassador to Japan Aftab Seth
Jan 11	Boston Research Center Publishes New Book on Education
Jan 11	Center for Dewey Studies Director Dr. Larry A. Hickman Lectures on "John Dewey and Soka Education" in Los Angeles, USA
Jan 6	Soka Gakkai Organizations Respond to Tsunami Disaster
Jan 6	SGI-Brazil Education Department Holds Commencement Ceremony for Literacy Program Graduates
Jan 5	Kathmandu, Nepal, Presents First Kathumandu Peace Award to SGI President

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