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Press Releases | Apr 25 2013
International Survey by SGI Youth Shows 91% Consider Nuclear Weapons Inhumane
On April 23, the results of an international survey on attitudes towards nuclear weapons carried out by youth members of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist group were released at the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG) during the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference. ... read more
Culture | Apr 7 2013
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SGM Art and Cultural Exchange Aims to Deepen Malaysia-China Friendship
In March and early April, at its Wisma Kebudayaan center, Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) organized a lecture and two exhibitions to celebrate and further foster friendship between Malaysia and China through art and cultural exchange. ... read more
Interfaith | Mar 23 2013
Lecture on Lotus Sutra and Interfaith Symposium Held in Spain
On February 22, Francesc Torradeflot, executive secretary of the UNESCO Association for Interreligious Dialogue, an initiative of the UNESCO Center of Catalonia, lectured on the Lotus Sutra from the perspective of Western culture and spirituality at the SGI-Spain Culture Center in Rivas-Vaciamadrid, near Madrid. ... read more
Interfaith | Mar 20 2013
SGI-Italy Members Join Representatives of World Religions to Greet Pope Francis
On March 20, representatives of SGI-Italy were invited by the Vatican to join an audience with the newly installed Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, at an official meeting with representatives of other world religions. ... read more
Sustainable Development | Mar 17 2013
"Seeds of Hope" Exhibition Shown in Outaouais, Canada
The French version of SGI's environmental exhibition "Seeds of Hope: Visions of sustainability, steps toward change" was shown from March 16-17 as part of a symposium on urban agriculture and a "Seed Day" celebration at the City Hall of Gatineau, in the Outaouais region of Western Quebec, close to Ottawa. ... read more
Press Releases | Mar 13 2013
Exhibition on Nuclear Disarmament and Human Security Opens in Bahrain
The anti-nuclear weapons exhibition “From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Toward a World Free From Nuclear Weapons,” created by Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International (SGI), opened on March 12 for the first time in the Middle East at the Bahrain National Museum in Manama. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Mar 13 2013
SGI's Anti-nuclear Exhibition Opens in Bahrain
On March 12, SGI's anti-nuclear weapons exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Toward a World Free From Nuclear Weapons" (THS) opened for the first time in the Middle East at the Bahrain National Museum in Manama. ... read more
Buddhism | Mar 11 2013
Soka Gakkai Holds Tohoku Earthquake Memorial Services
On March 11, Soka Gakkai members throughout Japan held memorial services for those who lost their lives in the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami two years ago. ... read more
Buddhism | Mar 9 2013
Districts in Canada and Japan Hold Exchange Meeting Via Live Link-up
On March 9, Unity District in Victoria, Canada, linked up via live feed for an international exchange meeting with Tomita District in Sendai, Japan, in the Tohoku region devastated by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Mar 8 2013
SGI-New Zealand Women Walk for Peace on International Women's Day
On International Women's Day, March 8, SGI-New Zealand Aotearoa (SGINZ) women participated in Wellington Women Walk for Peace (WWW4Peace), a peace walk through the city from Parliament to Civic Square and an evening Peace Celebration. ... read more
Human Rights | Mar 7 2013
SGI Participates in Events on Eliminating Violence against Women
On March 7, SGI co-organized a panel discussion complementing the theme of the 57th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW57). ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Mar 5 2013
SGI Participates in Oslo Conference on Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons
From March 4-5, the government of Norway hosted an international conference to focus on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons. The conference was attended by delegates from 127 governments, representatives of UN agencies and a selection of civil society groups. SGI Executive Director of Peace Affairs Hirotsugu Terasaki participated in the conference. ... read more
Buddhism | Mar 3 2013
Soka Gakkai Headquarters Leaders Meeting Held in Tohoku Region
On March 3, in commemoration of the second anniversary of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami and the ensuing nuclear accident in Tohoku (Northeastern Japan), Soka Gakkai held its monthly Headquarters Leaders Meeting at the Soka Gakkai Fukushima Culture Center in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture. ... read more
Culture | Mar 3 2013
Youth Peace Culture Festival Held in Argentina
On March 2 and 3, SGI-Argentina held their Fourth Youth Peace Culture Festival at the Usina del Arte theater in Buenos Aires. ... read more
Culture | Mar 1 2013
Min-On Concert Association Hosts Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe Tour of Japan
On March 1, at the invitation of the Min-On Concert Association, the Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe of China premiered at Sagami-Ono Green Hall in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. ... read more
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