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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
Peace and Disarmament | Mar 1 2013
SGI-New Zealand Supports iChoose Anti-bullying Program in Auckland Schools
From February 25 to March 1, SGI-New Zealand Aotearoa (SGINZ) supported the International Committee of Artists for Peace (ICAP) in bringing the "iChoose" anti-bullying program, aimed at teenagers, to 10 schools in Auckland for the first time. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 28 2013
SGI-Australia Hosts Lecture by Ela Gandhi
On February 28, Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, delivered a lecture titled "Human Security and Sustainability" at the SGI-Australia (SGIA) Culture Center in Sydney. The lecture was based on SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's 2012 Peace Proposal. ... read more
Education | Feb 26 2013
Women's Peace Committee Hosts Lecture on "Women and Reconstruction"
On February 26, the Soka Gakkai Women's Peace Committee hosted their 5th Culture of Peace lecture at the Josei Toda International Center in Tokyo. Guest lecturer Professor Keiko Ikeda of Shizuoka University spoke on the role of women and the issues they face in reconstruction following natural disasters. ... read more
Buddhism | Feb 25 2013
Commemorative Meetings Held Throughout Latin America
On February 24, SGI-Chile held a culture festival at the Caupolicán Theater in Santiago, where 2,000 members from throughout the nation gathered to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their first national meeting (on February 23, 1993), which coincided with SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's first visit to Chile. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 24 2013
SGI-Venezuela Holds Peacebuilders Workshop to Counter Rising Violence
On February 24, SGI members in Valle de La Pascua in Guárico State, central Venezuela, organized a "Young Peacebuilders" workshop at a local public community center in an effort to counter the rising violence which has been affecting youth in the city. ... read more
Buddhism | Feb 17 2013
SGI-Brazil Women's Day Celebrated
On February 17, SGI members gathered at the SGI-Brazil (BSGI) Nature and Culture Center in Itapevi, São Paulo to celebrate SGI-Brazil Women's Day (February 27). ... read more
Culture | Feb 14 2013
SGI-Gulf Hosts Poetry Symposium in Dubai
On February 14, SGI-Gulf hosted its second annual poetry symposium, "The Poetic Heart: Connecting Humanity," at the Dubai Knowledge Village in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 6 2013
SGI-USA Hosts Lecture by Scholar of African-American History in New York
On February 6, Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, internationally renowned historian and scholar on the African-American experience, gave a lecture at the SGI-USA New York Culture Center as part of its Culture of Peace Distinguished Speaker Series. ... read more
Culture | Feb 6 2013
SGI-Spain Participates in Poetry Reading in Madrid
On February 6, the historic Corral de Comedias de Alcalá theater in Madrid, Spain, hosted a poetry reading as part of its annual poetry series. Soka Gakkai de España (SGI-Spain) supported the event together with the University of Alcalá and Amargord Publishing House. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 6 2013
Peace Education Videoconference Linking Spain and Japan
On January 30, in an effort to directly expose youth to the tragedies of nuclear weapons use, SGI-Spain helped organize a live videoconference between some 150 high school students and local citizens in Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain, and atomic bomb survivors in Nagasaki, Japan. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 4 2013
Toda Institute Holds Conflict Resolution Workshops in Thailand and U.S.
The Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research held workshops on nonviolent conflict resolution in Thailand from January 19-20 and in the U.S. on February 4. ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 30 2013
SGI Members in Latin America Gather for Study Training Course
Some 250 members from the Spanish-speaking countries of Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela gathered in Panama for a Latin America Buddhist study training course from January 28 to 30. ... read more
Press Releases | Jan 28 2013
Buddhist Leader Issues Peace Proposal Calling for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, Dialogue between China and Japan
On January 26, 2013, Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, published his 31st annual peace proposal, "Compassion, Wisdom and Courage: Building a Global Society of Peace and Creative Coexistence." Ikeda stresses the centrality of the dignity of life and calls for action toward abolition of nuclear weapons, the need to address poverty as a human rights issue and ways of improving relations between China and Japan. ... read more
Education | Jan 27 2013
Education Counseling Training Course and Youth Friendship Exchange held in Taiwan
On Jan 23 and 24, a National Education Counseling Training Course was held at the Taiwan Soka Association (TSA) Hua-Shan Culture Center in Yunlin County. ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 27 2013
Lotus Sutra Exhibition Opens in Taiwan
On January 27, the exhibition "The Lotus Sutra--A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence" co-organized by the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) together with Taiwan Soka Association (TSA) opened at TSA’s Zhi Shan Culture Center in Taipei. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jan 22 2013
SGI-USA Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Promotes Nonviolence
From January 19-21, people across America gathered to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, commemorating the birth of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his nonviolent activism for racial equality that spearheaded the US Civil Rights movement. This year, MLK Day was observed on January 21. ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 20 2013
SGI-Philippines Holds Celebratory Culture Festival
On January 20, SGI members in Southern Mindanao held a culture festival and leaders meeting to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the opening of the SGI-Philippines Davao Culture Center and to initiate momentum towards 2014, which will mark 50 years since the start of the SGI Buddhist movement in the Philippines. ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 17 2013
Memorial Services Held on Anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake
On January 17, Soka Gakkai members conducted memorial prayer services at four venues in Hyogo and Osaka prefectures on the 18th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake (January 17, 1995). ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 13 2013
SGI-Korea Appoints New General Director
SGI-Korea held a national leaders meeting at its center in Seoul on January 13. ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 13 2013
SGI-Europe Representatives Hold Summit Meeting
Some 200 SGI leaders from 30 European countries gathered for an SGI European Summit from January 10 to 13 at the SGI European Training Center at Trets, France. ... read more
Culture | Jan 12 2013
SGI-Macau Sponsors Guangxi-Macau Art Exchange
On January 12, SGI-Macau, together with the Chinese Educators Association of Macau and Guangxi Arts Institute of Nanning, China, cosponsored a student art exchange. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jan 12 2013
SGI-USA Cosponsors Guam's Latte Peace Festival
On January 12, Guam launched its first annual Latte Peace Festival at Tamuning Park in the village of Tamuning. The festival--named after the latte stone, a symbol of strength in the island's native Chamorro culture--was held to celebrate peace, promote cultural exchange between neighboring islands and to commemorate Louise Rivera's inauguration as the new Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon mayor. ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Jan 12 2013
Soka Gakkai Student Members in Tohoku Hold Second Symposium on Earthquake Recovery
On January 12, Soka Gakkai student members in Tohoku held their second symposium addressing the progress of recovery following the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of northeastern Japan. ... read more
Sustainable Development | Jan 6 2013
SGM Selangor Participates in Cleanup Campaign
On January 6, some 120 Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) Selangor members participated in a cleanup campaign in the Taman Berkeley township in Klang, Selangor State. ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Jan 6 2013
SGI-Hong Kong Members Join Fund-raising Walk
On Jan 6, over 100 SGI-Hong Kong members participated in the "Walk for Millions: Hong Kong and Kowloon Walk"--an annual fund-raising event organized by The Community Chest of Hong Kong, an NGO that provides financial support to a wide range of welfare service initiatives in Hong Kong benefiting vulnerable groups. ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 6 2013
SGI-Bolivia Holds Leaders Training Course
On January 6, SGI-Bolivia members held a leaders training course at the SGI-Bolivia Culture Center in Santa Cruz. ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 6 2013
New Soka Culture Center Opens in Tokyo
At the end of 2012, the new Soka Culture Center was opened in Tokyo. It was officially opened to visitors on a ticketed basis from January. ... read more
Buddhism | Jan 2 2013
SGI New Year's Prayer Meetings Held Worldwide
From England to Bolivia, Taiwan to Burkina Faso, SGI members throughout the world celebrated the New Year with prayer meetings in their local areas on January 1 and 2. ... read more
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