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Buddhism | Sep 24 2007
Dr. Margarita Vorobyova-Desyatovskaya Lectures in Tokyo on the Lotus Sutra
On September 24, 2007, Dr. Margarita Vorobyova-Desyatovskaya of St. Petersburg Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences lectured on "Daisaku Ikeda and the Lotus Sutra" at the Nihon Seinenkan Hall, Tokyo. The Institute of Oriental Philosophy hosted the event. Dr. Vorobyova-Desyatovskaya, a world renowned ... read more
Buddhism | Sep 23 2007
10,000 Gather for Soka Gakkai Thailand Men's General Meeting; Men Meet in Costa Rica, New Zealand and U.K.
Soka Gakkai Thailand men gather for their first general meeting SGI-Costa Rica men for their first general meeting On August 19, SGI-Costa Rica MD held their first general meeting at the SGI-Costa Rica Culture Center in San José. On August 25 and 26, SGI-New Zealand MD members gathered in Wellington, for ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Sep 23 2007
Betty Williams Speaks at SGI-USA's Culture of Peace Lecture Series
Betty Williams (center) and her assistant, Rusti Findley (right), with Dr.Nazir Khaja (left), founder of the Islamic Information Service, at an interfaith event (September 23, 2007) "Violence is a choice. Reject it." "Nonviolence is the weapon of the strong, not the weak." Nobel Peace Prize laureate Betty Williams imparted these words ... read more
Education | Sep 23 2007
"Caring for Our Elders" Forums Held in San Francisco, California
On September 23, 2007, SGI-USA members in San Francisco, California met for an informative and inspiring forum on "Caring for Our Elders" at the SGI-USA San Francisco Culture Center. This was the seventh of a series on elderly care that began in January, sponsored by SGI-USA women in San Francisco. ... read more
Buddhism | Sep 22 2007
Soka Gakkai Youth Hold National Leaders' Meeting; SGI President Named Honorary Citizen of Navoiy City, Uzbekistan
On September 22, 2007, Soka Gakkai youth held a national leaders' meeting at the Tokyo Makiguchi Memorial Hall in Hachioji, Tokyo. At the event signifying the launch of the next phase of the SGI's worldwide growth and development spearheaded by youth, the young people presented a declaration on behalf of ... read more
Interfaith | Sep 21 2007
"International Day of Peace" Observed in Singapore
In 2001, the United Nations designated September 21 as the International Day of Peace with an aim of "strengthening the ideals of peace and alleviating tensions and causes of conflicts." On September 21, 2007, the Singapore Soka Association (SSA) cosponsored an event titled, "May Peace Prevail on Earth," to commemorate ... read more
Buddhism | Sep 19 2007
SGI-Korea and SGI-Taiwan Hold Study Sessions on Nichiren Buddhism
From September 17-19, 2007, SGI Study Department Chief Katsuji Saito lectured on a selection of Nichiren's writings at SGI-Korea centers. Some 1,300 representatives from the Seoul metropolitan area studied "The Drum at the Gate of Thunder" on September 17; 96 members of the fifth Youth Study College studied "On the ... read more
Buddhism | Sep 16 2007
SGI-USA Youth Celebrate New Phase of SGI's Worldwide Growth
SGI-USA members and friends participate in "Be Bold! Choose Peace!" in Brooklyn, N.Y. (September 16, 2007) On September 16, 2007, SGI-USA youth of New York and its environs met to commemorate the 50th anniversary of second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda's declaration for the abolition of nuclear weapons with a festival, ... read more
Human Rights | Sep 16 2007
Human Rights Exhibition Held in Hiroshima
On September 4, 2007, an exhibition produced by Soka Gakkai youth members, titled, "Hope for Human Rights in the 21st Century," opened at the Hiroshima Industrial Hall. The exhibition, created in 2005 in support of the UN World Programme for Human Rights Education, takes up contemporary human rights issues and ... read more
Interfaith | Sep 15 2007
SGI-Germany Cohosts Interreligious Symposium on "Life and Death" with European Academy of Sciences and Arts and IOP
On September 15, 2007, an interreligious symposium on the theme of life and death was jointly hosted by the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) and SGI-Germany at the Villa Sachsen Culture Center in Bingen City, Germany. The event commemorated the IOP's publication of ... read more
Human Rights | Sep 14 2007
SGI-Australia Cosponsors Forum on Depression and Its Creative Potential
On September 14, 2007, SGI-Australia hosted a forum on depression at the SGI-Australia Culture Center in Sydney. Jointly sponsored by SGI-Australia and the University of Sydney Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies, the forum aimed at fostering a correct understanding of depression, raising awareness about the dignity of life and ... read more
Press Releases | Sep 10 2007
SGI Organizations Renew Call for Nuclear Abolition Commemorating 50th Anniversary of Antinuclear Declaration
Soka Gakkai International (SGI) organizations around the world have held events calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons, commemorating the 50th anniversary of second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda's call for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Toda (1900-58) made his impassioned declaration, describing nuclear weapons as an absolute evil, in front ... read more
Buddhism | Sep 9 2007
2007 SGI Youth Autumn Training Session in Tokyo
From September 5-9, 2007, 240 SGI youth leaders from 55 countries converged in Tokyo for the 20th annual leadership training course. The SGI youth participated in various sessions, including the monthly leaders' meeting for September at the Tokyo Makiguchi Memorial Hall in Hachioji, Tokyo, on September 6. In a message for ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Sep 9 2007
SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's Message to the Civil Society Peace Forum Held at the Cooper Union, New York City
September 8, 2007 On September 8, 1957, Josei Toda, the second president of the Soka Gakkai and the man I look to as my mentor in life, issued a declaration calling for the complete abolition of nuclear weapons. This was just months before his death; he poured his entire being into ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Sep 9 2007
SGI Events Commemorate Josei Toda's Antinuclear Declaration
SGI organizations around the world have been calling for nuclear abolition in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda's Declaration Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons which was delivered in front of 50,000 young people at the Mitsuzawa stadium in Yokohama, Japan, on September ... read more
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