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Peace and Disarmament | Aug 7 2011
Pugwash Chair Gives Talk at SGI-Denmark Training Session
SGI-Denmark held a training session in Helsingør from August 5-7 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's first visit to Denmark in October 1961. On August 6, as part of the training session, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs Chair John Avery gave a lecture on abolishing war and nuclear weapons. ... read more
Press Releases | Aug 4 2011
Survey of Youth Attitudes to Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Power
The Soka Gakkai Chugoku Student Peace Committee released on August 4 the results of its 16th annual survey on young people's attitudes to peace and nuclear weapons in the Hiroshima region, in advance of the August 6 anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city. ... read more
Interfaith | Jul 31 2011
Bharat Soka Gakkai Member Wins Tony Blair Interfaith Fellowship
Aparajita Bharti, a 21-year-old Bharat (India) Soka Gakkai (BSG) member, has been selected by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation for one of its Faiths Act Fellowships for 2011-12. Ms. Bharti, representing the Buddhist faith, was one of four Indians--2 Hindus, 1 Muslim and 1 Buddhist--selected. ... read more
Buddhism | Jul 31 2011
Anniversary of Soka Gakkai Youth Groups Celebrated in Uruguay
On July 30 and 31, SGI-Uruguay youth members celebrated the 60th anniversaries of the establishment of the Soka Gakkai Young Men's and Young Women’s Divisions in Japan in July 1951. ... read more
Buddhism | Jul 31 2011
A Celebration of Women in the Netherlands
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Soka Gakkai Women's Division, SGI-Netherlands women members held meetings at 26 venues throughout the country from May to July, 2011. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jul 31 2011
SGI Antinuclear Weapons Exhibition Held in Nagano, Japan
From July 28-31, the SGI antinuclear weapons exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS) was shown at the Inoue Department Store in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jul 31 2011
Nagasaki Youth Peace Forum, Presentation of Cranes from SGI-Thailand
On July 31, Soka Gakkai Nagasaki youth members held a peace forum at the Peace Hall of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, to deepen their vow to achieve a world without nuclear weapons. Soka Gakkai youth representatives from Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Okinawa held their 20th youth peace summit at the Soka Gakkai Nagasaki Peace Hall in Nagasaki City on July 30. ... read more
Humanitarian Activities | Jul 31 2011
Tohoku Soka Gakkai Youth Members Hold "Rock the Heart" Music Festival
Soka Gakkai student members in Tohoku held a music festival titled "Rock the Heart" in Kotodai Park, Sendai City in Miyagi Prefecture, on July 31. The festival was organized to send a message of courage and hope to the many evacuees living in shelters and to those who, five months on, are still struggling in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. ... read more
Buddhism | Jul 24 2011
Anniversary of Soka Youth Groups Celebrated in Paraguay
On July 24, SGI-Paraguay youth members held a meeting at the SGI-Paraguay Culture Center in Asunción to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Soka Gakkai's youth group which was formed in 1951. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jul 24 2011
Hiroshima Youth Host Lecture, Announce Survey Results on Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Power
On July 24, Soka Gakkai youth members in Hiroshima held the Hiroshima Youth Peace Meeting at the Soka Gakkai Hiroshima Ikeda Peace Hall. They also hosted the 145th in a series of lectures titled "Lectures on Hiroshima" at the same venue ... read more
Education | Jul 23 2011
SGI Representative Speaks on Peace and Dialogue at New Zealand Counselors Gathering
From July 21-23, six representative SGI members attended a New Zealand Counselors Association (NZCA) training course held at the Whangarei Boys High School in Whangarei. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jul 23 2011
SGI-USA Men March Against Domestic Violence
Men from SGI-USA in the Seattle, Washington, area marched in the "Men's March Against Domestic Violence" in the Renton River Days parade--a multi-day family festival and celebration of community pride on July 23. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jul 22 2011
Singapore Soka Association Youth Celebrate Racial Harmony Day
Singapore Soka Association (SSA), in partnership with the People's Association that promotes racial harmony, organized the "GO! Carnival" celebrating Racial Harmony Day and celebrated on the anniversary of the race riots that occurred in Singapore on July 21, 1964 ... read more
Buddhism | Jul 18 2011
Study Lecture on Nichiren Buddhism Held in UK
On July 18, SGI Study Department Chief Katsuji Saito delivered a Buddhist study lecture on Nichiren's writings to over 1,000 SGI-UK members at Friends House in London. ... read more
Education | Jul 17 2011
Taiwan Soka Association Organizes Educational Summer Camps
A team of Taiwan Soka Association student members from various universities organized TSA's Soka Joy Summer Camp at the Alishan Elementary School in Chiayi, Taiwan, on July 7 and 8. ... read more
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