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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
Buddhism | Apr 14 2013 
SGI 2013 Spring Training Course and Cultural Exchange Meetings Held
Some 250 SGI members from 55 countries and territories around the world attended the week-long 2013 SGI Spring Training Course in Japan, starting on April 11 with an opening ceremony held at the Soka International Friendship Hall in Sendagaya, Tokyo. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Apr 14 2013
SGI's Anti-nuclear Exhibition Debuts in Iceland
From April 4-14, some 450 people visited the first-ever showing of SGI's anti-nuclear weapons exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS) in Iceland, at Reykjavík City Hall. ... read more
Culture | Apr 13 2013
Mongolia's Sky Melody Ensemble Tours Taiwan
From April 3-13, the Sky Melody Ensemble toured across Taiwan at the invitation of the Chin-Shuan Cultural and Educational Foundation, a Taiwan Soka Association (TSA) affiliate. ... 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
Education | Apr 6 2013
Ikeda Center Hosts Seminar for Students on Dialogue
On April 6, a seminar and ensuing discussions took place between students and Professors Jim Garrison and Larry Hickman at the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. ... 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
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