Peace and Disarmament
Peace and Disarmament | Mar 11 2012
International Nuclear Experts Discuss Nuclear Abolition in Tokyo
From March 10-11, the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research and the National Center for Peace & Conflict Studies (NCPACS) at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, sponsored a two-day conference in Tokyo, focusing on the fragile state of the global nuclear order and how to rid the world of nuclear weapons. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Mar 8 2012
Women Walk for Peace in Wellington, New Zealand
On March 8, SGI-New Zealand Aotearoa (SGI-NZ) women from Wellington commemorated International Women's Day by taking part in the 2012 Wellington Women Walk for Peace. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 29 2012
Survey of Youth Awareness of Peace and Nuclear Weapons
With the issues of nuclear disarmament and nuclear power under scrutiny around the world, the Soka Gakkai Women's Peace and Culture Conference conducted a survey on youth awareness of peace and nuclear weapons in January and February. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 15 2012
SGI Representatives Attend Anniversary Events of Treaty of Tlatelolco in Mexico
The Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) held celebratory events marking the 45th anniversary of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, known as the Treaty of Tlatelolco, at the Tlatelolco University Cultural Center from February 14-15. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 4 2012
Toda Institute Organizes International Conference on Music and Peace in Paris
Commemorating the 16th anniversary of its founding, the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research organized its third international conference on music and peace, titled "Music, Power and Liberty" in Paris, France, from February 3-4. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jan 28 2012
Nagasaki Soka Gakkai Youth Host Peace Lecture
On January 28, the Soka Gakkai's Nagasaki Prefecture Youth Peace Committee hosted a peace lecture in Nagasaki City. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jan 26 2012
SGI President's 30th Peace Proposal Released
On January 26, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's 30th annual peace proposal titled "Human Security and Sustainability: Sharing Reverence for the Dignity of Life" was released. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jan 22 2012
Nuclear Weapons Abolition Event "Our New Clear Future" Held in California
On January 22, an event titled "iDeclare--The Beginning of Our New Clear Future" was organized by SGI-USA youth members from Southern California. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jan 16 2012
Celebrating MLK Day
In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 16, SGI-USA youth members in Atlanta, Georgia, and Houston, Texas, took part in the annual MLK Day parades in their respective areas. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Dec 8 2011
SGI-Argentina Women Peace Committee Welcome Dr. and Mrs. Pérez Esquivel
On December 8, SGI-Argentina's Women's Peace Committee hosted a meeting focused on discussing SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's 2011 Peace Proposal titled "Toward a World of Dignity for All: The Triumph of the Creative Life." ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Nov 25 2011
SGI Women in Bolivia and Japan Promote Women's Role in Creating Peace
On October 1, SGI-Bolivia's Women's Peace Committee held two events in celebration of the role of women toward the betterment of society and the creation of peace. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Nov 21 2011
Harvard Hosts SGI's Antinuclear Weapons Exhibition and Forum
On November 21, the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government hosted a forum focusing on the abolition of nuclear weapons and the SGI antinuclear weapons exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS). ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Nov 20 2011
SGI Oceania Peace Conference and SGI Peace Culture Festival Held in New Zealand
From November 18-20, the fourth SGI Oceania Peace Conference was held in Wellington, New Zealand. The overall theme of the conference, for which some 200 SGI members from 14 countries in Oceania gathered, was "Writing Our Own Chapter in the History of Human Revolution." ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Nov 19 2011
Hiroshima Survivor Speaks on Peace in Oregon
On November 19, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor Dr. Hideko Tamura Snider shared her experience and convictions with participants at the SGI-USA Oregon Center in Lake Oswego, Oregon, as part of an event showing SGI's anti-nuclear weapons exhibition. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Nov 7 2011
Singapore Soka Association Holds Fourth Women's Peace Lecture
The fourth Women's Peace Lecture, titled "Women in Dialogue--Engaging for a Peaceful World" was held at Singapore Soka Association's (SSA) Headquarters on November 7. ... read more
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