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Peace and Disarmament | Jul 1 2008

Soka Gakkai Women's Peace Committee Sponsors "Culture of Peace Forum"

On July 1, 2008, the Soka Gakkai Women's Peace Committee (WPC) hosted a "Culture of Peace Forum" at the Soka Gakkai Higashimurayama Culture Center, Tokyo. In her opening remarks, WPC Vice Chair Nobuko Ishii expressed her wish that the forum would offer the participants opportunities to further reflect on what ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Jun 29 2008

Eighth Daisaku Ikeda Annual Lecture Hosted by Singapore Soka Association

The speaker, Professor Jørgen Ørstrøm Møller, visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) and adjunct professor at Singapore Management University, shared his insights during a lecture titled "Securing Peace in Asia for the Next 25 Years" to an audience of some 700. Among the attendees ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Jun 26 2008

"From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" Exhibition in Dominican Republic

"From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit," an exhibition created by the SGI that examines the nuclear weapons issue through the lens of human security, showed from June 12-26, 2008, at the Cibao Grand Theater in Santiago in the Dominican Republic. Some 150 ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Jun 22 2008

SGI-Bolivia Women Promote Peace and Women's Empowerment

On June 22, 2008, some 360 women gathered at the SGI-Bolivia Cultural Center in Santa Cruz for the first SGI-Bolivia Women's National Convention. Sarah Mejía Gonzales, president of the Association of Women's Civic Committees of Santa Cruz Department (CCFP) and CCFP Senior President Piedades Justiniano de Oliva attended. The ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Jun 2 2008

Victory Over Violence in New Jersey and Indiana, USA

On May 21, 2008, Bergen Community College in Paramus, New Jersey, USA, hosted a conference titled "Inspiring Civility on Campus," featuring the SGI-USA "Victory Over Violence" (VOV) exhibition. The event marked the anniversary of the tragic shootings in April 2007 at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. More than 90 faculty, ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | May 27 2008

SGI-USA Students in Seattle, USA, Sponsor Exhibition on Peace Education

On May 19, 2008, some 1,200 people visited the SGI exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" at Seattle Central Community College in Seattle, Washington, USA. The exhibition coincided with a day-long symposium on peace-related topics, including poverty throughout the world, climate ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | May 25 2008

"From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" Exhibition Shown at 30 Venues in Taiwan

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the adoption and proclamation of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. In commemoration, Taiwan Soka Association (TSA) held an exhibition, entitled "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit," from May 12-25, 2008, ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | May 14 2008

Two SGI-USA Youth Bring Peace Exhibitions to Their High School

During one of two student body assemblies coinciding with the exhibitions, SGI-USA Vice General Director Phyllis Goodson told the students, "No one else is going to come to Crane and give you peace. You have to do it because this is your home." To mark the opening of the exhibitions, Crane ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | May 9 2008

Exhibition on Nuclear Abolition and Human Security Opens at Geneva UN Headquarters

"From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit," an exhibition created by the SGI that examines the nuclear weapons issue through the lens of human security, officially opened April 30, 2008, and showed through May 9 at the UN Office in Geneva. Held in ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Apr 30 2008

SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's Message on the Opening of the Exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" at Geneva UN Headquarters

His Excellency Ambassador Volodymyr Yel'chenko, chair of the second session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) of the NPT; His Excellency Mr. Sergio de Queiroz Duarte, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs; Ms. Susi Snyder, President of the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Geneva; Excellencies; Ladies and Gentlemen; Representatives of the UN ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Apr 10 2008

Soka Gakkai Youth in Hiroshima Sponsor Lecture by Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation Chair

On April 10, 2008, Soka Gakkai youth in Hiroshima sponsored the 124th in a series of lectures titled Lectures on Hiroshima at the Soka Gakkai Hiroshima Ikeda Peace Hall in Hiroshima City. Steven L. Leeper, chairperson of the board of directors of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, spoke about Japan's ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Apr 6 2008

"Children and a Culture of Peace" Exhibition in Tokyo and Hyogo

"Children and a Culture of Peace: For the Sake of Children's Happiness," an exhibition created and sponsored by the Soka Gakkai Women's Peace Committee, was displayed on April 2-6, 2008, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, and at the Kansai International Culture Center in Kobe, Hyogo ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Mar 31 2008

SGI-Venezuela Youth Organize Peace Builder Course

Since 2003, SGI-Venezuela youth have organized and conducted a Peace Builder Course at various schools and universities in Venezuela. In Naguanagua City, Carabobo, the youth taught the course at four junior and senior high schools between January and March, 2008, in conjunction with the city's education curriculum. Classes were also ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Mar 28 2008

Inter Press Service and IDN-InDepthNews Interview SGI President on 2008 Peace Proposal

Inter Press Service (IPS), a news agency specializing in development and human rights issues, and IDN-InDepthNews, providing news and information on a wide range of global issues, recently news and information on a wide range of global issues, interviewed SGI President Daisaku Ikeda about his 2008 peace proposal. Based in ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Mar 16 2008

Building a Culture of Peace Exhibition in Luxembourg

The Festival was attended by about 20,000 people who visited the 160 booths with displays by associations from other countries, political parties, unions and peace organizations, as well as stands providing information from the government about immigration. In 2007, Luxembourg's population consisted of 277,900 inhabitants of Luxembourg nationality and 198,300 ... read more