Peace and Disarmament
Peace and Disarmament | Dec 15 2010
"Transforming the Human Spirit" Shown at School of Medicine in Mexico
The SGI exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS) was on display at Mexico's National Polytechnic Institute's (IPN) School of Medicine from December 1-15. The opening ceremony took place on December 1, in conjunction with a conference with Mexico's Ministry of Health ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Nov 28 2010
SGI-Cambodia Youth Organize Peace Seminar and "Victory Over Violence" Exhibition at Local High School
SGI-Cambodia youth organized a seminar devoted to peace at the Jayavarman VII High School in Kandal Province on November 28. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Nov 19 2010
SGI-USA Cosponsors Lecture by Former UN Under-Secretary-General Chowdhury at Lehigh University
On November 16, former United Nations Under-Secretary-General Anwarul K. Chowdhury spoke as part of Lehigh University's Distinguished Lecture Series in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The event was cosponsored by SGI-USA along with several other peace organizations. In conjunction with the lecture, the SGI antinuclear exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Nov 14 2010
Nobel Peace Laureates Speak at Soka Gakkai Hiroshima Lecture Series
Soka Gakkai Hiroshima youth members sponsored a Hiroshima Study Lecture Series on November 13 and 14 at the Soka Gakkai Hiroshima Ikeda Peace Memorial Hall. Three lectures were held in conjunction with the 11th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates which took place at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park from ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Nov 6 2010
Ikeda Forum Explores the Development of the Democratic Spirit
On November 6, the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, held its seventh Ikeda Forum, on how to further develop the democratic spirit. Drawing inspiration from SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's remarks on democracy, found in his message commemorating the first Commencement ceremony of Soka University of ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Nov 2 2010
Culture of Peace Exhibition Shown in Hokkaido, Miyagi and Kanagawa
Soka Gakkai's "Building a Culture of Peace for the Children of the World" exhibition opened in Hokkaido, Miyagi and Kanagawa, Japan, on October 29. In Miyagi, the exhibition was shown in the town of Wakayanagi until October 31. Midori Miura, executive chair of the exhibition committee, and Chieko Sugawara, president of ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Nov 1 2010
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SGI's People's Decade Website Given New Design and Expanded
The People's Decade for Nuclear Abolition campaign website has been renewed recently. The campaign, launched by SGI in 2007, aims to build a global solidarity within civil society working for abolition of nuclear weapons. The purpose of this renewal is to facilitate ease of access, learning and participation. Some of the ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Oct 26 2010
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School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Hosts SGI Peace Exhibition
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, hosted SGI's anti-nuclear weapons exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" on October 25 and 26. The exhibition coincided with the 5th London Conference on a Middle East Weapons of Mass ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Oct 24 2010
SGI-USA Celebrates 65th Anniversary of United Nations
On October 24, SGI-USA held an event at SGI-USA San Francisco Culture Center's Ikeda Auditorium to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the United Nations, which is celebrated every year on October 24. David Krieger, founder and president of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, attended the event as guest speaker. Gesturing to ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Oct 15 2010
SGI Exhibition on Nuclear Abolition Shown in Vienna
The exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" opened at the Vienna International Centre, home to leading UN agencies confronting the challenges of nuclear weapons on October 4. The exhibition was cosponsored by SGI and the NGO Committee on Peace, Vienna, and ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Oct 13 2010
Islamic Perspective on Peace Discussed at Soka Gakkai Peace Lecture in Hiroshima
The 140th lecture in the "Hiroshima Study Lecture Series," sponsored by Soka Gakkai Hiroshima youth members, was held at the Soka Gakkai Hiroshima Ikeda Peace Center in Japan, on October 13. As guest speakers, Dr. Mohammad Lezan and Dr. Soo Khin Wah from the University of Malaya offered Islamic perspectives ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Oct 3 2010
"Children and a Culture of Peace" Exhibition Shown Throughout Japan
The exhibition "Children and a Culture of Peace: For the Sake of Children's Happiness," created and sponsored by the Soka Gakkai Women's Peace Committee (WPC), opened at Stadium Place Aoyama in Tokyo, Japan, on September 20 and showed through September 25. Emiko Mimura, president of the WPC Executive Committee, and Soka ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Oct 2 2010
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Millennium Peace Circle in Hawaii Commemorates SGI's Movement for Peace
Milestone--SGI-USA members, community leaders, scholars and state representatives officially open the Daisaku and Kaneko Ikeda Millennium Peace Circle at Honolulu's Diamond Head On October 2, some 100 SGI-USA members and distinguished guests gathered at the foot of Diamond Head--Hawaii's famed volcanic crater--to open the Daisaku and Kaneko Ikeda Millennium Peace Circle. The ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Oct 2 2010
Peace Seminar Held in Panama
On October 2, SGI-Panama's student group members organized a forum titled "Peace Founded on Value" at the SGI-Panama Culture Center in Panama City. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Sep 25 2010
"Victory Over Violence" Exhibition Shown at SGI-Cambodia General Meeting
On September 25, SGI-Cambodia held its 10th General Meeting at the National Institute of Education in Phnom Penh. ... read more
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