Peace and Disarmament
Peace and Disarmament | Jun 6 2010
SGI-Korea Student Members Host Nuclear Disarmament Exhibition
From May 3 to June 6, 2010, SGI-Korea Student Group members throughout the country organized the thirteenth "Campus Peace Culture Activity," which displayed "A World Without Nuclear Weapons" an exhibition the group members created for 173 venues at 154 universities in South Korea. Based on SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's 2010 Peace ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | May 28 2010
SGI-USA Hosts Nuclear Abolition Event
On May 11, 2010, Soka Gakkai Youth Peace Conference representatives presented Sergio Duarte, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and Leslie B. Gatan, advisor to the president of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, with more than 2.2 million signatures from youth calling for the adoption of a Nuclear ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | May 16 2010
Soka Gakkai Indonesia Holds Fourth Women's Peace Conference
From May 15-16, 2010, SGI-Indonesia women and young women members sponsored the fourth Women's Peace Conference at the SGI-Indonesia Headquarters Building in Jakarta. The event was also held in commemoration of "SGI-Indonesia Women's Day" on May 14. On May 15, Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar, from Indonesia's Ministry of Women Empowerment & ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | May 11 2010
SGI Youth in Eight Countries Conduct Survey on Nuclear Abolition
From January to March 2010, youth members of SGI in eight countries conducted surveys of their peers’ attitudes toward nuclear weapons and their abolition in advance of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference (from May 3-28) in New York. A total of 4,475 interview surveys were conducted of people from ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Apr 26 2010
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THS Exhibition Shown in Australia
From April 12-26, 2010, SGI-Australia cohosted the "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS) exhibition at the Gosford City Library located in the Erina Fair shopping center in Gosford, Australia. Cosponsoring organizations for the exhibition included the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Apr 25 2010
SGI-USA Publishes Voices for a Culture of Peace
SGI-USA is publishing a compendium of lectures from its Culture of Peace Distinguished Speakers Series in a book titled Voices for a Culture of Peace: Volume 1. Featuring 14 speakers—scholars, practitioners and activists with diverse backgrounds—the book presents an array of thoughts on how to create and foster a global culture ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Apr 15 2010
Culture of Peace Exhibition Shown in Mexico
On April 15, 2010, the SGI exhibition, "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS) officially opened at the Sciences Museum of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. This marked the debut of the Spanish-language version of the THS exhibition in Mexico. Guests ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Mar 30 2010
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SGI-Canada Hosts Exhibitions on Peace and Sustainability
From March 1-6, 2010, the SGI Buddhist Student Club at York University in Toronto, Canada, displayed the exhibition "Building a Culture of Peace for the Children of the World" on the York University campus, in conjunction with York University's Centre for Human Rights. On March 4, the club also ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Mar 18 2010
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Youth Conference on Global Issues Held at Taplow Court
On March 18, 2010, a conference on pressing global issues, titled "Inter-Change," was held at the SGI-UK Taplow Court Grand Culture Center. The conference was organized by Creative Junction and brought together 200 young delegates from diverse social and geographical backgrounds, which included schools, community support groups and volunteer ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Mar 9 2010
Soka Gakkai Youth Organize Lecture by Marshall Islands Ambassador
On March 9, 2010, Soka Gakkai youth members hosted one of a series of lectures titled "Toward World Peace and Human Security: A Statement Against War and Weapons of Mass Destruction" at the Josei Toda International Center in Tokyo, Japan. Republic of the Marshall Islands Ambassador Jiba B. Kabua was ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Mar 6 2010
Ikeda Center Hosts Book Launch for Into Full Flower
On March 6, 2010, the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, hosted a book launch for the newly published dialogue between Elise Boulding and SGI President Daisaku Ikeda, titled Into Full Flower: Making Peace Cultures Happen. More than 80 attended the event which celebrated the longstanding ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Mar 5 2010
"Transforming the Human Spirit" at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
From February 28 to March 5, 2010, the exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" was shown at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). SGI-Hong Kong's student group and CUHK's Office of Student Affairs cosponsored the event. This was the exhibition's ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Mar 3 2010
Carla Koppell at SGI-USA Culture of Peace Distinguished Speaker Series
On March 3, 2010, SGI-USA members and guests welcomed Carla Koppell as part of the ongoing Culture of Peace Distinguished Speakers Series at the Washington DC Culture Center on Embassy Row. Ms. Koppell, director of The Institute for Inclusive Security—which uses research, training and advocacy to promote the inclusion of women ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 28 2010
Transforming the Human Spirit Exhibition Shown in Bangkok, Thailand
From February 20-28, 2010, SGI-Thailand, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, hosted the exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" in Bangkok. Some 500 visited the show, which was on the second floor of the Paragon Shopping Center. Minister of Culture ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 27 2010
"Women and a Culture of Peace" Forum Held in Japan
On February, 27, 2010, the Soka Gakkai Women's Peace Committee (WPC) hosted a Culture of Peace Forum titled "Women and a Culture of Peace" at the Soka International Women's Center in Tokyo, Japan. The event observed the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and ... read more
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