Peace and Disarmament
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 27 2010
SGI-Argentina Hosts Peace Festival
On February 27, 2010, SGI-Argentina held a culture festival at a stadium in Buenos Aires to commemorate Argentina's bicentennial and the Soka Gakkai's 80th anniversary. Over 10,000 attended the festival, including Dr. Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, 1980 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; Presidency Under-Secretary- General Gustavo López; and Minister of Education Alberto Sileoni. ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 23 2010
Peace Exhibition Held at Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, Japan
On February 23, 2010, the exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" was shown at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, Nagasaki, Japan. Approximately 60 guests attended, including past mayors of Nagasaki, Journal Nagasaki Executive Director Tadahiro Motomura and Nagasaki Bureau Chief ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 18 2010
Victory Over Violence Exhibition Tours High Schools in Hawaii
From January 20 to February 18, 2010, the International Committee of Artists for Peace (ICAP) in partnership with Victory Over Violence (VOV) presented a three-part program at 10 high schools in Hawaii with an aim to empower youth to make positive choices to counteract violence. The program included "iChoose," a short ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 8 2010
Soka Gakkai Youth in Japan, Host Lecture on Nuclear Weapons Abolition
On February 8, 2010, Soka Gakkai youth members in Nagasaki, Japan, hosted a lecture on peace to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Soka Gakkai International (January 26, 1975). David Krieger, president of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and the keynote speaker, delivered a lecture titled "A Message ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 7 2010
SGI-Philippines Hosts "Transforming the Human Spirit" Exhibition
From January 23 to February 7, 2010, the exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" was on display at the SGI-Philippines Culture Center in Manila. The show was co-hosted by SGI-Philippines and the Order of the Knights of Rizal, a Philippine civic ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 5 2010
Transforming the Human Spirit Exhibition Shown in Malaysia
From January 25 to February 5, 2010, Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) co-organized the exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" with Museum of Asian Art and the Department of Chinese Studies, University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. More than 600 viewed ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Feb 1 2010
Soka Gakkai Youth Hold Lecture on Nuclear Abolition
On February 1, 2010, Soka Gakkai youth members held one of a series of peace lectures at the Josei Toda International Center in Tokyo, Japan, titled, "Toward Nuclear Abolition: Now Is the Time for Us to Stand Up for Peace." In her remarks, guest lecturer and Peace Depot Secretary-General ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jan 31 2010
SGI-South Africa Receives Gandhi Remembrance Organization Award
On January 31, 2010, the Gandhi Remembrance Organization commended SGI South-Africa for its contributions to the community. The Gandhi Remembrance Award was presented at a ceremony held at Tolstoy Farm, in southern Johannesburg, where Gandhi lived in the early 1900s. Gandhi named the farm after Leo Tolstoy in recognition of their ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jan 28 2010
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"Transforming the Human Spirit" Exhibition Shown in Canada
From January 26-28, 2010, SGI-Canada organized the exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit," at Windsor Public Library in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. On January 26, an opening event was held commemorating the 35th anniversary of the founding of the SGI as well ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jan 27 2010
SGI-UK and University of London Cohost Peace Symposium
On January 27, 2010, SGI-UK cohosted a peace symposium with the Development Education Research Centre of the Institute of Education, University of London, at SGI-UK's Taplow Court Grand Culture Center. The symposium focused on humanitarian competition and global perspectives, based on SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's 2009 Peace Proposal titled ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jan 26 2010
SGI President's 2010 Peace Proposal Released
On January 26, 2010, a peace proposal titled "Toward a New Era of Value Creation" was released, in which SGI President Ikeda calls for accelerated moves toward the realization of a world without nuclear weapons. He also urges concrete steps toward generating meaningful employment opportunities in the current economic downturn ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jan 22 2010
Culture of Peace Exhibition Opens in Hiroshima
On January 22, 2010, the exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" opened at the Soka Gakkai Hiroshima Peace Center in Hiroshima, Japan. To date, the exhibition has been shown in 21 countries and territories and in over 50 cities. On ... read more
Peace and Disarmament | Jan 18 2010
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SGI-USA Youth in So. California Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On January 18, 2010, SGI-USA members of southern California, USA, participated in the Los Angeles Kingdom Day Parade. Some 700 youth marched in the parade, which commemorates the life of Martin Luther King Jr. every January. Prior to the parade, participants gathered at the SGI-USA Los Angeles Friendship Center in California. ... read more
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