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Peace and Disarmament | Dec 17 2012

"Choose Life" Peace Symposiums Held in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata

Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) organized a series of peace symposiums celebrating the 40th anniversary of the dialogue between SGI President Daisaku Ikeda and British historian Dr. Arnold J. Toynbee, which was subsequently published as Choose Life. ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Dec 8 2012

Dialogue and Education Highlighted at BSGI Peace Seminar

On December 8, Brazil SGI (BSGI) student members held a peace seminar themed "Peace Begins in the Mind of the Individual" based on principles laid out in SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's 2012 peace proposal, "Human Security and Sustainability: Sharing Reverence for the Dignity of Life." ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Nov 19 2012

Toda Institute Co-organizes Seminar: Challenges of a Nuke-Free World

On November 19, the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) co-organized an international seminar on the strengths and weaknesses of a nuclear-weapon- free world titled "Stable Zero: Feasible, Realistic?" ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Oct 28 2012

Victory Over Violence Essay Contest Held in Albuquerque

In conjunction with the showing of the "Transforming the Human Spirit" anti-nuclear weapons exhibition from September 29 to October 28 at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the local SGI-USA group co-sponsored its second Victory Over Violence essay contest, in partnership with the local UN Association (UNA) and the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice. ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Oct 28 2012

Peace Through Music: SGI-USA Hosts "Daniel Pearl World Music Days" Concert

On October 28, SGI-USA and the International Committee of Artists for Peace (ICAP) cosponsored a "Daniel Pearl Music Days" concert at SGI-USA's World Peace Ikeda Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Oct 14 2012

SGI-Panama Hosts Peace Forum and Environmental Exhibition

On October 14, SGI-Panama youth members sponsored a peace forum titled "Challenges and Actions for Peace" aimed at uniting youth toward the shared goal of promoting peace. ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Oct 13 2012

A Dialogue on Interdependence

The ninth annual Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue, held on October 13, 2012, at the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue in Cambridge, Mass., USA, was themed "Awakening Our Connections: A Dialogue on Interdependence." ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Oct 7 2012

Soka Gakkai Malaysia Holds Month of Peace Activities

In September, Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) held its second annual Month of Peace, including a specially created musical and dance performance titled "V Peace." ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Oct 6 2012

SGI's Anti-nuclear Exhibition Held at Prominent Nuclear Science Museum in New Mexico, US

From September 29 to October 28, SGI’s anti-nuclear weapons exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS) was displayed at The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque, New Mexico--the first public US museum to preserve the history of the nuclear industry. ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Oct 6 2012

Celebrating Peace in Hawaii with the Spirit of Aloha

In Hawaii, "aloha" is the spirit of joyfully sharing life, a peaceful expression of living in harmony with ourselves and the world around us. On September 23 and October 6, SGI members in Hawaii co-organized peace events celebrating the annual United Nations International Day of Peace (September 21) and SGI World Peace Day (October 2) respectively. ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Sep 28 2012

Antinuclear Exhibition "Transforming the Human Spirit" Shown in Spain, Peru and Argentina

On September 8, SGI-Spain opened the SGI’s antinuclear exhibition, "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS) at the SGI-Spain Culture Center in Rivas-Vaciamadrid City, attended by some 100 people including local SGI members and representatives of the Madrid Community Interfaith Dialogue Association. ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Sep 21 2012

Antinuclear Exhibition Held in Germany

The exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace" was shown at the Erlangen City Hall in Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany, from September 11 to 21. ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Sep 15 2012

SGI-UK Hosts Hibakusha at Hiroshima Peace Day Events

From September 8-15, 2012, SGI-UK hosted three official Hiroshima Peace Day events in Birmingham, London and at SGI-UK’s Taplow Court center near Maidenhead, to commemorate the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan and the 55th anniversary of second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda's call for the abolition of nuclear weapons. ... read more

Peace and Disarmament | Aug 25 2012

New Antinuclear Exhibition Launched in Hiroshima

From August 24-25, a new antinuclear exhibition "Everything You Treasure—For a World Free From Nuclear Weapons," which examines nuclear weapons issues from 12 different perspectives, was launched at the 20th World Congress of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) in Hiroshima. ... read more