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Sustainable Development | Apr 28 2008

SGI-Canada Vancouver Earth Charter Committee Promotes Sustainability

On April 21, the committee participated in the Climate Action Youth Dialogue at Simon Fraser University's Wosk Centre for Dialogue in downtown Vancouver. At the youth-focused event, B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell announced a 3.0 million (Canadian) dollar program to create a Youth Climate Leadership Alliance providing opportunities for youth to ... read more

Sustainable Development | Apr 27 2008

SGI-Mexico Celebrates Earth Day with "Seeds of Change" Exhibition

On April 22-27, "Seeds of Change: The Earth Charter and Human Potential," an exhibition on sustainable development, the role of education and the Earth Charter Initiative, showed at the Memorial Museum in Tlaxcala City, Mexico. Mexico's Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), Tlazcalteca Institute of Culture (ITC) and ... read more

Sustainable Development | Apr 24 2008

Earth Day Activities in Lawrence, Kansas, USA

The "Seeds of Change: The Earth Charter and Human Potential" exhibition came to Lawrence Kansas from April 17-24, 2008, where it was on show at the Lawrence Arts Center. Gallery Director Rick Mitchell was impressed by the exhibition's dynamic design and international perspective. As a result of this event, the ... read more

Sustainable Development | Apr 4 2008

Paraguayan Universities Host "Seeds of Change" Exhibition

"Seeds of Change: The Earth Charter and Human Potential," an exhibition on sustainable development, the role of education and the Earth Charter Initiative, has recently been displayed at two universities in Paraguay. From March 31 to April 4, 2008, the exhibition was on show at the National University of Pilar ... read more

Sustainable Development | Feb 23 2008

"Youth Can Move the World Event" in Canada

On February 23, 2008, SGI-Canada youth representatives participated in the "Youth Can Move the World" symposium at the HJA Brown Education Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. Around 300 people joined the event, which was open to students aged 15-25 from the Regional Municipality of Peel. Inspired by the United Nations' declaration ... read more

Sustainable Development | Feb 9 2008

Club of Budapest International President Talks with SGI-USA Members

On February 9, 2008, the Club of Budapest U.S.A. and the SGI-USA Marin Earth Charter Committee cosponsored an evening with Ervin Laszlo, generally recognized as the founder of systems philosophy and general evolution theory. Dr. Laszlo, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, is president of the Club of Budapest International and ... read more

Sustainable Development | Jan 28 2008

"Seeds of Change" Exhibition in Cercado de Lima, Peru

"Seeds of Change: The Earth Charter and Human Potential," an exhibition on sustainable development, the role of education and the Earth Charter Initiative, opened on January 28, 2008 at the Ramón Castilla Clinic, a health clinic in Cercado de Lima, Peru. The exhibition was shown through February 2 as part ... read more