SGI's Efforts
2008
Symposium in the Danish Parliament | November 17, 2008
On November 17, 2008, a symposium titled "Strengthening the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)" was held at Christiansborg Palace, which houses the Danish Parliament, in Copenhagen. SGI-Denmark and the Danish Committee of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (Pugwash Denmark) cosponsored the event together with several peace organizations. Some 150 peace scholars, activists and ambassadors to Denmark attended the event, including former IAEA Director General Hans Blix.
Consecutive THS showings in Taiwan | May 27, 2008
Taiwan Soka Gakkai International held the anti-nuclear exhibition, entitled "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit," at 40 venues throughout Taiwan, including the National Chengchi University and the Yilan County Culture Center, from May 12 to May 25, 2008. more…
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Workshop on the Eradication of Armed Conflict in Australia | Feburary 8-10, 2008
From February 8-10, 2008, SGI participated in a Workshop on the Eradication of Armed Conflict held at the Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (ACPACS) at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, organized by Global Action to Prevent War (GAPW). An SGI representative chaired a session on the theme "From Conventional to Nuclear Weapons: Movement Forward on Nuclear Disarmament." The event was cosponsored by GAPW, ACPACS, the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) and the project for a United Nations Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS).
