SGI's Efforts

Antinuclear Exhibition Shows at Urania, Berlin, Germany | November 28, 2011
The exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS), which highlights the devastating effects of nuclear weapons and calls for a move from arms-based security to human security, was shown at Berlin's Urania conference venue from October 7 to 16. more…

Viewing the THS exhibition

Harvard Hosts SGI's Antinuclear Weapons Exhibition and Forum | November 21, 2011
On November 21, the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government hosted a forum focusing on the abolition of nuclear weapons and the SGI antinuclear weapons exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS). more…

At the Kennedy School's Weiner Auditorium

Hiroshima Survivor Speaks on Peace in Oregon | November 19, 2011
On November 21, the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government hosted a forum focusing on the abolition of nuclear weapons and the SGI antinuclear weapons exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS). more…

Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor Dr. Hideko Tamura Snider delivers a message of hope and peace to participants

Action for Peace at a Crucial Time | November 18, 2011
SGI-Norway member, Marte Knoph Berg-Eriksen, coleader of the Norwegian Peace Association's Middle East Group, talks about what inspired her to co-organize the exhibition "I Refuse to be your Enemy." more…

Marte Knoph Berg-Eriksen

Power of Dialogue Highlighted at SGI-UK Peace Proposal Symposium | September 16, 2011
On September 16, eighteen social scientists from universities around the UK gathered at SGI-UK's Taplow Court Grand Culture Centre to discuss themes stimulated by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's 2011 peace proposal titled "Toward a World of Dignity for All: The Triumph of the Human Spirit." more…

Participants listening to a presentation

Youth Campaign "Our New Clear Future" Sets Vision Toward Nuclear Abolition by 2030 | September 11, 2011
"Our New Clear Future" is a student-led dialogue campaign for nuclear abolition launched by SGI-USA in September 2011. The campaign was inspired by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's 2009 nuclear abolition proposal "Building Global Solidarity Toward Nuclear Abolition" and has two main aims. more…

Col. Hughes lecturing about nuclear testing (Sep. 11)

THS Shown at Massachusetts Institute of Technology | September 9, 2011
From February 27 to March 2, Applied Nichiren Buddhism, the SGI-USA student campus group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), sponsored a showing of SGI's anti-nuclear exhibition, "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS) at the university. more…

Dr. Jim Walsh

Hiroshima Peace Day Event held in UK | September 3, 2011
On September 3, a Hiroshima Peace Day meeting promoting the abolition of nuclear weapons was held at SGI-UK's Taplow Court Grand Culture Centre in Berkshire. More than 300 people attended. more…

The THS exhibition was also shown at Taplow Court during the Hiroshima Peace Day event

SGI-Thailand Receive Appreciation Certificate from Nagasaki Mayor | August 25, 2011
On August 25, Tomihisa Taue, Mayor of Nagasaki, conferred a Certificate of Appreciation on the Ministry of Culture of Thailand and Soka Gakkai Thailand for their Paper Cranes for Peace initiative. More than 57,000 paper cranes that had been made by Thai people were presented to Mayor Taue on July 31 at the Nagasaki Peace Forum, organized by Soka Gakkai Nagasaki youth. more…

The paper cranes made by Thai people on display at Nagasaki Peace Park

Pugwash Chair Gives Talk at SGI-Denmark Training Session | August 7, 2011
SGI-Denmark held a training session in Helsingør from August 5-7 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's first visit to Denmark in October 1961. On August 6, as part of the training session, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs Chair John Avery gave a lecture on abolishing war and nuclear weapons. more…

SGI-Denmark members at the training session in Helsingør

Hiroshima and Nagasaki memorial event held in New York | August 7, 2011
On August 7, Pax Christi Metro New York observed the 66th Anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings by organizing a remembrance event at the St. Joseph's Greenwich Village Church in New York. more…

Survey of Youth Attitudes to Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Power | August 4, 2011
The Soka Gakkai Chugoku Student Peace Committee released on August 4 the results of its 16th annual survey on young people's attitudes to peace and nuclear weapons in the Hiroshima region, in advance of the August 6 anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city. For the first time, two questions related to nuclear power were included. more…

SGI Antinuclear Weapons Exhibition Held in Nagano | July 31, 2011
From July 28-31, the SGI antinuclear weapons exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS) was shown at the Inoue Department Store in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. more…

Viewing the THS exhibition in Matsumoto

Nagasaki Youth Peace Forum, Presentation of Cranes from SGI-Thailand | July 31, 2011
On July 31, Soka Gakkai Nagasaki youth members held a peace forum at the Peace Hall of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, to deepen their vow to achieve a world without nuclear weapons. The theme was "From Nagasaki to the World! The Voices of Youth Will Change the World," and around 900 people attended. Soka Gakkai youth members from Hiroshima and Okinawa also participated in the event. more…

Youth performing taiko (Japanese drum)

Okinawa Student Survey Shows Need for Awareness-raising Activities | July 26, 2011
A survey to gauge awareness of the Battle of Okinawa amongst students on the island was conducted by the Soka Gakkai Okinawa Student Peace Committee during June 2011. The Battle of Okinawa was fought in 1945 and was the only land battle in Japan during World War II. The survey received 774 responses and included responses from students attending Ryukyu University and Okinawa International University. The committee also conducted a similar survey in 2010. more…

Hiroshima Hosts Youth Peace Meeting and Lecture on Hiroshima | July 24, 2011
On July 24, Soka Gakkai youth members in Hiroshima held the Hiroshima Youth Peace Meeting at the Soka Gakkai Hiroshima Ikeda Peace Hall. They also hosted the 145th in a series of lectures titled "Lectures on Hiroshima" at the same venue. Sunao Tsuboi, one of the chairs of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organization, shared his experience as a hibakusha and his determination to work for abolishing nuclear weapons. He also addressed the mission of youth in Hiroshima. more…

Mr. Tsuboi sharing his experience and determination for peace

SGI-Italy's Antinuclear Campaign "Senzatomica" Hosts Nuclear Abolition Day Roundtable | June 23, 2011
SGI-Italy's antinuclear campaign "Senzatomica" joined the International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in promoting Nuclear Abolition Day at a roundtable on June 23, and became a signatory to the "Rome Declaration" signed by participating organizations. more…

SGI-Italy's antinuclear campaign "Senzatomica"

Soka Gakkai Malaysia Supports Nuclear Abolition Day | June 21, 2011
From June 21-23, the SGI antinuclear weapons exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS) was held at the SMJK Yu Hua school in Kajang, Malaysia. The exhibition was held in support of ICAN's Nuclear Abolition Day, a global day of action calling for a treaty to outlaw and eliminate all nuclear weapons commemorated annually on June 25. The SGI exhibition "Seeds of Hope: Visions of sustainability, steps toward change" was shown at the school in 2010. more…

Exhibition on Nuclear Abolition Shown in Peru | May 29, 2011
From May 23-29, SGI-Peru hosted the exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS) at the Callao Youth Cultural Center in Callao, part of Lima Metropolitan Area. more…

At the Callao Youth Cultural Center

Exhibition and Events Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons Held in Florence | May 23, 2011
On March 26 a showing of the Italian version of the antinuclear multimedia exhibition, "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS), opened at Le Pagliere, a historical attraction in Florence. Part of SGI Italy's antinuclear campaign titled "Senzatomica" ("Without Nuclear"), the exhibition was cosponsored by several organizations including the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW). more…

SGI Exhibition and Youth Forum on Nuclear Disarmament Held at Roehampton University in London | March 3, 2011
Roehampton University's Human Rights Society and SGI-UK Youth Peace Committee collaborated to respond to the university's request to host the SGI anti-nuclear weapons exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS). The exhibition was open to the public from January 22-24, 2011 and attracted about four hundred visitors. The young people also organized a reception and a Youth Forum, both held on January 24, which pivoted around the exhibition. more…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico Hosts SGI Exhibition | February 11, 2011
A ceremony marking the opening of the SGI's antinuclear weapons exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS) was held on February 11 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. The exhibition commemorated the 44th anniversary of the Treaty of Tlatelolco, which prohibits nuclear weapons across Latin America and the Caribbean. more…

SGI-Italy Launched a Campaign in Collaboration with Eminent NGOs | February 1, 2011
SGI-Italy organized the mulitmedia initiative "Senzatomica" ("Without Nuclear ") at the Conference Hall of Rome's Palazzo Marini, the House of Deputies, on February 1. AIMPGN, the Italian branch of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), the Pugwash Conferences and the Parliamentarian Network for Nuclear Disarmament (PNND) were event cosponsors. Part of the 42-panel exhibition created by SGI titled "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" (THS) was introduced in conjuction with the event. more…