SGI's Efforts

SGI-Germany Hosts Anti-Nuclear Weapons Exhibition and Panel Discussion | March 23, 2012
SGI's anti-nuclear weapons exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace" was put on display at Christ Church in Mainz, Germany from March 2-23. more…

The exhibition at Christ Church in Mainz

International Nuclear Experts Discuss Nuclear Abolition in Tokyo | March 11, 2012
From March 10-11, the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research and the National Center for Peace & Conflict Studies (NCPACS) at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, sponsored a two-day conference in Tokyo, focusing on the fragile state of the global nuclear order and how to rid the world of nuclear weapons. more…

Participants discussing non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament in Tokyo

SGI Representatives Attend Anniversary Events of Treaty of Tlatelolco in Mexico | February 15, 2012
The Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) held celebratory events marking the 45th anniversary of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, known as the Treaty of Tlatelolco, at the Tlatelolco University Cultural Center from February 14-15. more…

The opening of the seminar cosponsored by OPANAL, the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and SGI

SGI's Antinuclear Weapons Exhibition Opens in Mexico City | February 14, 2012
From February 14-16, SGI's antinuclear weapon exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" opened at the University Cultural Center of Tlatelolco in Mexico City. The exhibition was shown to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Tlatelolco on February 14, 1967. The treaty established the world's first nuclear-weapon-free zone across Latin America and the Caribbean. more…

Toda Institute Organizes International Conference on Music and Peace in Paris | February 4, 2012
Commemorating the 16th anniversary of its founding, the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research organized its third international conference on music and peace, titled "Music, Power and Liberty" in Paris, France, from February 3-4. more…

The third international conference on music and peace in Paris

Nuclear Weapons Abolition Event "Our New Clear Future" Held in California | January 22, 2012
On January 22, an event titled "iDeclare--The Beginning of Our New Clear Future" was organized by SGI-USA youth members from Southern California. The event celebrated the release of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's 2012 Peace Proposal and the 55th anniversary of second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda's declaration calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons made in September 1957. more…

SGI-USA youth members from Southern California

Nagasaki Soka Gakkai Youth Host Peace Lecture | January 28, 2012
On January 28, the Soka Gakkai's Nagasaki Prefecture Youth Peace Committee hosted a peace lecture in Nagasaki City. more…

Dr. Umebayashi