Exhibition

Antinuclear Exhibition: "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit"

The exhibition "From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace: Transforming the Human Spirit" was created by the SGI in 2007 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Soka Gakkai Second President Josei Toda's Declaration Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons (made on September 8, 1957).

The exhibition was launched on September 8, 2007, in New York at a civil society forum to galvanize public opinion toward the abolition of nuclear weapons and the creation of a culture of peace, specifically aimed at mobilizing youth. Since its launch, the exhibition has been shown in more than 200 cities in 25 countries. Noteworthy showings include those at the United Nations Office at Geneva, during the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee session in April-May 2008, the Mexican Senate Building during the 62nd Annual UN Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organizations Conference in September 2009, the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre during the Parliament of the World’s Religions in December 2009, the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in February 2010, and the Vienna International Centre in October 2010. Complete versions are available in English, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Nepali, with partial translations in Serbian and Macedonian.

The exhibition consists of four sections with a total of 36 panels.

• ･ Section 1: Ensuring Human Security
• ･ Section 2: Arms-Based Security vs. Human Security
• ･ Section 3: Changing Our Worldview
• ･ Section 4: Global Efforts for Peace

Nuclear weapons stand at the top of the pyramid of violence, the pervasive influence of which hangs heavily over our daily lives as conflicts between communities, distrust, crime, domestic violence and abuse. At the bottom of this pyramid lies the silent, passive form of violence that is a lack of concern for others' sufferings. The exhibition emphasizes that the fundamental solution to the nuclear issue--as well as a transformation from arms-based security to human security, from a culture of war to a culture of peace--requires a change in the human heart and that we triumph over violence.

To view pictures of showings held in various countries, click either image

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  Kaohsiung, Taiwan (May 2008)
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  Geneva, Switzerland (May 2008)

http://www.sgi.org/resource-center/ngo-resources/peace-disarmament/transforming-the-human-spirit.html

List of venues where THS has been held
As of October 4, 2010, the exhibition--available in English, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Nepali--has been shown in over 200 cities in 25 countries and territories including the following: