Seikyo Shimbun Highlights:
Belfast, UK: On May 15 and 16, commemorating the 10th anniversary of conferral of an Honorary Doctorate upon SGI President Ikeda by Queen’s University Belfast, the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice at the university hosts a conference on Dignity and Respect. The British Council NI, Belfast City Council and SGI-UK were cohosts of the event. During the conference, a Peace Bench honoring President Ikeda and Mrs. Ikeda for their contributions to world peace was unveiled on the campus and a “Peace Tree” was planted at the Belfast Botanic Gardens.