Category: Peace

SGI President Issues 2017 Peace Proposal

Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, issued his 35th annual peace proposal titled “The Global Solidarity of Youth: Ushering in a New Era of Hope” on January 26, 2017.

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SMU Holds Second Annual Ikeda Peace and Harmony Lecture

The Second Annual Ikeda Peace and Harmony Lecture was held on November 4, 2016 at the Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium of the Singapore Management University (SMU). The lecture, titled “RE-THINKING ASEAN: The Problems and Prospects for Regional Peace” was delivered by Dr Leticia Ramos Shahani.

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Universal Respect for Human Dignity: The Great Path to Peace

Every year, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda publishes a peace proposal which explores the interrelation between core Buddhist concepts and the diverse challenges global society faces in the effort to realize peace and human security. In addition, he has also made proposals touching on issues such as education reform, the environment, the United Nations and nuclear abolition.

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Reliving the Kampung Spirit at Roses of Peace 2015

“People found it hard to believe that we were out there in the sun, distributing roses with a message of peace and friendship, without selling them anything,” shared Alvin Lay (above, right), a SSA Student Division (SD) member who was a volunteer at the Roses of Peace 2015 event on October 4.

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10th SSA Student Peace Lecture

Such somber revelations at the 10th SSA Student Peace Lecture (SPL 10) filled attendees with resolve to stand up in their own way to change the state of poverty in the world today. Held on February 7, 2015 and themed “Poverty is for Me to Change” at the SSA Headquarters’ Ikeda Culture Auditorium, SPL 10 saw the largest turnout ever in the 10-year history of the lecture series with more than 600 in attendance.

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Living the Peace Proposal through Acts of Kindness

A month-long project of the SSA Student Division (SD), code-named HR30 and themed “Treasure Everything”, aimed to have the youths engage in simple acts of kindness and compassion that give meaning to the phrase “sharing the joy and suffering of others.”

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