Activity Highlights 2005--Grassroots engagement in society | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | A compilation of news related to SGI's grassroots activities in society. To view these by category click on the buttons on the left of this page. To view SGI's latest Buddhist activities click here.   DECEMBER Dec 23 Kansai 21st Century Symphonic Orchestra to Hold Free Concert in January 2006 Dec 20 Institute of Oriental Philosophy to Sponsor "Dialogue with the Islamic World" Lecture in Osaka Dec 14 Central China Normal University Former President Zhang Kaiyuan Receives Soka University's Honorary Doctorate Dec 11 Coalition of California Black School Board Members and New Haven Unified School District, USA, Commend SGI and SGI President for Nonviolent Education Dec 8 "Human Rights in the 21st Century" Exhibition Opens in Tokyo   NOVEMBER Nov 30 "Seeds of Change" Environmental Exhibit Opens in Dubai, UAE Nov 28 Taiwan Ministry of Education Commends SGI-Taiwan for Sixth Time SGI Children's Picture Book Exhibition Opens in Edmonton, Canada Nov 27 Soka Gakkai Women's Peace Committee Hosts Culture of Peace Forums Nov 23 Exhibition in Support of the UN's World Program for Human Rights Education Opens in Osaka Nov 22 San Diego County Board of Education, USA, Commends SGI President and Mrs. Ikeda Kansai Youth Peace Conference Hosts Lecture on the United Nations and Human Rights Nov 20 Earth Charter Conference Held in Amsterdam, Netherlands Nov 16 Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University's Legal, Political and Social Research Center, Bolivia, Commends SGI President for Peace Contributions Nov 14 American Futurist Dr. Hazel Henderson Meets Soka Gakkai President and Lectures Nov 12 SGI-Mexico Participates in International Conference on Global Issues in Cuba Commemorating José Martí's 152 Birthday Nov 10 John Dewey Society Former President Lectures at Soka Schools in Tokyo Nov 1 "Napoleon the Great: Cultural Brilliance and Spiritual Legacy" Previews at Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, Hachioji, Tokyo   OCTOBER Oct 31 Osaka Soka Gakkai to Sponsor Exhibition in Support of the UN's World Program for Human Rights Education Oct 27 SGI-Austria Culture Center Celebrates Tenth Anniversary with an Open House Oct 26 SGI Mourns Loss of American Civil Rights Leader Rosa Parks Oct 23 Education Department to Sponsor Exhibition on Humanistic Education in November "Dialogue with Nature" Shown at Regional Libraries in Singapore Oct 18 Soka Gakkai Donates Funds for Pakistan Earthquake Relief Oct 17 Institute of Oriental Philosophy Cosponsors Symposium with Harvard University's Yenching Institute and Center for the Study of World Religions Oct 13 Soka Gakkai President Meets United Nations Children's Rights Committee Chair Diadema Regional Education Board, Brazil, Recognizes SGI's Educational Contributions Oct 7 BRC Sponsors "'Talking Back' to Whitman: Poetry Matters" to Commemorate 150th Anniversary of Leaves of Grass Oct 1 China's Tianjin Song and Dance Theater Tours Japan; Min-On Founder Appointed Honorary Director   SEPTEMBER Sep 25 IOP Cohosts Symposium on Nonviolence and Peace in Tokyo Sep 24 Dr. N. Radhakrishnan Lectures on Significance of SGI President's Peace Proposals Sep 23 Soka Gakkai Malaysia Participates in 48th National Day Celebration Sep 20 Soka Gakkai Educators in Hokkaido Exchange Reports on Applying Humanistic Education Sep 15 SGI-USA Donates Money for Hurricane, Starts Toy Collection Drive Sep 10 SGI-USA Musicians Perform for Evacuees Sep 9 Kyochikuto no natsu, Produced by Shinano Films, Recognized by Japanese Ministry of Education Sep 8 September 8 Marks 48th Anniversary of Second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda's "Declaration for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons" Sep 6 Response to Hurricane Katrina Sep 1 SGI-USA Participates in Hurricane Katrina Relief Activities   AUGUST Aug 29 IOP to Host Public Lecture by India's G. Ramachandran Institute of Nonviolence Director Aug 26 Boston Research Center for the 21st Century Commended by Psychologists for Social Responsibility for Promoting Peace and Social Justice Aug 22 Holocaust Exhibit Opens in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture Aug 21 Morehouse College's "Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace" Exhibition Opens in Chile Aug 18 Two Taiwanese Elementary Schools Commend SGI's Educational and Humanitarian Activities Aug 16 Soka Gakkai Youth in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo, Sponsor World Peace Memorial Service for War Victims Aug 13 Singapore Soka Association Supports 40th Anniversary National Day Celebrations Aug 12 Bharat (India) Soka Gakkai and Times Foundation Cosponsor Peace Symposium Pointing to Dialogue as the Way to Lasting Peace Aug 11 Soka Gakkai Indonesia Hosts Youth Music Festival for Peace Aug 10 Nagasaki Soka Gakkai Pays Solemn Tribute to Atomic Bomb Victims and War Dead on 60th Anniversary of the Dropping of the A-Bomb Aug 9 Nagasaki Soka Gakkai Youth Hosts Peace Forum Aug 7 Hiroshima Soka Gakkai Pays Solemn Tribute to Atomic Bomb Victims and War Dead on 60th Anniversary of the Dropping of the A-Bomb Aug 4 Soka Gakkai Malaysia Hosts Women Peace Conference Aug 3 Soka Gakkai Donates Books to Library in Mongolia Aug 1 Hiroshima Soka Gakkai Students and Women Hold Peace Events; Women Peace Plaza Held in Hyogo   JULY Jul 31 Youth World Peace Music Festival Held in Hiroshima to Commemorate 60th Anniversary of End of World War II Soka Gakkai Women Host Peace Forums in Kanagawa, Shiga and Wakayama Prefectures, Respectively Jul 28 Peace Step Compiled by Soka Gakkai Young Women's Peace and Culture Conference Available Soon Jul 26 Pugwash Conferences President Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Lectures in Hiroshima Jul 25 Hokkaido Soka Gakkai Women and Youth Host Peace Forums Jul 23 "Choose Life--Arnold Toynbee and Daisaku Ikeda" Exhibition Opens in Hiroshima Jul 21 Singapore Soka Association Youth Hosts "Peace@BluePlanet: Passion of Youth" Jul 20 Min-On to Sponsor Japan Tour of Icelandic Music in November 2005 Jul 10 SGI-Europe Youth Representatives Gather for General Meeting in France; UNHCR Commends SGI President Jul 7 Selangor State, Malaysia, Commends Soka Gakkai Malaysia for Cultural Contributions Jul 4 Soka Gakkai Malaysia Youth Participate in National Event Jul 1 SSA Youth Division Awarded Highest Youth Accolade in Singapore   JUNE Jun 30 Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations Appoints SGI UN Representative as President Conference on Interfaith Cooperation Held at UN Headquarters in New York, New York, USA; SGI UN Representative Speaks Jun 29 Vancouver SGI-Canada Youth Earth Charter Committee Wins Mayor's 2005 Environmental Achievement Award Jun 27 Southeast Asian Foundation for Children's Television Commends SGI President for Children's Animation Series Jun 26 Swedish Peace Scholar Speaks on Earth Charter at University of Siena, Italy Jun 24 Second Installment of Dialogue Series between European Academy of Sciences and Arts President Dr. H. C. Felix Unger and SGI President Daisaku Ikeda Will Appear Soon in The Journal of Oriental Studies Jun 23 SGI-USA Educators and Students at Columbia University Cohost Symposium Jun 20 SGI Supports Release of Six-Language Version of Earth Council's A Quiet Revolution DVD Jun 15 Art Exhibition by Renowned Chinese Painters Lai Ming and Wong Wing Yin Opens in Hong Kong Jun 6 Himeji Dokkyo University Law Department Dean Speaks at Soka Gakkai Education Department Commemorative Lecture Jun 5 Culture of Peace Resource Center Opens in SGI-USA Headquarters Building in Santa Monica; United Nations Association USA Pacific-Los Angeles Chapter Commends SGI President Jun 4 Kinokuniya Publishes Video and DVD on Educator and First Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi   MAY May 31 Toda Institute Sponsors P.E.A.C.E. Project International Conference in Madrid, Spain SGI-Canada Youth Division Hosts Peace Event in Vancouver May 25 Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, Holds Historic First Commencement May 22 Dewey Expert Dr. Larry A. Hickman Speaks on Dewey's Educational Philosophy May 21 "Drawings of the Okinawa War" Exhibition Opens in Okinawa May 18 SGI-Hong Kong Hosts Interfaith Seminar May 16 SGI-Mexico Representatives Participate in Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones Conference in Mexico May 15 SGI-USA Members in Denver, Colorado, USA, Plant 1,000 Cherry Trees in 16 Years "Seeds of Change" Environmental Exhibit Opens at National University of Technology in Lima, Peru Currents of the Spiritual Age, Collection of SGI President's Proposals a Bestseller in Singapore May 13 SGI-Italy and SGI-Germany Host Environmental and Children's Art Exhibition, Respectively May 10 SGI-Canada Sponsors Youth Festivals May 9 SGI-Thailand Members Help Celebrate Royal Coronation Anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej   APRIL Apr 27 Boston Research Center for the 21st Century's Book on Education Introduced at American Education Research Association's Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada Apr 26 SGI and Soka Gakkai Presidents Congratulate Newly Elected Pope Apr 24 Kansai 21st Century Symphonic Orchestra Holds Relief Concert in Hyogo Prefecture; Soka Gloria Brass Band Hosts "Family Concert 2005" in Tokyo Apr 21 "Women and the Culture of Peace" Exhibition Opens in Okayama Prefecture Apr 18 SGI-Bolivia Hosts Educational Seminar Apr 17 Rabbi Michael Lerner Receives Fifth Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builders Prize Apr 16 SGI-USA Sponsors Japanese-American Peace Friendship Festival in Southern California Apr 15 Toda Institute to Sponsor International Conference in Madrid, Spain, in May 2005; New Book and Journal Published Apr 13 Soka Gakkai President Welcomes Delegates from Chinese Association for International Understanding Apr 11 "Building a Culture of Peace for the Children of the World" at the United Nations European Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland through April 15, 2005 Apr 7 "Asia Peace and Arts Festival" Comes to Japan Apr 4 SGI Issues Statement Regarding Death of Pope John Paul II All-China Youth Federation Delegation Visits Hiroshima Prefecture Soka Gakkai Hiroshima Youth Host Lecture by Former President of Cheju National University Soka Gakkai Farmers in Hokkaido Hold Agricultural Renaissance Rally Apr 3 Soka Gakkai Farmers in Miyazaki Hold Renaissance Rally Apr 1 Chinese Youth Delegates Receive Warm Welcome at Soka Gakkai Headquarters Soka Women Throughout the World Take Action for Peace in Society   MARCH Mar 31 SGI-Thailand Commemorates SGI's 30th Anniversary with Youth Music Festival Mar 30 Korean Musical Gambler Launches Japan Tour Mar 29 All-China Youth Federation Delegates Arrive in Japan Mar 27 Chinese Journalist Writes About Daisaku Ikeda's Contributions to Sino-Japan Friendship Singapore Soka Association Hosts Lecture by Toda Institute Director SGI in Mexico, Bolivia and the Netherlands Sponsor Public Lectures on Timely Issues Mar 25 Soka Gakkai Malaysia and SGI-Thailand Contribute to Local Community through Art and Music Mar 22 "Boys and Girls Art of Hope Exhibit" Opens at Josei Toda International Center in Tokyo Mar 21 Agriculture and Fishery Departments of Hokkaido, Aomori and Hiroshima Hold Renaissance Rallies Saitama Youth Division Sponsors Lecture on the Japanese Constitution and Its Place in the Contemporary Age Mar 17 Soka Gakkai Aichi Women's Peace Conference Sponsors Peace Forum Mar 15 "Building a Culture of Peace" Exhibition Opens at World Bank in Washington, D.C.,USA Soka Gakkai Opens Educational Counseling Center in Ehime Prefecture Soka Gakkai Members Engaged in Fishing and Farming Meet in Hokkaido, Miyagi, and Akita Mar 10 SGI-Taiwan Hosts "Asian Youth Friendship Musical Festival" in Sanchung City, Taiwan Mar 8 Bolivian Cities Recognize SGI-Bolivia Youth's Social Activism Mar 6 "Victor Hugo and the Romanticists" Exhibition Opens in Osaka   FEBRUARY Feb 25 "Victor Hugo and the Romanticists" Exhibition to Open in Osaka SGI-Thailand's Melodies for Peace Chorus Performs on Thailand's National Television Program Feb 22 SGI-USA Hosts Youth Nonviolence Conference to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day Morehouse College Sponsors "Gandhi, King, Ikeda" Exhibition at Yale University, USA Writer Ishmael Reed and Jazz Pianist Mary Watkins Collaborate on "Poetry for Peace" in San Francisco: Selections of SGI President's Poetry "Fighting for Peace" Introduced Feb 19 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai and SGI President Meet in Tokyo Feb 18 "Building a Culture of Peace for the Children of the World" Exhibition Shows in Edmonton, Canada Feb 15 Soka Gakkai Education Department Hosts Lecture by Future President of the Newly Established Tokyo Metropolitan University Feb 13 "Boys and Girls Art of Hope Exhibit" to Open in Tokyo Feb 12 Toda Institute Hosts Conference on "Universities of the Future" in Hawaii Feb 8 SGI-USA Hawaii Sponsors "Aloha Peace Forum" Boston Research Center for the 21st Century and Wellesley College Cohost Fourth Lecture in the "Women of Courage" Series Local Band El Cuarteto Helps SGI-Venezuela Celebrate SGI's 30th Anniversary Feb 7 Soka Gakkai Youth Volunteer as "Snow Busters" in Niigata Prefecture Feb 6 Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil, Recognizes SGI-Brazil Members' Contributions to Improving the Natural Environment Feb 5 Institute of Oriental Philosophy Hosts Second Lecture in "Indian Spiritualism and Today's World" Series Feb 3 Carabobo University, Venezuela, Confers "Alejo Zuloaga Award" on SGI President for Peace Efforts Human Rights Advocate Speaks at Youth Division Lecture Series Feb 1 California High School Hosts Human Rights Exhibition; Coalition of California Black School Board Members and New Haven Unified School District Commend SGI President   JANUARY Jan 28 Hamburg Ballet Begins Japan Tour at Min-On's Invitation Jan 18 Soka Gakkai Holds Memorial Services for Victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake SGI's "World Boys and Girls Art Exhibition" Opens in Slovenia Jan 17 Soka Gakkai Holds Memorial Concerts in Osaka and Hyogo in Remembrance of 1995 Earthquake Jan 16 "Victor Hugo and the Romanticists" Exhibition to Open in Hokkaido Jan 15 SGI Organizations Continue Relief Efforts in Response to Tsunami Disaster IOP Hosts Public Lecture by Former Indian Ambassador to Japan Aftab Seth Jan 11 Boston Research Center Publishes New Book on Education Center for Dewey Studies Director Dr. Larry A. Hickman Lectures on "John Dewey and Soka Education" in Los Angeles, USA Jan 6 Soka Gakkai Organizations Respond to Tsunami Disaster SGI-Brazil Education Department Holds Commencement Ceremony for Literacy Program Graduates Jan 5 Kathmandu, Nepal, Presents First Kathumandu Peace Award to SGI President 2008 2007 2006

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