Activity Highlights 2007--Grassroots engagement in society | 2008 | 2006 | 2005 | 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 31 SGI Youth Support Relief Efforts in Flooded Tabasco State, Mexico Dec 16 Min-On Cosponsors Annual Foreign Students Music Festival in Kyoto and Osaka Soka Renaissance Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps and Soka Gran Esperanza Flag Corps Win National Contest Dec 11 Dr. Jan Øberg Speaks on Conflict Resolution in Nagoya, Japan Dec 10 Director of Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Speaks on "Buddhism, Singapore and Interfaith Dialogue" at Annual Lecture Dec 7 Conference of NGOs (CONGO) General Assembly Held in Geneva Dec 3 New Pugwash President Visits Soka Gakkai   NOVEMBER Nov 25 Bolivian Ambassador to Japan Visits "Women and the Culture of Peace" Exhibition Nov 24 Soka Gakkai Malaysia in Sarawak Participates in Children's Art Festival Nov 22 Soka Gakkai Malaysia and the Croatian Embassy Cosponsor Croatian Music Nov 20 Soka Gakkai Student Division Hosts Talk on Nuclear Abolition and the Role of Youth Nov 18 Daisaku and Kaneko Ikeda Cherry Tree Grove Dedicated in Southern California, USA Nov 10 Culture of Peace Exhibition in Dubai Nov 3 Soka Gakkai Thailand Participates in Nonviolence Festival at Thammasat University   OCTOBER Oct 31 SGI-USA Youth Participate in Wildfire Relief Efforts in Southern California, USA SGI-Korea Men's Traditional Music Group Performs at Korean Music Festival Oct 28 SGI Representatives Attend Interfaith Conference in Macedonia SGI-Sri Lanka Sponsors Culture of Peace Exhibition Oct 23 SGI Thai Brass Band Holds Music Fest Oct 22 SGI-New Zealand Celebrates UN International Day of Peace Oct 21 SGI Members in Scotland Stage "The Lotus and Thistle" SGI President Meets All-China Youth Federation Delegates Oct 19 Min-On Commemorates 35th Anniversary of Sino-Japanese Friendship Oct 16 "Seeds of Change" Exhibition Travels Throughout Northern India Oct 14 SGI-USA West Territory Youth Festival Celebrates Lives of "Unstoppable" Heroes SGI Members Participate in London Park Beautification Oct 13 "Seeds of Change" Exhibits in Mexico Oct 9 All-China Women's Federation Delegates Pay Homage to A-Bomb Victims in Hiroshima Oct 7 Soka Gakkai Educators Hold Forum on Humanistic Education SGI-Iceland Hosts "Seeds of Change" Exhibition Oct 4 SGI Representative Participates in UN Interfaith Dialogue Oct 3 Soka Gakkai Thailand Commended by Thailand's Ministry of Culture Oct 2 Exhibition on Chinese Scholar Jao Tsung-I in Kobe, Japan   SEPTEMBER Sep 29 BRC Hosts "Fourth Annual Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue: Women and the Power of Friendship" in Cambridge, Massachusetts Sep 27 Annniversary of China-Japan Normalization Commemorated in Beijing SGI Representative Makes NGO Statement at UN Human Rights Council SGI-Denmark and Pugwash Conference Cosponsor Antinuclear Symposium Sep 23 Betty Williams Speaks at SGI-USA's Culture of Peace Lecture Series "Caring for Our Elders" Forums Held in San Francisco, California Sep 21 "International Day of Peace" Observed in Singapore Sep 16 Human Rights Exhibition Held in Hiroshima Sep 15 SGI-Germany Cohosts Interreligious Symposium on "Life and Death" with European Academy of Sciences and Arts and IOP Sep 14 SGI-Australia Cosponsors Forum on Depression and Its Creative Potential Sep 9 SGI Events Commemorate Josei Toda's Antinuclear Declaration Soka Renaissance Vanguard Wins Japan Cup Competition Soka Gakkai Women's Peace Committee Sponsors "Culture of Peace Forum for Mothers and Children" Sep 8 SGI World Youth Peace Conference Held in Yokohama, Japan SGI-South Africa Celebrates Life of Steve Biko SGI Denmark Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Josei Toda's Antinuclear Declaration Civil Society Peace Forum at New York's Cooper Union Focuses on Abolishing Nuclear Weapons Kansai Youth Peace Conference Hosts Antinuclear Seminar Sep 4 SGI-New Zealand Young Women's VOV Aotearoa Wins the 2007 Sonja Davies Award Sep 1 SGI-Brazil Sponsors Student Conference on Nuclear Abolition   AUGUST Aug 31 Soka Gakkai Malaysia Joins in Celebrations for Malaysia's Golden Jubilee Aug 25 Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Supports Japan Tours of Russian and Impressionist Art Aug 21 SGI-New Zealand Cosponsors "Culture of Peace" Exhibition at University of Auckland Aug 19 Soka Gakkai Malaysia Hosts Charity Culture Festival Commemorating 50th Anniversary of Independence Aug 17 SGI-Korea Fife-and-Drum Corps Participates in International Festivals Aug 16 Min-On Sponsors Japan Tour of Madagascar Artists Aug 15 Soka Gakkai Youth Pay Their Respects to Victims of War Aug 12 UN Ambassador Chowdhury Meets with SGI Youth in Auckland, New Zealand Aug 11 Tokyo Fuji Art Museum to Open New Wing in 2008 Aug 9 Soka Gakkai Holds Memorial Service for Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Victims Singapore National Day Parade Celebrations Include 1,500 SSA Members SGI's Antinuclear Exhibition Opens at New Zealand Parliament Aug 8 Soka Gakkai Youth in Hiroshima Host Lecture on a Nuclear-Free World Soka Gakkai Malaysia Participates in Kuching City Day Parade Aug 6 Soka Gakkai Hiroshima Renews Nuclear Abolition Pledge Aug 5 Hiroshima Women's Peace Committee Sponsors A-Bomb Experience Rally Aug 4 Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Okinawa Youth Hold Annual Peace Summit   JULY Jul 29 Soka Gakkai Malaysia Boys and Girls Stage "Cherry Tree the Musical" in Selangor State SGI-USA New York Zone Southeast Asia Festival Opens Gateway to Peace in the Community Psychologist Gives Talk on Positive Parenting at Malaysia Soka Kindergarten Jul 27 Soka Gakkai Kansai 21st Century Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 35th Anniversary of Sino-Japan Relations Jul 23 Soka Gakkai Doctors and Nurses Provide Free Medical Care to Quake Victims Jul 17 Soka Gakkai Initiates Relief Efforts Following Earthquake in Niigata Prefecture SGI-USA Inaugurates Culture of Peace Distinguished Speaker Series in New York with Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury Jul 12 Russian Children's Dance Troupe and Folk Ensemble Participate in Min-On's Free School Concerts SGI Representatives Attend International Socio-Religious Conference in Havana, Cuba Jul 8 Taiwan Soka Association Students Hold Summer Camps for Elementary Students in Remote Areas Jul 7 Second Interfaith Discourse Between Islam and Buddhism Held in Malaysia   JUNE Jun 30 SGI-Germany Sponsors International Children's Art Exhibition Jun 25 Youth Religious Consultative Group Created by Italian Government Ministries Meets with SGI Italy Youth Jun 24 SGI-Australia Celebrates Women's Division Day; Women in Sydney Sponsor Seminars on Winning Over Depression SGI-Philippines Young Men Plant 3,000 Seedlings to Preserve the Environment Jun 23 SGI-Hong Kong Women's Chorus Performs at Tenth Anniversary Celebration Jun 19 SGI-Panama Sponsors Culture of Peace Exhibition Jun 17 SGI-Italy Genoa Culture Center Hosts "Seeds of Change" Exhibition SGI-New Zealand's Brass Band and the Manukau City Concert Band Hold Joint Concert Jun 16 Public Libraries in Singapore Screen Animation Adapted from Daisaku Ikeda's Children's Stories Jun 15 Symposium on Humanistic Education Held at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA Jun 14 SGI-Paraguay Sponsors Exhibition on Sustainable Living Jun 13 Center for Dewey Studies Honors SGI President Jun 12 Soka Gakkai Representative Attends International Conference on Religious Tolerance Jun 11 Mikhail Gorbachev Reminisces on His Life and Perestroika Jun 6 SGI-Korea Students Conduct Peace and Culture Events Jun 3 SGI-Spain Supports an Interfaith Conference in Alicante and Earth Charter Forum in Madrid Jun 2 Charity Cultural Extravaganza in Terengganu, Malaysia Jun 1 Women's Peace Committee 2006 Report Toda Peace Institute and the Chinese People's Association for Peace and Disarmament Cohosts Peace Forum in Beijing SGI-Hong Kong Cosponsors Exhibition of Works by Zhejiang Province Artists   MAY May 26 City in Mississippi, USA, Thanks Local SGI-USA Members for Park Restoration May 20 Soka Gakkai Fukuoka Celebrates Eighth Anniversary of Korea-Japan Friendship Monument Singapore Soka Association Hosts Women in Arts--Friendship for Peace Concert May 17 Soka Gakkai Malaysia Cosponsors Exhibition of Works by Guangxi Artists May 11 SGI Participates in UN Commission on Sustainable Development May 5 Anniversary of Toynbee Dialogue Celebrated in London May 3 Culture of Peace Seminar in New Delhi, India SGI-HK Cosponsors Exhibition on Lu Xun in Hong Kong and Macau   APRIL Apr 30 30,000 Participate in Youth Friendship Music Festivals in Thailand Apr 27 New SGI-Argentina Women's Peace Committee to Promote Ecology and Nuclear Disarmament Apr 26 Soka Gakkai Donates Books to Library in Mongolian City Apr 23 SGI-Thailand Hosts Third Women for Peace Conference Seminar on Life and Death at the Boston Research Center Apr 22 SGI-Hong Kong Participates in Celebrations for Tenth Anniversary of Repatriation Apr 21 A Day of Peace in Hawaii Apr 14 Renowned German Peace Activist and Psychoanalyst Lectures on Gender and Personal Responsibility in Germany Earth Day Celebrations and Park Clean-up in Garden Grove, California, USA Apr 12 Chinese Premier Meets with SGI President Apr 11 Columbia University's Teachers College Press Publishes Ethical Visions of Education: Philosophies in Practice Apr 3 Dr. N. Radhakrishnan of the Gandhi Smriti and Samiti Darshan Lectures at the Institute of Oriental Philosophy   MARCH Mar 31 SGI-Brazil Educators Promote Literacy Education Mar 28 Human Rights Education Conference in Murmansk, Russia Mar 25 Spring Festival in San Francisco Showcases Cultural Diversity Women's Peace Conference Held in Malaysia's Sabah Region SGI New Zealand Race Relations Day in Auckland Mar 24 Hong Kong Soka Kindergarten Rated "Excellent" by Education and Manpower Bureau Mar 21 Interfaith and Cultural Events Accompany Peacebuilders Exhibition in Oxford, UK Mar 20 SGI Representative Moderates Panel Discussion on Human Rights Education Mar 18 SGI Taiwan Cultural Foundation Sponsors Four-City Tour in Taiwan of World Class Tango Musicians and Dancers Mar 2 SGI-Denmark Participates in the "Gandhi+Festival" in Copenhagen SGI-Panama Education Division and Education Agency Cosponsor Seminar for Teachers   FEBRUARY Feb 28 Mongolian President and SGI President Meet in Tokyo Feb 24 SGI-Bolivia Youth Organize Student Seminar in Puerto Palias, Santa Cruz, Bolivia Feb 16 University of Guadalajara, Mexico, Cohosts "Dialogue with Nature" Photography Exhibition Feb 9 SGI-Mexico Youth Give a Talk on Nichiren Buddhism and SGI President's Activities   JANUARY Jan 30 Soka Gakkai Malaysia Engages in Relief Activities Following Massive Floods Public Junior High School in Gran Canaria Island, Spain, Hosts "Seeds of Change" Environment Exhibit Recently Appointed Japan UNHCR Representative Visits Soka Gakkai Headquarters Jan 28 SGI-New Zealand Youth Attend "Victory Over Violence" Facilitators Training Course Jan 27 National Geographic Channel Airs Animated Adaptation of SGI President Ikeda's Children's Books Across South Asia Singapore Soka Association Youth Join Interfaith Youth Forum Jan 25 Singapore Interfaith Lecture at Islamic Center Jan 24 Formia, Italy, Hosts "Seeds of Change--the Earth Charter and Human Potential" Exhibition Jan 15 SGI-USA Members Participate in Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebrations Jan 14 Soka Gran Esperanza Color Guard and Soka Kagoshima Southern Blaze Win Top Honors in National Competition Jan 2 Singapore Soka Association Participates in Interfaith Event 2008 2006 2005

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