Global citizenship is not determined merely by the number of languages one speaks or the number of countries to which one has traveled, rather, it signifies the qualities of:
• Wisdom to perceive the interconnectedness of all life and living;
• Courage not to fear or deny difference, but to respect and strive to understand people of different cultures and to grow from encounters with them;
• Compassion to maintain an imaginative empathy that reaches beyond one’s immediate surroundings and extends to those suffering in distance places.
From October 30 to November 1, the World Youth Development Forum was held in Beijing under the theme “Youth Strength for Solidarity and Innovation: Striving Together for Sustainable Development.” Shuichi Minami, chair of the Soka Gakkai Youth Peace Committee in Japan, attended the three-day forum, which brought together some two thousand participants from 130 countries
On October 20, Soka Gakkai Italy held an opening ceremony for the climate action exhibition “Heritage of Life” in the town of Chiavari in Liguria. Chiavari Mayor Federico Messuti attended the event. The exhibition was created based on President Daisaku Ikeda’s 2012 environment proposal titled “For a Sustainable Global Society: Learning for Empowerment and Leadership.” The
From October 17 to 19, Nobuyuki Asai, director for Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Affairs of the SGI (Soka Gakkai International), participated in and gave opening remarks at the Annual Forum on Religion and Sustainable Development 2023 hosted by the International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD) in Berlin, Germany. On October 19, Mr. Asai facilitated a
On October 13, Amnesty International, the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots and the SGI (Soka Gakkai International) hosted an event to launch an exhibition titled “Automated by Design” in New York. The exhibition, designed by Identity 2.0, situates autonomous weapons within the larger issue of digital dehumanization—the process by which humans are reduced to data. Verity Coyle,
On October 1, the “Seeds of Hope & Action: Making the SDGs a Reality” exhibition, a joint initiative of the Earth Charter International and the SGI (Soka Gakkai International), opened at the peace garden adjacent to the Soka Gakkai of Spain center in Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Madrid. The opening ceremony was attended by Rivas-Vaciamadrid City Mayor Aída Castillejo Parrilla.
On September 24, Soka Gakkai members in 24 countries in Africa attended an online lecture by SGI Study Department Leader Seiichiro Harada on Nichiren’s writing “Letter from Sado.” President Daisaku Ikeda sent a congratulatory message. On the same day, SGI-Nicaragua held an introductory level Buddhist study exam in three cities across the country, including the capital city
On September 15, the Ministry of the Interior of Taiwan conferred a Gold Award upon Taiwan Soka Association (TSA) in recognition of its contributions to society. TSA received the award for the 23rd consecutive time. The award ceremony, held in Taipei, was attended by Premier of the Executive Yuan Chen Chien-jen and Minister of the
From September 10 to 12, an SGI (Soka Gakkai International) delegation led by SGI Director General for Peace and Global Issues Hirotsugu Terasaki attended the 37th International Meeting of Religions and Cultures in Dialogue, themed “The Audacity of Peace,” in Berlin, Germany. The conference was hosted by the lay Catholic association Community of Sant’Egidio. On September 11,
Every year since 1983, Daisaku Ikeda, as the SGI president, has issued a peace proposal, exploring the interrelation between core Buddhist concepts and the diverse challenges global society faces.
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