Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 5: After touring other parts of the country, ‘Seeds of Home’ the exhibition of photographic panels, is being brought to Jammu through the joint efforts of the Bharat Soka Gakkai, the Indian arm of the SGI and Earth Charter International.
The exhibition shows how environmental issues and other problems such as poverty and conflict are interlinked, and it communicates our philosophy clearly in simple language which everyone can relate to.
The exhibition uses the “Learn, Reflect, Empower” formula outlined in SGI President Daisaku Ikeda’s 2002 proposal on education for sustainable development and is a tool for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.
“Seeds of Hope” is a successor to the “Seeds of Change” exhibition which was created for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2002, by Soka Gakkai International and Earth Charter International, where it won the 3rd Prize and has since been shown in 27 countries in 13 languages and seen by 1,500,000 people around the world
‘Seeds of Hope: Visions of Sustainability, steps towards change’ is not just another exhibition of photographic panels, it’s different. It is, in fact, an exhibition with a heart, a soul and a conscience. The exhibition brings to light the message “It starts with one” –the slogan that,” said members of Bharat Sokka Gakkai, Jammu Chapter, in a press-statement today.
The “Seeds of Hope” exhibition stresses our interconnectedness with the rest of the community of life and the need to broaden our sphere of compassion and concern. It encourages viewers to overcome feelings of powerlessness and highlights the fact that a single individual can initiate positive change.
Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a UN recognized NGO with over 12 million members in 192 countries and territories, working for peace through culture and education. Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, the president of SGI International Submits peace proposals to the United Nations every year since 1983 with the aim of finding creative solutions to the world’s problems like disarmament, human rights and the environment. The United Nations conferred The Peace Award in 1983 on Dr. Ikeda recognizing his tireless and unflagging efforts for world peace.
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