The Youth Division Peace Fair was held on September 22 to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda’s Declaration Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons on September 8, 1957. This significant event, held simultaneously in different cities — Manila, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao — was participated in by youth members and guests who gathered to learn the importance of achieving peace. It also served as a great opportunity to expand friendship and camaraderie among the participants.

One of the highlights of the peace event is the exhibition of the “Everything You Treasure—For a World Free From Nuclear Weapons”. “Nuclear weapons are a continuing and direct threat to all that we, collectively and individually, treasure. They impact us in ways ranging from humanitarian, environmental and economic to medical, generational and spiritual. We ourselves are the solution to the abolition of nuclear weapons which provides an opportunity to transform society, win over violence and establish a culture of peace” (www.sokaglobal.org).

Objectives* of the exhibition:

1.) To build a broader nuclear abolition constituency by providing the opportunity to learn about nuclear weapons from multiple viewpoints and in line with diverse interests

2.) To provide information and perspectives that empower people to take action for “the future we want”

3.) To generate popular momentum toward the outlawing of nuclear weapons through a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons

*(www.sokaglobal.org)