About Us
“Move toward a scenario in which individual students and universities connect with one another to form a web of networks supporting the UN, eventually permeating the entire globe. This is the future I envisage for renewed linkages between the UN, students and universities.”
The Student Movement for the Culture of Peace (SMCP) club was established in 2017 by students at the Soka University of America. Our club’s purpose is based upon the 2006 proposal for United Nations reform by Daisaku Ikeda, the founder of Soka University of America. In the proposal, Ikeda calls for “a student-centered network to support the UN.” This club is designed to create networks of global citizens who strive to actualize the culture of peace by supporting the UN actions. The purpose aligns with the mission statement of Soka University of America, embodying “a contributive life” through club activities. In practice, we focus on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Nuclear Disarmament and play the role of raising awareness of the importance of a sustainable future at SUA, in the local community and worldwide.
2006 Proposal Key Points
Building a student-centered network to support the UN
Raising global citizens whose interests are not based on states’ interests but based on those of humanity
Support from academic institutions to the UN
-Daisaku Ikeda, 2006
We have engaged in promoting the network of students and the solidarity of the culture of peace.
1st Annual Symposium
“Youth Engagement within the Nuclear Disarmament Movement”
Three speakers discussed the role of education and civil society in the nuclear disarmament movement in their speech and panel discussion while seeking the way of engagement within nuclear disarmament.
2nd Annual Symposium
“Everything You Treasure: For a World Free from Nuclear Weapon”
With an understanding of equal threats of nuclear weapons to all human beings, the participants discussed the possible process of engagement from diverse fields to tackle the urgent issue of nuclear proliferation.
3rd Annual Symposium
“Redefining the Culture of Peace – from Our Heart, in Our Community, and to Our World”
A donor who worked for 10 years and two professors from SUA shared their insights with the SUA community about liberal arts education, diversity, and potential within oneself.
4th Annual Symposium
“Culture of Peace Media and Communication”
Two professionals in the media and communication realm gave their outlook on how the new mode of communication contributes to creating a culture of peace.