Introduction In the fall semester of 2024, the Student Movement for the Culture of Peace (SMCP) club hosted a symposium titled “Transformation from Despair to Hope through Human Powers.” This symposium commemorated the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for the Japanese...
Introduction The Student Movement for the Culture of Peace Club (SMCP) hosted the Dialogue Buddies in collaboration with the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) on March 28th, 2024, at Soka University of America (SUA). Dialogue Buddies is a...
Introduction The Student Movement for the Culture of Peace (SMCP) hosted the 5th Annual Symposium on March 27th, 2024, titled “Contribution of Liberal Arts Education for Peace.” At Soka University of America (SUA), our liberal arts education provides students with...
Contribution of Liberal Arts Education to Restoring Human Connections Preface 1. About SMCP club Student Movement for the Culture of Peace (SMCP) is an undergraduate initiative founded by students at Soka University of America (SUA) in September 2017, propelled by a...
Introduction The Student Movement for the Culture of Peace (SMCP) hosted an event “Medicine and the Culture of Peace” on March 28, 2024, at Soka University of America. We were honored to host Dr. Senem Salar-Gomceli, an ophthalmologist, and Dr. Umut Gomceli, a...
The Student Movement for the Culture of Peace (SMCP) hosted a dialogue event under the theme of “Culture of Peace: Peace as Action” on December 7th, 2023 at Soka University of America. The event explored the interconnections between the culture of peace and diverse...
Culture of Peace: Challenging Dehumanization through Social Media Preface 1. About SMCP club Student Movement for the Culture of Peace (SMCP) is an undergraduate initiative founded by students at Soka University of America (SUA) in September 2017, propelled by a...
Introduction The Student Movement for the Culture of Peace (SMCP) 4th Annual Symposium was held on May 4th, 2023, on the theme of “Culture of Peace Media and Communication.” The symposium's purpose was to enable participants to recognize social issues and...
Introduction The Student Movement for the Culture of Peace (SMCP) 3rd Annual Symposium was held on May 15, 2022, under the theme of "Redefining the Culture of Peace: From Our Heart, in Our Community, and to Our World." SMCP invited four guest speakers: Erica Koyama, a...