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Buddhism for Students
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Studying
Buddhism at the SGI-Canada Culture Centre in Toronto |
SGI-Canada student division members have been promoting peace and human rights activities through seminars and exhibitions throughout the country. From September 2002 through March 2003, some 900 people attended seminars on Buddhism at 21 universities. At the University of Windsor, Ontario, in March, over 1,000 people viewed the "Gandhi, King, Ikeda" exhibit, which introduces the three peace activists and their message of nonviolence.
On April 22, SGI-Canada hosted a class on Buddhism for students from Earl Haig Secondary School at the SGI-Canada Culture Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Forty-seven students and two teachers attended the lesson as part of the school's curriculum on world religions. Student division members explained basic Buddhist concepts as well as the SGI's history and activities. Participants also held a question-and-answer session with SGI-Canada General Director Tony Meers.
On April 24, junior high school students from L'Ecole Bilingue visited the SGI-Canada Culture Centre in Vancouver, Victoria, to participate in a lesson on Buddhism. SGI-Canada has also produced a special introductory booklet, "The Power of One," summarizing key Buddhist concepts and stressing the message that change within individuals is what sparks broader social change.
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