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Sowing the Seeds of Change
Ludhiana
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From June 3-17, the SGI-Italy Genoa Culture Center hosted the "Seeds of Change: The Earth Charter and Human Potential" exhibition created by the SGI and the Earth Charter Initiative. More than 1,000 visitors viewed the exhibition. A Quiet Revolution, a film about individuals taking action to protect the environment sponsored by the SGI and produced by the Earth Council, was screened on the opening day.
Madrid
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On the same day, a conference titled "Earth: Respect for Life and the Environment" took place. Keynote speaker was Paola Giacalone, representative of Emergency, an organization that builds hospitals and arranges free medical treatment for civilian victims of war, land mines and poverty.
Genoa
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"Seeds of Change" was also on show in Paraguay during May and June, at the Colegio Perpetuo Socorro in Luque, and at the Universidad Columbia del Paraguay.
In India, Bharat Soka Gakkai showed Hindi and English versions of the exhibit in Ludhiana from September 2, sponsored by the Punjab Agricultural University and UNESCO.
Luque
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On May 12-13, the Third Parliament of Religions Conference, "Caring for the Earth, Embracing Life: The Earth Charter and the Commitment of Religions," was held at the University of Alicante, Spain. This annual gathering of religious leaders draws representatives from Spain's major religious, cultural and environmental organizations. SGI-Spain representatives General Director Enrique Caputo and Vice General Director Sebastiá Vilanova participated in the event, which SGI-Spain supported through sponsorship of the Spanish version of "Seeds of Change."
In Madrid, the exhibition was shown at the request of Fundación Valores during the foundation's third international forum titled "Projects and Utopia for a Better World," from June 2-3.
