Wellington Mayor Celia Wade Brown was among the visitors at the SGINZ Wellington Centre's Open Day on 28 April 2012.
Mayor Celia Wade-Brown
Members presented short studies on the basics of Nichiren Buddhism and SGI's history. The Seeds of Hope exhibition and the Culture of Peace exhibition were also on display.
Our Wellington Centre is having an Open Day this Saturday on the 28th of April from 11am-4pm, for more info check out our event on Facebook.
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Scoop has uploaded our press release from the nuclear free event, it contains pictures and comments from the SGI youth.
Wellington Leaders Pass Flame for Nuclear Weapons Free World
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It was held in conjunction with a public concert jointly hosted by the Wellington City Council and Buddhist group Soka Gakkai International of NZ. To read more, click on
Wellington City Mayor Celia Wade Brown thanked the SGINZ members for putting together such an amazing concert to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Wellington City’s Nuclear-Weapon Free Declaration on Saturday 14 April 2012.
“Terrific!” she said. “It went well and people were both delighted to catch up with old friends and excited for young people to commit to the future”.
Councillor Helene Ritchie who initiated the public concert also sent a message of thanks “How can I thank you enough? You were [all] great. A fantastic effort and please thank all concerned. It was all just right”.
Mayor and Councillor Helene Ritchie giving a speech
