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by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune With nearly 250 participants from 27 countries attending via Zoom, the 2021 Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue demonstrated how technology can enhance a sense of global citizenship. The core message of the event, though, was that the essential work of global citizenship begins on a deeper, more personal level.

by Mitch Bogen Special to the Tribune What are the benefits of vulnerability during challenging times such as these? This question was at the heart of the Ikeda Center’s Oct. 28 Dialogue Nights. Called “Embracing Vulnerability: Our Path to Genuine Growth,” the virtual event was attended by 28 participants from many time zones around the

by Mitch Bogen Special to the Tribune On Oct. 14, Gutman Library at the Harvard Graduate School of Education hosted a book talk celebrating the publication of Hope and Joy in Education: Engaging Daisaku Ikeda Across Curriculum and Context, developed by the Ikeda Center and published this year by Teachers College Press. More than 175

by Mitch Bogen Special to the Tribune Responding to a surge of interest among young people over the last year relating to the need for self-love and self-care, the Aug. 13 Ikeda Center Dialogue Nights—called “A Conversation on Self-Love: What We Need Now”—embraced the topic as one worthy of investigation. The joyous response from the

by Mitch Bogen Special to The Tribune On July 22, the Ikeda Center celebrated the launch of its new Indigo Talks lecture series. Named after the Buddhist expression “from the indigo, an even deeper blue,” the series features renowned intellectuals in dialogue with enduring works by Ikeda Center founder Daisaku Ikeda. The inaugural speaker was

by Anri Tanabe Special to the Tribune CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 14, 2021—The Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue hosted its second virtual Dialogue Nights event, “Unpacking COVID-19: What We Learned, What We Lost, and What We Will Carry Forward.” This theme was inspired by Daisaku Ikeda’s 2021 Peace Proposal, “Value Creation in a Time

by Mitch Bogen Special to the Tribune The Ikeda Center’s newest book, Hope and Joy in Education: Engaging Daisaku Ikeda Across Curriculum and Context, launched in virtual but grand style on April 15. Nearly 300 attendees from 20 countries heard editors Isabel Nuñez and Jason Goulah offer thoughts on their motivations and hopes for this

by Mitch Bogen Correspondent Cambridge, Mass.—The first “virtual” Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue demonstrated the very concept it explored: value creation. With an in-person gathering not possible, the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue took the Dec. 10 event online—the positive result being that more than 300 global citizens from 27 countries were able

The Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, introduces its new executive director, Kevin Maher. He succeeds Virginia Benson, who has served as the executive director for 19 of the center’s 27 years and will become the senior executive advisor. Mr. Maher has worked at the institute since 2002 and resides just

by Mitch Bogen Special to the World Tribune Cambridge, Mass.—Undaunted by the ongoing restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic, the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue held its fourth virtual dialogue event of the year on Sept. 24. Nearly 180 participants from 19 countries joined the Zoom gathering, themed “Climate Hope: Awareness into Action!” The

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune  How can we find unity during the turbulent, divisive summer of 2020? On July 16, the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue offered one answer with its third virtual dialogue event of the year, “The Poetic Spirit: Our Power to Reconnect a Divided World.” The event centered on a panel

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune There was nothing simulated or “less than” about the conversations that took place on June 11, when 250 participants from 19 countries gathered online for the Ikeda Center’s virtual panel discussion “Asking Questions Together: What Is Our Path Forward?” Panelist Ceasar McDowell, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, shared thoughts

The Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue is accepting applications for its Education Fellows Program now through Sept. 1. Established in 2007, the program honors the educational legacy of Daisaku Ikeda, founder of the Ikeda Center. It aims to advance research and scholarship in the internationally growing field of Ikeda/Soka studies in education. This field

by Lillian ISpecial to The Tribune CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 16—In its first virtual dialogue, the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue hosted “A Time to Reflect & Reimagine: Creating a Better Future Now.” To open the event, Jason Goulah, the center’s executive advisor, explained that since the 1960s, Ikeda Center Founder Daisaku Ikeda has been

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune CAMBRIDGE, Mass.,—The Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue launched its 2020 Dialogue Nights series on Jan. 31 with “We Can Do It! Challenging Fear With Courage.” To open, Ikeda Center Program Manager Lillian I welcomed the 45 young Bostonians in attendance, saying that one quote in particular from

by Mitch Bogen Special to the Tribune CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 25—The 15th annual Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue, held at the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue, was groundbreaking. Called “Can Dialogue Save the World? Exploring the Power of Human Connections,” it was the first Ikeda Forum to be fully led by young people.

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 16—Eager to explore the meaning of friendship and its power to help us overcome life’s challenges, nearly 50 Boston-area university students and young professionals joined the Ikeda Center’s fourth Dialogue Nights event of 2019, “Friendship: An Antidote to Despair?” In welcoming remarks, Ikeda Center Program Manager

by Lillian ISpecial to the Tribune More than 50 Boston-area university students and young professionals gathered on May 31 at the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to explore the topic of authenticity. This was the center’s third Dialogue Nights event of the year. In small groups, participants explored questions regarding

by Anri Tanabe and Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Above all, dialogue is a process. So is learning to value dialogue and successfully facilitate it in classrooms. Such were the guiding themes from the seminar “The Art of Classroom Dialogue,” held on April 19 at the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue. The

by Mitch BogenSpecial to the Tribune CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 29—In the most well-attended Dialogue Nights event yet, over 80 Boston-area university students and young professionals came together at the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue to discuss “The Loneliness Epidemic.” The turnout suggests that loneliness is an urgent issue for young people today, and