Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue

06/13/2026

30 years ago on this day, Center founder Daisaku Ikeda delivered a speech at Teachers College, Columbia University, titled “Thoughts on Education for Global Citizenship”. In it, Mr. Ikeda describes the core attributes of global citizenship as wisdom, courage, and compassion. He also emphasizes the important role each of us can play in fostering global citizens. As we reflect on this milestone today, we are deepening our commitment to actualize his vision through all of our programs, as well as in our daily lives towards the next 30 years and beyond.

06/10/2026

Our new summer intern might be a fan. 👀✅

06/05/2026

It’s officially summer ☀️, and you know what that means?! 🤩 We have a new Mindich Service Fellowship summer program intern Becca Faber who is a rising junior at Harvard University! Watch this video to learn more about her! ✨

05/20/2026

Last Friday (5/15), we had our first Dialogue Nights of a three-part series on our Center founder Daisaku Ikeda’s thoughts on global citizenship! 🌎 Watch this video to find out how we talked about compassion through the lens of Buddhist humanism~ 💖

05/20/2026

05/12/2026

Please join us on Thursday, July 16 at 7:00pm ET on Zoom for the 2026 Indigo Talk with Dr. Anita Patterson, Professor of English at Boston University!

Dr. Patterson’s talk coincides with the publication of Daisaku Ikeda, Transnationalism, and American Literature: Dialogues of the Heart (Routledge, May 2026), which was edited by Dr. Patterson and published in association with the Center. In her lecture, Dr. Patterson will explore Daisaku Ikeda’s engagement with literature as a core element of his broader philosophy and as a vital component of his global peacebuilding vision.

💻 RSVP here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dupoAlEhQ1iUmU33AcIXUg #/
And check out our website for more info: https://www.ikedacenter.org/events/virtual-indigo-talk-dr-anita-patterson

05/11/2026

What is compassion? Watch this video to find out! 👀 And join us at this Friday’s Dialogue Nights to explore this concept further! It will be the first in a three-part series exploring core attributes that our Center founder Daisaku Ikeda described are necessary for global citizenship. Are you a college student or in your 20s and 30s? Join us for a dialogue on restoring human connection!

05/08/2026

Join us for Dialogue Nights on compassion in ONE WEEK! (Fri, May 15 @ 7pm) 🤗

This upcoming Dialogue Nights will be the first in a three-part series exploring wisdom, courage, and compassion, core attributes that Center founder Daisaku Ikeda identified as essential for global citizenship.

On compassion, he writes, “Compassion in Buddhism does not involve the forcible suppression of our natural emotions, our likes and dislikes. Rather, it is to realize that even those we dislike have qualities that can contribute to our lives and can afford us opportunity to grow in our own humanity.”

Doors open at 6:30pm for a pre-event reception with food! On the menu: cornflake crusted buffalo chicken bites, parmesan brussels sprouts, veg samosas, and more!

Open to college students and people in their 20s and 30s.

We hope to see you there! RSVP: https://www.ikedacenter.org/events/dialogue-nights

05/06/2026

Recently, we had our second Educating for Peace Conference! Watch this video to hear reflections from some participants about how their experience in this conference was!