On Friday, 14 June 2019, peace activists from around the world gathered at the historic European Parliament Building in Luxembourg to celebrate the 2019 Luxembourg Peace Prize Laureates. The Luxembourg Peace Award ceremony was held with nearly 150 people, including the Ministers of Labor in Luxembourg, Ambassadors of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Embassy of the United States of America, Rotary Club Representatives and other politicians interested in peace, researchers, scientists and doctors, film directors, actors, artists, etc. The event was opened with a mandala flag ceremony which brought peaceful warmth and unity. After that the peace award ceremony has started. The peace awards were given in 10 categories: Peace journalism, peace […]

  From April 26-28, Byakko Chairperson Masami Saionji and Vice Chairperson Rika Saionji took part in the “4.27 DMZ International Peace Conference” in Cheorwon, South Korea, which borders the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The conference marked one year since the 2018 inter-Korean summit, where South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shook hands and made a historic declaration of peace at the DMZ. Organized by Seeds of Peace and the National Council of YMCAs of Korea, the conference was co-hosted by the Border Peace School, Kangwon National University Institute for Unification, Seoul National University Institute of Social Development, Sungkonghoe University, Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs, […]