Soka Gakkai International To Support Nobel Peace Prize Forum And Youth Dialogue With Hibakusha In Oslo

TOKYO, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- On December 11, following the December 10 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to award Nihon Hidankyo, the Nobel Peace Prize Forum will take place at the Oslo University Aula. Organized by the Norwegian Nobel Institute, this year the forum is cosponsored by the University of Oslo, the City of Oslo, Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the International Forum for Understanding.

Titled "Nukes: How to Counter the Threat," the public forum (10am to noon CET) will feature thirteen expert speakers including two hibakusha -- Masao Tomonaga, director emeritus of the Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Hospital, and Keiko Ogura, founder of Hiroshima Interpreters for Peace -- as well as three Nobel Peace Prize laureates.