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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The Soka Gakkai (Value Creation Society) was 
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founded on November 18, 1930, by Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and 
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Josei Toda, two educators who were passionately dedicated to 
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reform and whose works have inspired millions of people around 
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the world; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The date of November 18th is being celebrated by 
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more than 3,500 diverse members of Soka Gakkai 
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International-USA, Chicago and more than 12 million members in 
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190 countries and territories around the world as a day that 
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marked the beginning of the movement to inspire people to live 
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"brilliant, hope-filled lives"; and

 
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    WHEREAS, SGI President Dr. Daisaku Ikeda and his wife Mrs. 
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Kaneko Ikeda have dedicated more than sixty years of their 
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lives to the promotion of peace, culture, and education through 
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their committed efforts as leaders of SGI; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, a world-renowned Buddhist 
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scholar and peace activist, has made it his personal mission to 
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engage in more than 1,500 dialogues for peace with such noted 
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world leaders as Dr. Arnold Toynbee, Nobel Laureate and former 
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President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, former U.S. Secretary 
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of State Henry Kissinger, former Soviet Union President Mikhail 
 


 






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Gorbachev, civil rights leader Rosa Parks, and Dr. Elise 
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Boulding; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Daisaku Ikeda and Mrs. Ikeda have received 
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worldwide recognition for fulfilling the dreams of Mr. 
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Makiguchi and Mr. Toda, with the establishment of the Soka 
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Education system, which includes elementary to 
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university-level institutions in Japan, and Soka University of 
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America located in Aliso Viejo, California; the establishment 
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of the Min-On Concert Association; and creation of the Tokyo 
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Fuji Art Museum; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Daisaku Ikeda and Mrs. Ikeda serve as 
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inspiring examples of how one person's committed efforts can 
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transform the lives of millions of people around the world; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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recognize the celebration of November 18 as the founding day of 
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the Soka Gakkai, and do hereby recognize and salute Dr. Daisaku 
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and Kaneko Ikeda's continuous efforts to promote peace, culture 
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and education, and the efforts of the members of SGI-USA, 
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Chicago.