Full Text of HR0797 96th General Assembly
HR0797 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, president of Soka Gakkai | | 3 |
| International (SGI), a global association of lay Buddhists with | | 4 |
| more than 12 million members in 192 countries, including 5,000 | | 5 |
| in the State of Illinois, has been a pioneer in | | 6 |
| citizen-diplomacy and has courageously pursued efforts to | | 7 |
| build a culture of peace through active engagement in | | 8 |
| grassroots dialogue; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Daisaku Ikeda has spent the past 40 years | | 10 |
| tirelessly engaging in more than 1,500 dialogues for peace with | | 11 |
| such noted world leaders as historian Dr. Arnold Toynbee, | | 12 |
| former South African President Nelson Mandela, former Soviet | | 13 |
| Union President Mikhail Gorbachev, former U.S. Secretary of | | 14 |
| State Henry Kissinger, and civil rights leader Rosa Parks, in | | 15 |
| order to demonstrate how the power of one person's | | 16 |
| determination to build a culture of peace can change the | | 17 |
| destiny of all humankind; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Daisaku Ikeda established the Soka education | | 19 |
| system, including the Soka University of America in California, | | 20 |
| Soka University in Japan, and the Soka school system in several | | 21 |
| countries around the world to provide an educational | | 22 |
| environment that prepares youth to become global leaders | | 23 |
| skilled in dialogue and diplomacy, and motivated by compassion |
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| for humanity and the planet; and
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| WHEREAS, SGI members in Illinois follow Dr. Ikeda's example | | 3 |
| by working to foster the development of youth and contribute to | | 4 |
| peace, culture, and education within their respective | | 5 |
| communities; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | | 8 |
| congratulate Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, president of Soka Gakkai | | 9 |
| International, on the occasion of his 82nd birthday and | | 10 |
| designate January 2, 2010 as "Daisaku Ikeda Day" in the State | | 11 |
| of Illinois for his efforts to promote peace and for teaching | | 12 |
| by example that the key to a contributive and happy life is to | | 13 |
| live with courage and hope; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 15 |
| presented to Dr. Daisaku Ikeda as a symbol of our esteem and | | 16 |
| respect.
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