As part of the special program during the 50th Soka University Festival・36th Swans Festival, Executive Director Beatrice Fihn of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017,  will give an online lecture.

ICAN is a coalition of non-governmental organizations in one hundred countries promoting adherence to and implementation of the United Nations nuclear weapon ban treaty. This landmark global agreement was adopted in New York on July 7th, 2017.
For the online lecture, Executive Director Fihn will give a lecture on themes such as "Efforts to abolish nuclear weapons and future outlooks", "The expectations of the youth generation", etc.
Full details down below for those who are interested and would like to watch the online lecture.

●Date and time: October 11th, 2020 (Sun) 5pm - 6:05pm Japan time
●Agenda: 
・Opening words by Chairperson of the Soka University Festival Committee (5min)
・Lecture by Executive Director Beatrice Fihn of ICAN (40min)
・Q&A (15min)
・Closing words by Soka University President Yoshihisa Baba (5min)
●Language: English (Japanese simultaneous interpretation・available)
●How to watch
At 5pm Japan time, please click on the link below to enter the Soka University Festival homepage. (Reservations not needed)
Soka University Festival homepage
●Presented by Soka University Festival Committee and Founding 50th Anniversary Commemorative Project (Value Creation x SDGs) Committee

●Inquiries
Email: Soka University Student Affairs Office