Organised by the Singapore Soka Association, the Youth Friendship For Peace 2014 will be happening in Nov and Dec. Comments should relate to the posted topic.
Introduction to Youth Friendship for Peace 2014:-
Youth Friendship for Peace 2014 (YFP 2014) comprises of two parts:
1) On 15th (Sat) & 16th (Sun) of November 2014, we will be holding a series of Youth Friendship Meetings where the joy of Buddhist practice will be shared.
2) On 20th (sat) & 21st (sun) of December 2014, we will be holding cultural performances at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall. The t
21/07/2016
65th Anniversary of YMD Formation Day – The World is Yours to Change
24 July 2016 (Sunday), 9 - 11.30am
Venue: Toa Payoh Sports Hall, 279A Lor 6 Toa Payoh S319389
Dear friends,
All tickets from this fb channel have been given out.
If you do need more tickets, please kindly approach your region YMD leaders.
Thanks and for those who are joining us this Sunday, we look forward to welcoming you.
14/07/2016
65th Anniversary of YMD Formation Day – The World is Yours to Change
24 July 2016 (Sunday), 9 - 11.30am
Venue: Toa Payoh Sports Hall, 279A Lor 6 Toa Payoh S319389
Dear friends,
To commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Young Men Division, we will be holding an exhibition entitled “The World is Yours to Change” at Toa Payoh Sports Hall.
Agenda:
9.00 am - Exhibition (Seeds of Hope, Learning from Inspiring Quotes, Determinations & Victories from the YMD, Soka Educators Group, Youth Expedition Projects & Soka Volunteers Group)
10.30 am - Closing Ceremony (Culture Performances, Testimonies)
11.30 am - End
Due to limited seating capacity, the distribution of tickets to attend this significant event will be on-request basis only.
If you would like to invite any young men (family members or friends) to this event, please email to Kenneth at [email protected] (email Subject: Ticket) with the following details:
1. Name of Attendees
2. Division of Attendees (MD/WD/YMD/YWD)
3. Which centre you wish to collect the tickets (HQ, TSC, Senja, SYC, Jurong)
4. Your name and contact number
by 20 July, 12noon local time. Tickets will be made available for your collection from 21 July 12noon onwards.
As tickets are limited, we seek your understanding that each ticket should have the name and division of the person attending to ensure that tickets are not wasted.
We also seek your understanding that if there is overwhelming response, you may not be able to get the number of tickets you requested.
We will allocate the tickets as fairly as we can on a first-come-first-serve basis, giving priority to people who are bringing young men.
The world is yours to change, starting from now!
Seeya.
11/07/2016
SSA YMD will be commemorating 65th YMD Formation Day on 24th July, Sunday, 9 to 11.30am at Toa Payoh Sports Hall.
If you are existing YMD or is planning to bring along any young man to this significant event, please stay tuned to this fb page for more details.
Dear friends, it has been a while since our YFP 2014. I am posting today to help promote the coming YMD Victory Day 2015.
Please follow this link to find out more:
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=853206401454130
We would appreciate greatly if our YWD sisters can help us to forward to your YMD members.
Thanks and wishing everyone a fruitful day ahead.
Ymd Victory Day 2015
Singapore Soka Association YMD will be holding YMD Victory Day event on 5th December
All YMDs are invited. Do invite your YMD new friends to join us too!
YFP DVD Sale update -
Starting from this Saturday (14 Feb 2015), the YFP DVD will be on sale at the three Sale offices in HQ, SJSC and SYC.
Each DVD is $10. Thank you!
YFP DVD Sale update -
Following yet another successful sale of the YFP DVD this weekend at the World Peace Gongyo, we are glad to announce that the DVD will also be put on sale during SEA Games 2015 Prayer Meeting tomorrow (Monday evening, 2 Feb 2015) @ SSA HQ - ICA.
Each DVD is $10.
Do remember to grab one tomorrow :) thanks!
31/01/2015
Following our YFP 2014, in their efforts to build a society where the reverence for all life shines and prevails in Singapore, our passionate youths from the Student Division have worked tirelessly after YFP to present the 10th Student Peace Lecture! Here's a message from the Student Division:
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Greetings from the Student Division!
We would like to share with all of you an exciting event that is coming your way, and we are hoping that you can join us in our 10th Student Peace Lecture (SPL)!
The title of our SPL this year is "Poverty is for ME to change"!
We are filled with good fortune to be able to invite an external guest, Associate Professor John Donaldson to be our lecturer in this event.
What do you think are the root causes of poverty? What can we do to help? What are the structural barriers that prevents the eradication of poverty? If you want to find out more, you GOTTA come down to our SPL!
There will also be a Gandhi, King and Ikeda exhibition on that day! This is an exhibition whereby our mentor is placed alongside with Dr. Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King. what do they have in common? Please join us to find out!
DATE: 7 FEB SAT
TIME: Exhibition starts at 12.30pm; lecture - to be seated by 1.30pm
Venue: SSA HQ ICA
We will see you there!! Thank you!
30/01/2015
Murali (Left)
“I found the whole performance very intriguing and interesting. It’s great to see so many people coming together for a common goal and I can only imagine the amount of commitment they put into this. It was simply mind-blowing and very well-coordinated. My favourite was the Ripples of Friendship by the Rainbow Chinese Orchestra and the Soka New Century Orchestra. It gave the show a fantastic opening, setting the tone and a benchmark for other items to match.”
30/01/2015
Ang Ching Ling
WD
“I think the YFP is really a very good platform for youths to gather. I can really feel the Soka spirit and I think it also reminds us of how hard our mentor fought for Gakkai.
We must inherit the same spirit! My favourite was the youth item, Hope without End, Valour without Limit for they really demonstrated team spirit. I have done something similar in my days as a youth and I know how difficult it is but the youth performers today were all very confident and demonstrated team itai-doshin. I was very touched by the theme song, Ignite, as well because it reminds us that true happiness is not the absence of problems. True happiness lies in our triumphs when we win in our struggles.”
29/01/2015
James Lin (Left) and Chloe Jiang Qiu Zhen (Middle)
YMD New Friend and YWD Believer
We were invited by our friend Wan Lu and we felt that this is event is well organized and welcoming. It is also very interesting especially towards the ending of the show marked by the very well coordinated act.
It is challenging to gather people from different walks of life to commit their time and effort for such event. Unlike solo items, mass performance requires everyone to be united and we could felt that they were brought together by a common goal.
James: It is heartening to see people from different background and ability being involved in the chorus of joy, leaving no one behind.
Chloe: I personally liked the rendition by the Courageous Musician & Fife and Drum Corps as it provokes creative interpretation.
Janet Tan
WD Member (Geylang West)
I thoroughly enjoyed the entire performance and it made me feel youthful and inspired. I could also feel their itai-doshin spirit and the hard work they have put in.
My 4 children performed in this show, two were in the FD item with one serving as a trainer, while the others were in the SD and YMD items.
The most powerful moment of the show came during the YMD human tower performance. My son shared with me the challenges they faced and how they challenge based on faith to achieve this incredible feat during the show.