Current Activities
Dear Friends of Heiwa,
On behalf of the Heiwa Peace and Reconciliation Foundation of New York, we extend our warmest gratitude for your continued support of our mission to foster peace, harmony, and reconciliation. We are delighted to invite you to our 8th Anniversary Peace Program “Give Thanks, Not Hate! That Is the Path to Peace” to be held as follows:
Date & Time: Saturday, November 22, 2025 | 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM Venue: Victor Borge Hall (BF1), Scandinavia House Address: 58 Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York, NY (near Grand Central Station) RSVP:https://forms.gle/mXthXQwKPwPgtpTJ7
Program:
Part 1: “Arts for Peace”
• Amane Sakaguchi (Kosaburo Kineya): A rising shamisen virtuoso from a 200-year Nagauta lineage, blending tradition with Western classical composition
• Special Guest from Japan performing socially engaged Kabuki
• New York’s finest:
• Michelle DellaFave, singer (former regular on The Dean Martin Show)
• Yuuki Koike, flute & saxophone
• Nahoko Sugiyama, spiritual dancer
Part 2: “Interfaith Peace Dialogue”
• Screening of the documentary “Manji” (卍) (39min) - best short documentary film at Albany Film Festival (2022)
• Panel discussion with speakers from diverse religious, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds, exploring
reconciliation between Eastern ideals of harmony and modern Western challenges
This is a fundraising event to sustain Heiwa’s peace-building initiatives.
※ Suggested Donation: $30 per person ($20 for students under 20 and seniors over 64)
※ Additional contributions are deeply appreciated and fully tax-deductible (501(c)(3) public charity).Seating is limited.
※ To reserve your place, please reply by 11/20/25.
※ Please RSVP at https://forms.gle/mXthXQwKPwPgtpTJ7
• Your full name ・Email address ・Number of attendees
We are looking forward to see you on 11/22 at 5pm
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THE BUDDHIST SWASTIKA AND HITLER'S CROSS
Swastika Presentation at 2023 PoWR Conf in Chicago
"Significance of Swastika" at Parliament of the World's Religions Conference in Chicago 2023
Swastika: An Interfaith Dialogue 2023