IPPNW Delegates Visit Ikeda Center
USA
2023
Dr. Ira Helfand (second right) and Michael Christ (third right) of the IPPNW at the Ikeda Center [© Seikyo Shimbun]
On May 22, immediate past president of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) Dr. Ira Helfand and IPPNW Executive Director Michael Christ met with SGI Vice President Yoshiki Tanigawa and Executive Director of the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue Kevin Maher at the Ikeda Center, an affiliate of the Soka Gakkai, in Boston. Dr. Helfand referred to the friendship between IPPNW founding co-president Dr. Bernard Lown and President Daisaku Ikeda as he expressed his hope for continued cooperation for a nuclear-weapon-free future.