Choose Hope

The ongoing Choose Hope programming conducted in partnership with Sokka Gakkai International is a tribute to our co-founder David Krieger and his friendship with Daisaku Ikeda. Together, they co-authored Choose Hope, a powerful dialogue urging the world to abandon nuclear deterrence and embrace cooperation for a safer future. The two were central voices in the global movement for nuclear disarmament, united by a shared vision of peace.

Choose Hope events bring together different voices calling for nuclear disarmament and broader peace within the nuclear age.  They offer an opportunity to hear new perspective and connect across issues, strengthening the disarmament community, and uniting over the choice to hope for a better future.

“By coming together, we can convince ever-widening circles of people that nuclear arms abolition is an issue that affects their futures.”

Daisaku Ikeda and David Krieger, Choose Hope (2001)

Events and Programs

Choose Hope Santa Barbara

12-13 March, 2025

Choose Hope Hiroshima

23-24 August, 2025

Choose Hope NPT

30 April, 2026

Resources and Publications

Choose Hope (2001)

The Declaration

Choose Hope Booklet