"The district lies on the forefront of our movement, and has a direct connection with each individual. At the same time, it is endowed with all of the functions necessary to support our daily activities. You might say that all our struggles in the realm of faith have centered on the district and that it is within the districct that each of us has grown.""If we liken the Soka Gakkai to an orchard, each district corresponds to a single fruit tree, while the fruit represents each of you. Without the tree, there will be no fruit. Everything depends on the tree. Similarly, the real basis of the Soka Gakkai is each district that composes it. One could even say that the district itself is the Soka Gakkai." (The New Human Revolution, Vol. 1)
The above picture is of Alyeska's District General Meeting, November 15th in Anchorage, AK. They welcomed two new members to their district and had one guest. A woman joined because of her fight to get Medicare and a young man joined because he leaves to go to Afghanastan in the next few days. The meeting was so full of joy and centered around a guest who was introduced to Nichiren Buddhism by her co-worker, a long-time member.
On Behalf of the PNW Zone Youth Team,
Johnnie, David, Yoshi, Irene, Yumi & Shawn
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