Partners

The Brazilian Institute for Nonkilling (INAM) is a Brazilian-based nonprofit established in 2009 to promote nonkilling through education, policy and research initiatives. INAM has been partnering with CGNK on the development of a Global Nonkilling Observatory at the Itajaí Valley University and a Portuguese edition of Nonkilling Global Political Science published by the Federal University of Pernambuco Press. Website.

The Centre Caraïbéen pour la Non-Violence Globale et le Développement Durable is a Haitian nonprofit fostering nonviolence, nonkilling and sustainable development through research, training and action orientated projects since 2004. Through a series of initiatives, it has emphasized the positive aspects in Hati's history and culture, building creative nonkilling alternatives. CCNGD is responsible for the French and Haitian Creole editions of Nonkilling Global Political Science. Website.

The Federal University of Pernambuco's Dom Hélder Câmara Human Rights Commission was established in 1998 as a multidisciplinary entity working toward the promotion, monitoring, education, research, and university extension of Human Rights. Including academics, students, university workers and civil society organizations, the Commission has an important role in the dissemination and applications of the concepts peace and nonkilling in Brazil's Northeastern state of Pernambuco. Website.

Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies is a global transdisciplinary network and fellowship of concerned academics and practitioners focused on the stimulation of systemic change toward ending humiliating practices and breaking cycles of humiliation. As a first step in the partnership between HDHS and CGNK, an Open Space Session will be organized during the first day of the 13th Annual Conference of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies in Hawai'i (2009). Website.

Mleci / Glenn Paige Nonkilling School is an educational initiative focused on the needs of the local children from Kazimia-Katondje, Great Lakes region of the DR Congo. The school and kindergarten has over 200 students and, as part of its innovative program, teaches nonkilling through an adapted consensation of CGNK's materials into Kiswahili. The School is a project of the nonprofit organization Mleci. Website.

The Orient Center for Studies and Cultural Dialogue is a Jordanian nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of peaceful and democratic dialogue between cultures, particularly in the Middle East, based on the principles of nonviolence, political participation, human rights and dialogue of civilizations. The Orient Center translated and promoted the publication of an Arabic edition of Nonkilling Global Political Science at the University of Jordan and supports various CGNK's projects in the region. Website.

The Philippine Institute for Global Nonkilling is a center for nonkilling research and training established at Kalayaan College, Quezon City, Philippines. The Institute is part of the Movement for a Nonkilling Philippines and provides regular reports on violence and nonkilling interventions through monitoring and mapping projects. Kalayaan College was also pioneer lauching the book Towards a Nonkilling Filipino Society in 2004 and a Filipino translation of Nonkilling Global Political Science in 2007. Website.

The University of Hawa'i's Spark Matsunaga Institute for Peace is a multi-disciplinary academic community of scholars, students, practitioners, and visitors who, through teaching, research, service and application, seek to educate, train and develop applications on peacemaking and conflict resolution. Established in 1985, the Institute has been instrumental in the development of CGNK and is still supportive promoting joint events and publications and making available university facilities. Website.

The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research is an independent think tank, a global network and a website for peace by peaceful means. Its main goals are conflict-mitigation, peace research and education to improve conflict understanding at all levels and promote alternative security and global development based on nonviolent politics, economics, sustainability and ethics of care. Website.

The World Education Forum 2010 will be held in Santiago de Compostela from December the 9th to the 13th under the auspices of the United Nations and UNESCO focusing on peace education, peace research and culture of peace. It will run joitly with the UN’s Alliance of Civilizations High-level Group and the Decade for a Culture of Peace coordinators meetings, providing an opportunity to evaluate the level of achievement of both programs and the Millennium Development Goals. CGNK is present at the Forum's Organizing Committee with 20 other partner organizations. Website.

The Vale do Itajaí University (Univali) is a Brazilian higher education institution that operates in the Southern state of Santa Catarina, working in 6 campi with approximately 25,000 students. Univali is working in close partnership with CGNK to establish a "Global Nonkilling Observatory" that will track, identify, and share nonkilling policies and initiatives throughout the world. Website.

The Zentrum zur Förderung des Nichttötens - Nonkilling Deutschland is a German nonprofit working closely with the Center for Global Nonkilling to foster nonkilling knowledge, research and advocacy among German-speaking countries. Besides producing a German translation of Nonkilling Global Political Science it commits important efforts to introduce nonkilling in the arts and to bring to public consciousness the nonkilling legacy of Petra Kelly (1947-1992). Website.

The Zero a Seis (Zero to Six) Institute for Early Childhood and Culture of Peace is a Brazilian nonprofit that fosters a culture of peace and nonviolence focusing on the stages ranging from prenatal to early childhood, sharing and applying research findings related to psychological, neurological and social human development. Complementing the Nonkilling Primary School Guide (ages 7 to 14) that is being developed by CGNK, Zero a Seis will create and adapt learning materials, games and exercises for early childhood. Website.

Causes is a social networking tool made available through the Facebook platform to promote empowerment and joint efforts between individuals and nonprofits around the world. Causes brings grassroots activism and nonprofits online in such a way that any Facebook user can create or support a cause, recruit friends into that cause, share information and media and raise money. The Center is a Causes Partner and maintains an official cause site at Facebook. Website.

Google Book Search is an online tool that searches the full text of books that Google scans, converts to text using optical character recognition, and stores in its digital database. The initiative has been hailed for its potential to offer unprecedented access to what may become the largest online corpus of human knowledge. CGNK participates in Google Book Search Partner Program, making its publications easily searchable through the Internet. Website.

‘Ōlelo Community Television is the nonprofit organization managing Public, Education and Government Access (PEG) Television on O'ahu (Hawai'i). ‘Ōlelo provided full coverage of the First Global Nonkilling Leadership Forum through a series of 12 hour-long programs, under the coordination of June Shimokawa and Poka Laenui. Website.

Scribd is a is a document-sharing website which allows users to post documents of various formats, and embed them into a web page using its iPaper format. Scribd currently has more than 50 million monthly users and more than 50,000 documents are uploaded daily. CGNK entered Scribd Partners Program and currently makes available it's publication through Scrib for free download. Website.