How far have we come in our humanity?

Each scientific advance, technological breakthrough or political victory seems to foretell of a better day only to pale beneath the cycle of violence. Wars, murders, genocide - the killing goes on unabated. Yet there is hope.

Are nonkilling societies possible?

Some say "No!" and that killing is inevitable because of human nature, competition over scarce resources, and other factors. However, in 2002, a resounding "Yes!" was asserted in Nonkilling Global Political Science published by political scientist Glenn D. Paige.

The important work of the Center

Paige and colleagues have been in touch with hundreds of respected scholars and activists to study this question, including interdisciplinary research committees -- anthropology, science, neurology, the arts, and many more. They have compiled an impressive body of knowledge that has uncovered some remarkable conclusions... [more about the story].

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Guillermo Gaviria in Galtung’s 80th Anniversary Festschrift

July 2010. Networkers SouthNorth and Pambazuka Press have released a provocative Festschrift (Experiments with Peace) to commemorate Johan Galtung’s 80th anniversary. The volume includes a chapter by CGNK founder and Governing Council Chair Glenn D. Paige exploring the nonkilling political leadership of Colombian Governor Guillermo Gaviria Correa.

In April the Center for Global Nonkilling and Cascadia Publishing House released the English translation of "Diary of a Kidnapped Colombian Governor", by Guillermo Gaviria, who was kidnapped and murdered by the FARC during a failed rescue attempt in May 5, 2003. The edition is launched on the seventh anniversary of his death and commemmorates Gaviria's commitment to nonviolence as a political strategy.

A Way to Follow Through on Your Values

Nonkilling is the Alpha and Omega of life. It is a prerequisite, an a priori condition, an ethical imperative, and a guide to action for individual and societal transformations to achieve the highest human potential. Your help has never been more important [continue reading].

New publications

Nonkilling Security and the State
Edited by Joám Evans Pim (2013)

Nonkilling Korea: Six Culture Exploration
Edited by Glenn D. Paige and Chung-Si Ahn (2012)

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