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PROGRESS: Has your organization seen
progress toward a culture of peace and nonviolence in your domain of
action and in your constituency during the first half of the Decade? |
By
2005 the Center’s principal contribution to the culture of peace,
Nonkilling Global Political Science (2002) by Glenn D. Paige, was being
translated into 22 languages spoken by at least 2.9 billion people:
Arabic, Bhojpuri, Chinese, French, Gujarati, Hindi,* Italian,
Japanese, Korean, Malayalam, Mongolian, Pilipino, Punjabi, Russian,*
Sanskrit, Sinhala,* Spanish,* Swahili, Tamil,* Thai, Turkish, and Urdu*
(* already published).
Releasing the Tamil translation in New Delhi,
former Indian Prime Minister I.K. Gujral said, “This book should be
read in every political science department and by the public.” In
the Introduction to the Russian edition, Professor William V. Smirnov
wrote: “The basic ideas in this unique book can and should be
accepted as the basis of common values for humanity in the 21st century
as well as a program for their realization.”
Readers of Nonkilling
Global Political Science contributed to open Forums at four
universities in the Philippines during February 19-27, 2004 that
addressed the question, “Is a Nonkilling Society Possible in the
Philippines?” These unprecedented national Forums were organized
by Dr. Jose V. Abueva, former president of the University of the
Philippines and founder-president of the new Kalayaan [Freedom] College
(2001 - ). The results have been published with contributions by
18 authors, including Secretary Teresita Quintos Deles, Presidential
Advisor on the Peace Process: Jose V. Abueva, ed., Towards a
Nonkilling Filipino Society (Kalayaan College, 2004).
Nonkilling
Global Political Science also contributed to the founding in
Port-au-Prince in Haiti on July 31, 2004 of a new institution
affiliated with the Center for Global Nonviolence: The Centre
Caraibbeen pour la Non-Violence Globale et le Developpement Durable
(Caribbean Center for Global Nonviolence and Sustainable Development),
founded by Dr. Max Paul, dean of human and social sciences, Jean Price
Mars University, and others.
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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The
principal cultural obstacle is resistance of decision makers of the
global military superpower, its allies, and antagonists, to
fundamentally question the self-destructive consequences of continued
acceptance of the inevitability and laudability of human killing for
peace, freedom, and justice. This resistance is based upon two
factors: primitive biological pessimism that the Seville
Statement on Violence (1986) seeks to change; and ignorance of
nonviolent political and military security alternatives available in
the classic writings of political sociologist Gene Sharp
(www.aeinstein.org).
The principal material obstacle, common to all
peace promotion efforts, especially in comparison with resources
devoted to war, is lack of organizational capacity to support Center
for Global Nonviolence services to individuals and institutions
committed to nonkilling transformation throughout the world.
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ACTIONS: What actions have been
undertaken by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence during the first half of the Decade?
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Our
principal contribution to a Decade for a Culture of Peace is
publication of the book Nonkilling Global Political Science (Gandhi
Media Centre, India; Xlibris, USA, 2002) by Glenn D. Paige, professor
emeritus of political science and founder-president of the Center for
Global Nonviolence (1994 - ). The full text is posted at
www.globalnonviolence.org. The thesis of the book, following upon
the historic UNESCO-supported Seville Statement on Violence by David
Adams and others, is that human beings can stop killing each other.
This thesis is completely consonant with the unprecedented WHO
World Report on Violence and Health (2002) that expresses confidence
that deaths by homicide, suicide, and war are preventable by public
health measures like any other disease.
The implications of
convergence of these pioneering political science and public health
theses are set forth in the article “Nonkilling Global Society”
contributed by G.D. Paige to the Peace Section of the UNESCO virtual
library Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), E1-39A-24-00.
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ADVICE: What advice would you like to
give to the Secretary-General and the General Assembly to promote a
culture of peace and nonviolence during the second half of the Decade? |
Contrary
to the present trend toward transforming the United Nations into a
global version of a violence-based interventionist state, the
Secretary-General and General Assembly should convene an Exploratory
Forum on A Nonkilling United Nations to identify alternative directions
for future development.
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PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and
networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the
global movement for a culture of peace? |
International Political Science Association
International Peace Research Association
Global Nonviolence Conferences, LaFayette & Associates
Gandhi Smriti & Darshan Samiti
G.R. Institute of Nonviolence and Shanti Sena
Savodaya Shramadana Movement
TRANSCEND
Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research (TFF)
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PLANS: What new engagements are
planned by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence in the second half of the Decade (2005-2010)? |
We
seek an endowment for enduring service by a small, eight-person,
creative, and catalytic working group to facilitate nonkilling global
change in cooperation with associates throughout the world. This
includes establishment of a short-term Global Nonviolence Leadership
Academy to enable sharing of experiences and introduction of new
research findings among young leaders engaged in nonviolent
problem-solving action.
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Postal address of organization
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3653 Tantalus Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822-5033, USA
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E-mail address of organization
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cgnv@hawaii.rr.com
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Website address of organization
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www.globalnonviolence.org
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Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace
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International Peace and Security
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Second priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Education for a Culture of Peace
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Highest priority country of action (or international)
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International
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Second priority country of action (or international)
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