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    • Education & Training Projects

    Global Nonkilling Leadership Academy Pilot

    The Academy is intended to provide a select group of promising young leaders (from different fields, faiths, races, continents and backgrounds) a life changing experience related to the real and much needed possibilities of a world where killing is no longer taken for granted. The pilot will be a two-three week program comprised of 12-20 participants. As envisioned, participants will be nominated by past Nobel Peace Laureates, as well as drawn from organizations and networks partnering with CGNK. The pilot will provide the basis for improving the content, structure and format of the Academy before being offered on a more wide-scale basis in future years.

    Nonkilling Primary School Curricula/Guide

    For basic educational levels, difficulties exist in using Nonkilling Global Political Science. The need for simplified, condensed and easy-to-apply nonkilling educational materials has been made clear. Bringing Nonkilling Global Political Science to basic education will help improve the Center’s ability to convey the essential message of nonkilling to the younger segment of formal education. This project involves developing nonkilling educational materials for primary school children (other grade levels to be added in the future). The project consists of developing one or two booklets (either one for teachers and one for students or one single volume) in which the idea of nonkilling is laid out for its discussion at a primary school level, containing a teacher’s guide and activities (including stories, songs, exercises, etc).

    Community-Based Nonkilling Education and Awareness

    Many venues are need around the world, in addition to formal school programs, to advance knowledge about and the potential for nonkilling societies. In many communities, street theater, music, art, poetry, public slogans, “billboards” and other forms of disseminating information prove to be the most effective. This initiative will focus on these types of education and awareness building strategies, designed for specific cultural and religious settings.

    Nonkilling Global Political Science (NKGPS) Editions & Translations

    NKGPS is a cornerstone in the creation and development of the nonkilling concept and, subsequently, CGNK. Expanding its diffusion across the world will multiply the possibilities of new partnerships, actions, educational initiatives and research developments. Democratizing access to nonkilling knowledge, through the internet in a free open basis and through the strategic promotion of translations to other world languages, is part of the Center’s wider mission. The introduction of nonkilling into conflict torn societies and countries with severe risk of latent conflicts developing to outburst of killing also has strategic importance for the CGNK.

    Global Nonkilling Journal

    This Journal will be a periodic publication by CGNK, focused on nonkilling research, experiences and creative manifestations (including literary expression, visual arts and music). It will track killing “hot spots” around the world, as well as identify programs or initiatives that have successfully reduced or eliminated killing. It will contain both scholarly and lay-person oriented information. Initially, the Journal will be published on a annual basis, with an online version and a reduced print run. A call-for-papers will be launched during the first quarter of 2009, inviting researchers, practitioners and artists to contribute. The value of publishing the Journal more frequently, such as quarterly, will be may explored in future years.