The Center for Global Nonkilling (CGNK)

P.O. Box 12232
Honolulu, Hawai‛i
96828 United States

The Center for Global Nonkilling (CGNK) is a not-for-profit organization based in Honolulu, Hawai`i. The long-term, global mission of CGNK is to eliminate killing in the world by working towards the creation of killing-free societies through discovering and encouraging nonkilling human capabilities; infusing nonkilling principles into education and policy; applying nonkilling knowledge in zones of conflict; developing and supporting nonkilling leaders; assisting institutions/centers working towards nonkilling; and monitoring, synthesizing, and disseminating information about nonkilling. Members of CGNK's Leadership Team and Governing Council come from seven countries on four continents. Working to effect change on a global scale, CGNK is interested in developing effective working partnerships with organizations, institutions and individuals who share the belief that significantly reducing killing in the world is not only desirable but necessary for the advance of humankind. During 2009, major CGNK initiatives included the Center's first exploratory colloquium, focused on neuroscience and nonkilling, and the first Nonkilling Leadership Academy, involving 12 young leaders from 11 countries.

VPA focal person

Gregory Bourne
Co-Director
Tel: +1 (808) 551 4514
E-mail: gbourne@nonkilling.org

Gregory Bourne is Co-Director of the Center for Global Nonkilling and has been serving in this capacity since the organization's inception in December 2008. Gregory Bourne has been working in the fields of conflict resolution, collaborative problem solving, civil society, education and leadership development, nationally and internationally, for more than 20 years. He co-founded the Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at the Georgia Institute of Technology and served as its Executive Director (1986-1996). Until joining CGNK, he was Managing Senior Mediator, Center for Collaborative Policy, California State University Sacramento. As Co-Director of CGNK, his primary responsibilities include overseeing organizational operations, fund-raising and partnership development, assisting Team Leaders and leading specific projects.