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Glenn .D. Paige Towards a Nonkilling World: Festschrift in Honor of Prof. Glenn D. Paige Towards a Nonkilling World: Festschrift in Honor of Prof. Glenn D. Paige Editors N.Radhakrishnan Balwant Bhaneja Glenda Paige Chaiwat Satha-Anand Joám Evans Pim Gandhi Media Center TRIVANDRUM, INDIA Published in 2012 by Gandhi Media Center Marappalam Junction, Pattom Palace Post Thiruvananthapuram- 695004, India Copyright c Gandhi Media Center Type set : K.L. Ajith & Harikrishnans Printed at Harikrishnans Yuvathara Gardens , Kuravankonam Ph : 0471 2725205 ISBN-13: 978-1475178036 ISBN-10: 1475178034 Co-published with the Center for Global Nonkilling (www.nonkilling.org) and distributed through CreateSpace and Amazon Contents Part One Introduction 1. Prof.Glenn D. Paige – A Life Sustaining Inspiration 13 - Dr A.T.Ariyaratne 2. Glenn Paige : A Prophet of Nonkilling 16 - David Krieger 3. Glenn Paige: The man who stole my friend 21 - Jim Dator 4. Prof. Glenn D. Paige: A 21st Century Nonkilling Global Society Pioneer 31 – Balwant Bhaneja 5. Glenn Paige’s influence on Burundi, DR Congo and Rwanda- 40 – Bishop MABWE Lucien 6. Glenn Paige : A Man Who Can Make People Change 43 – Tatiana Yakushkina 7. A tribute to a great pioneer 46 – Alan Nazareth 8. Glenn D. Paige - Messenger of Nonkilling World 49 – Koozma J. Tarasoff 9. Glenn D Paige- A harbinger of change 53 – Bae Ho Hahn Part Two 10. Solving The Conflicts : There is No Alternative 57 – Johan Galtung 11. The Scientific Nature of The Nonkilling Attitude 63 – Antonino Drago 12. A people who have eliminated killing 84 – Peter M. Gardner 13. Building A Political Creed of Nonkilling- 97 – Ralph Summy 14. Glenn Paige and Nonkilling National Security 102 – Hidekazu Sakai 15. Towards a Nonkilling Paradigm Shift 106 – Joám Evans Pim 16. Commentary on the Inner War 133 – Ramon Lopez-Reyes 17. Nonkilling Political Science in the Killing Fields of International Relations 147 – Piki Ish-Shalom 18. The Role of Spritual Ecology in Nonkilling 168 – Leslie E. Sponsel 19. A nonviolent and nonkilling society: The crusade of Prof. Glenn D. Paige 195 – N.Radhakrishnan 20. Socioeconomic Democracy:A Nonkilling, 201 Life-Affirming and Enhancing – Robley E. George 21. Understanding Paige’s Nonkilling: 221 A challenge to change the world – Chaiwat Satha-Anand 22. Glenn Paige and a Nonkilling Niger Delta 228 – Fidelis Allen Part Three Appendix: 1. Political Leadership, Nonviolence And Love: 232 Governor Guillermo Gaviria Correa of Colombia. Glenn D. Paige 2. Professor Glenn D. Paige: Quotations, 247 Citations and Statements Compiled by Balwant Bhaneja Part Four Photographs 258 Part Five The contributors 277 Index 286 Introduction This book is an offering. An offering to a great pioneer, a great teacher,a thinker and activist, a practical visionary and above all a fine human being — Prof.Glenn D.Paige who has completed eighty glorious years of active life in service of humanity, a new humanity where Nonkilling and nonviolence will guide the destiny of this universe. Two of the silent but major developments that would have far reaching influence on the course of human history are (i) the publication of the book Nonkilling Political Science by Prof. Glenn D. Paige and its subsequent translations into 24 world languages and (ii) the establishment of Centre for Global Nonkilling at Honolulu in Hawaii. That Professor Glenn D. Paige, a silent Crusader and Prophet of a Nonkilling, Nonviolent world has been able to influence contemporary history considerably through these confident initiatives is a fact and those who share his optimism are convinced beyond any shadow of doubt that the world cannot ignore what Professor Paige has been espousing passionately during the several decades. In a violence-abetting socio-political climate and killing- glorifying cultural milieu a violence free-society or a killing-free society would appear to be a distant dream to many. Professor Glenn D. Paige is the first thinker and peace activist in known history who advocates and passionately strives to promote his conviction that a nonviolent and a Nonkilling society will be possible if courageous and sustained efforts leading to fundamental changes both in the thinking and behavioral pattern of human being are followed. By doing so he has caused both a sort of revolution and disquiet at the thinking of a considerable segment of thinkers, peace, activists and others in several parts of the world. Still there are many who view the ideas of Prof. Paige as dangerous. To many of them a Nonkilling society and Nonkilling Political Science are disturbing propositions. Notwithstanding the indifference and opposition from such segment of influential political leaders and academia Professor Paige has been able to convince an appreciable number of people who care for human survival. They are convinced that he is not a wild dreamer but a practical visionary. Prof. Paige has also been successful in persuading several influential and widely respected thinkers and activists over the world that if nonviolence has to percolate into our lives serious efforts need to be undertaken. It should continue to become a major aspect of serious human concern and concerted efforts need to be undertaken to propagate and realize it. On the occasion of the 80th Birthday of Professor Paige some of his colleagues and admirers felt that as a mark of their appreciation and respect to the extraordinary contribution made by him to humanity in several areas particularly to the promotion of the seminal concept of Global Nonkilling Political Science a Festchrift in honour of Professor Paige be published and the present volume is the result. On behalf of the panel of editors, I would like to express our gratitude to friends like Greg Bourne, Karen Cross for their suggestions. Sri Radhakrishnan, the proprietor of Harikrishnan Printers and my young friend K.L.Ajith who helped me with admirable support at the computer and my wife Smt. K.S.Vimala Devi deserve a word of appreciation for their help and support. We are confident that this book will help readers everywhere who share the vision of Prof. Paige that a Nonkilling and Nonviolent future is an achievable goal for humanity. Let us march towards that goal singing resolutely the freedom song of Martin Luther King (jr), “ We Shall Overcome…” Gandhi Bhavan,Thiruvananthapuram N.Radhakrishnan 30 January,2012 Prof. Glenn D. Paige – A Life Sustaining Inspiration Dr A.T. Ariyaratne It was a case of falling in love at first sight. This was what happened to me when I saw and was introduced to Prof. Glenn D.Paige in the University of Hawaii may be over three decades ago. His serene face, smiling eyes and a warm hug with all the warmth of his heart captivated my entire soul as a life sustaining inspiration. Here was an inspirer I was looking for to reaffirm my unshaken belief that we can build a society where violence is no longer known. After that I have been with him on several occasions both at his home in Hawaii as well as at my home in Sri Lanka in addition to many other meetings we attended. Glenda his wife, life long partner and colleague in peace- building by his side he conquered the minds and hearts of thousands of non-violent revolutionaries like me around the world. I consider his political thesis on “Nonkilling Global Political Science” to be a unique contribution to contemporary political theory and practice. When most nations believe in the need for organized violent instruments of force such as armed forces to maintain good governance here comes a scholar who brings in scientific, historical and pragmatic facts to prove the opposite and which cannot be dismissed as a kind of wishful thinking. His courage to challenge all those philosophers and scholars from the times of Aristotle to those in modern times who upheld the use of violence to kill or threat to kill as an essential factor for good governance is a highly admirable quality. I was happy to be instrumental in getting this ground breaking treatise translated and published in Sinhala also. In his opening Chapter (1) itself titled ‘Is a nonkilling society possible ? ’ Prof Glenn Paige reveals startling facts and figures about the costs to human lives and irreparable damage to every sector of civilized human society caused by the barbaric thought to kill and threats to kill and its deliberate implementation by rulers throughout history. Any sensible human being reading this chapter alone will become an instant believer that it is thinkable and possible to build a society where nonkilling and no threat of killing are accepted as inviolable principles. Having pursued paths of non-violent social transformation for over fifty years through the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka I know how easy it is under the existing educational, historical, political, religious and economic milieu for elite classes to condition the minds of ordinary public that , to resolve certain social problems resorting to killing and threatening to kill are indispensable. It is said to be necessary to sustain good governance and maintain law and order. The political and economic establishments, organized religious bodies, political regimes, media lords, and even higher educational institutions in general perpetrate this evil thought. Not much research is needed to discover that all these elite groups benefit by wars and use of violence. I think man’s craving, greed and selfish nature is the root cause of the perpetration of this idea. This is why I stated that it is much easier for a spiritually motivated person, one who is striving to overcome one’s greed, ill-will and ignorance, to comprehend the idea of nonkilling. For those of us who believe in non-violence and do implement numerous social, political and economic programs in our own national situations, Prof.
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