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CJP co-founder Hizkias Assefa named to Ethiopia’s Reconciliation Commission

June 3, 2019Last updated June 4, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Dr. Hizkias Assefa has been named to the Reconciliation Commission by the Ethiopian government. He is a co-founder of Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and a longtime

Grand opening of the Museum of the Palestinian People in Washington D.C. set for June 15

May 29, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

A years-long dream comes to fruition for Bshara Nasser MA ’14 on June 15, when the Museum of the Palestinian People in Washington D.C. hosts a grand opening. The new

Brazilian judges, lawyers visit EMU

May 28, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by Pete DeLea/Daily News-Record

Danielle Arle has prosecuted thousands of crimes over her 27-year career in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. From her experience, the 49-year-old said the current method of criminal justice —

Hburg Citizen: City’s groundbreaking restorative justice program offers second chances and accountability as alternative to criminal charges

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This Harrisonburg Citizen article focuses on a teenager who has benefited from the Harrisonburg Police Department's restorative justice program and work with practitioner Wonshé MA '04. ... read more about Hburg Citizen: City’s groundbreaking restorative justice program offers second chances and accountability as alternative to criminal charges from Harrisonburg Citizen

Professional guide Husam Jubran MA ’04 on the ‘responsible tourism’ movement

May 23, 2019Last updated May 23, 2019 by EMU communications

Husam Jubran MA ’04 of Mejdi Tours spoke about socially conscious tourism at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai in April 2019. Jubran is a professional guide and nonviolence trainer based in

Tecla Namachanja Wanjala MA ’03 honored as CJP’s 2019 Peacebuilder of the Year

May 21, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Tecla Namachanja Wanjala MA ‘03 was honored as the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding‘s 2019 Peacebuilder of the Year award during a May 8 luncheon at the first session of Summer

Radio star, authors and peacebuilder of the year highlighted during SPI Horizons of Change luncheons

May 7, 2019Last updated May 14, 2019 by EMU communications

Peace advocates from all around the world attending the 2019 Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) will not only learn from global

EMU celebrates 101st Commencement

May 6, 2019Last updated May 20, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson and Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Eastern Mennonite University’s 2019 graduating class received a final assignment right at the start of their commencement ceremony address: “Raise your hand if this describes you,” said retiring psychology professor

CJP graduates 30 peacebuilders in 2019

May 6, 2019Last updated August 25, 2020 by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding Class of 2019 includes a teacher from South Korea, a U.S. Army veteran, a former PeaceCorps worker and dancer who plans to

CJP spring 2019 MA candidates present capstones

May 6, 2019Last updated May 6, 2019 by admin

Second-year master’s degree candidates in the conflict transformation and restorative justice programs at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) recently completed practicums in restorative justice, transforming extremism,

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