Osiyo. Toe hee jah? Jon knee. Dah gwa doe ah. Ka la ga gee Tsa la gi. Ga lee a lee gah tsi ja doe ah koe hee ee gah. ... read more about FSU professor, a leader in indigenous nursing research, talks health inequities, historical trauma
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Two Nobel laureates, Jane Fonda among honorary coaches for Michael J. Sharp memorial Kilimanjaro trekkers
Two Nobel Prize laureates, a famous actress and activist, a Fortune 500 CEO, a playwright and an investigative journalist — all have signed on as honorary coaches in support of ... read more about Two Nobel laureates, Jane Fonda among honorary coaches for Michael J. Sharp memorial Kilimanjaro trekkers
CJP co-founder and first director John Paul Lederach awarded Niwano Foundation Peace Prize
Internationally renowned peacebuilder John Paul Lederach, who has committed his life and work to nonviolent approaches to conflict for more than 40 years, has been awarded the 36th Niwano Peace ... read more about CJP co-founder and first director John Paul Lederach awarded Niwano Foundation Peace Prize
South Korean educators study trauma and resilience at CJP
South Korean educator Eunkyung Ahn began her studies at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) with an intensive short course about trauma and resilience – and she ... read more about South Korean educators study trauma and resilience at CJP
FSU professor John Lowe ’81 to speak on health equity and indigenous nursing research
John Lowe ’81, endowed professor for health disparities research and director of the Center for Indigenous Nursing Research for Health Equity at Florida State University College of Nursing, will give ... read more about FSU professor John Lowe ’81 to speak on health equity and indigenous nursing research
Atlas Fellow from Nigeria reviews SPI experience
Mazhun Idris, of Nigeria, took "Peacebuilding Approaches to Violent Extremism" with Lisa Schirch at last summer's Summer Peacebuilding Institute. His participation was sponsored by the organization hosting his 1-year appointment, the Center for Islam and Religious Freedom in Washington D.C. ... read more about Atlas Fellow from Nigeria reviews SPI experience from Medium
Hero Anwar Brzw MA ’09 remembers sanctions in Iraq
Hero Anwar Brzw was born on May 25, 1971 in Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan, Iraq. She got her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 1992 at Salahaddin University in Erbil, Iraq, and an MA in conflict transformation from CJP in 2009. She is the Deputy Country Director for REACH (Rehabilitation, Education and Community Health) in Iraq. ... read more about Hero Anwar Brzw MA ’09 remembers sanctions in Iraq from Counterpunch
Tecla Namachanja Wanjala named CJP’s Peacebuilder of the Year
The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) at Eastern Mennonite University has named Tecla Namachanja Wanjala as the 2019 Peacebuilder of the Year. Wanjala, who received her master’s in conflict ... read more about Tecla Namachanja Wanjala named CJP’s Peacebuilder of the Year
CJP student Muhammad Akram on ‘Pakistan, Blasphemy and a Way Forward’
...In my childhood in Pakistan, I was never taught that Islam advocates for violence and hatred against anyone. As I have been learning more about the life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) himself, I see how he was mistreated multiple times by the non-Muslims and never even responded back in the same way, but instead advised to be calm and humble in response. These real life examples set by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) were revolutionary and are at the heart of our faith. So then, why have many Muslims adopted violent responses to issues like blasphemy, smashing the true spirit of Islam identifying its followers with violent public riots and extremism? ... read more about CJP student Muhammad Akram on ‘Pakistan, Blasphemy and a Way Forward’ from Arc of the Universe
Alumna and Davos contributor named among TIME’s ‘Top Eight Young Reformers Shaping the World’
Gwendolyn Myers GC ’14 is featured among Time magazine’s “Top Eight Young Reformers Across the Globe Shaping the World.” The feature is part of the magazine’s coverage of the World Economic ... read more about Alumna and Davos contributor named among TIME’s ‘Top Eight Young Reformers Shaping the World’