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Restorative justice experts join in Zehr Institute’s 3-year project to map the future of the field

July 7, 2015Last updated July 16, 2015 by Bonnie Price Lofton

A three-year project to envision and map a positive future for restorative justice began in mid-2015 with a five-day meeting of 36 people drawn from a wide range of backgrounds

Inside Out playback theater troupe makes debut appearance at the Wild Goose Festival in North Carolina

July 6, 2015Last updated July 15, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

For a few weeks, Eastern Mennonite University’s playback theatre troupe envisioned their next storytelling event at the Wild Goose Festival as revolving around the festival’s theme: Blessed are the peacemakers. Fitting, especially, for

To the heart of Nepal’s political dialogue: young peacebuilder returns with new skills to greater responsibility in Kathmandu

June 26, 2015Last updated June 29, 2016 by Kara Lofton

Aspiring peacebuilder Sujan Rai arrived at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute a week late; she almost didn’t make it to Eastern Mennonite University at all. The delay: two massive earthquakes that

Zehr Institute restorative justice experts tapped by media in the aftermath of Charleston church shooting

June 25, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Lauren Jefferson

With the complex concepts of forgiveness and healing at the forefront in recent media coverage of the Charleston church shooting, Eastern Mennonite University professors Howard Zehr, PhD, and Carl S.

CJP alumna and Peace Corps veteran Krista Rigalo leads Michelle Obama’s “Let Girls Learn” global education initiative

June 23, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Kara Lofton

Last week, first lady Michelle Obama, with her daughters and mother, visited London to announce a new partnership between the US and British governments to support girls’ education and empowerment.

Frontiers in peacebuilding: from Pakistan, the Philippines and Guatemala come stories of engaging with police and military

June 17, 2015Last updated June 29, 2016 by Steve Shenk

How can peacebuilders engage with the police and military in pursuing peace? And how can police and the military engage with peacebuilders? That was the topic of a luncheon presentation

Victor Dogos, Chadian pastor, has dedicated his life to interfaith goodwill

June 15, 2015Last updated June 29, 2016 by Andrew Jenner

Victor Dogos coordinates three interfaith peacebuilding workshops – one each for religious leaders, youth and women – in Chad every year, working with the financial and staff support from Mennonite Central

Palestinian CJP graduate prepares to open first exhibit of Nakba Museum of Memory and Hope in Washington D.C.

June 5, 2015Last updated June 26, 2015 by Andrew Jenner

After first visiting Washington D.C. in 2011, Bshara Nassar was struck by the fact that among the city’s dozens of museums, there was “no place for the Palestinian story to

Counselor and STAR trainer from Uganda teaches positivity and resilience through experiential learning

June 3, 2015Last updated July 2, 2015 by Kara Lofton

Trauma is not just something one experiences during a war or conflict, but can occur in a job, relationship or everyday interaction, says 2015 Summer Peacebuilding Institute participant Shiphrah Mutungi,

In Lancaster, ‘Concrete Steel & Paint’ film showing and panel to prompt discussion of restorative justice practices

June 1, 2015Last updated June 26, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

The 2009 documentary “Concrete Steel & Paint,” a film produced and directed by Cindy Burstein and Tony Heriza, chronicles the discussions, dialogue, conflict and art of men and women –

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