Kristen Opalinski is a woman on the go. Even as she hustled to complete a multimedia project during an intensive two-week media course at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute, the graphic ... read more about Graphic designer and marketing expert Kristen Opalinski turns her expertise to explorations of faith and social justice
When her 20-year-old grandson was murdered, long-time victim advocate Pamela Leonard, MA ’06 (conflict transformation), found herself suddenly in a new role. What she learned has strengthened her zeal for ... read more about After the tragic loss of her grandson, long-time victim advocate reflects on changing roles and restorative justice
This summer, four Eastern Mennonite University undergraduate students worked at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute, spending six weeks acting as hosts and ambassadors for approximately 145 international visitors. They were often ... read more about Undergraduate students work, share, learn with peacebuilders from around the world at summer institute
Like most children, Winifred Gray-Johnson didn’t pay much attention to what her father did for a living. She knew he often traveled from their home in Monrovia, Liberia, to the ... read more about Winifred Gray-Johnson and her father Wilfred share the EMU and Summer Peacebuilding Institute experience
Lassana Kanneh is healing. In 1999, along with more than 20,000 Liberian children, 11-year-old Lassana became a soldier. He was kidnapped and forced to use drugs and alcohol, destroy property, ... read more about Lassana Kanneh, a former child soldier in Liberia’s civil war, shares his story to help heal himself and others
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 ... read more about Restorative justice experts join in Zehr Institute’s 3-year project to map the future of the field
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 ... read more about Inside Out playback theater troupe makes debut appearance at the Wild Goose Festival in North Carolina
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 ... read more about To the heart of Nepal’s political dialogue: young peacebuilder returns with new skills to greater responsibility in Kathmandu
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. ... read more about Zehr Institute restorative justice experts tapped by media in the aftermath of Charleston church shooting
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. ... read more about CJP alumna and Peace Corps veteran Krista Rigalo leads Michelle Obama’s “Let Girls Learn” global education initiative