Filmmaker Abigail Disney says she learned “to look at war through women’s eyes,” as a result of visiting Liberia in 2006 and meeting Leymah Gbowee, who now holds a masters ... read more about Disney Unveils “Women, War & Peace” Documentary
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
Youth to Retrace Civil Rights Steps
Twenty high school students from Mississippi will travel in July to commemorate the journeys of many African-American and European-American pioneers of the American civil rights movement. The event, called Writing ... read more about Youth to Retrace Civil Rights Steps
Forum to Probe Women’s Peace Efforts
The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University is hosting an event, “Women, War and Peace,” 7 p.m. Friday, June 10 in the MainStage Theater of the University ... read more about Forum to Probe Women’s Peace Efforts
Two SPI learners/teachers who keep coming back
For both Sam Gbaydee Doe and Al Fuertes, the vocation of peacebuilding was forged in the trauma of civil war. In Doe’s native Liberia, 10 percent of the population perished. ... read more about Two SPI learners/teachers who keep coming back
Play Explores Peace, Justice Themes
Ted & Company TheaterWorks and the Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University will present “I’d Like to Buy an Enemy” 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3, in the MainStage Theater ... read more about Play Explores Peace, Justice Themes
SPI Learners Bring Hope from 23 Nations
Those entering the opening session of Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) were handed felt markers and circles of fabric. Their assignment: “Tell what you bring here.” Faisa Loyaan’s ... read more about SPI Learners Bring Hope from 23 Nations
Fuel for Extremism Is Beyond Bin Laden, EMU Prof Says
Pakistan-based graduates of Eastern Mennonite University say U.S. military policy in their country has fed extremism and that, sadly, such extremism may not subside with the death of Osama bin ... read more about Fuel for Extremism Is Beyond Bin Laden, EMU Prof Says
EMU Grads Grin and Bear it at Graduation
The more than 3,600 people gathered Sunday afternoon, May 1, under a sea of colorful umbrellas at Eastern Mennonite University learned some lessons from bears, but not just any bears. ... read more about EMU Grads Grin and Bear it at Graduation
EMU Celebrates the Graduating Class of 2011
Eastern Mennonite University will culminate its 2010-11 school year with its 93rd annual commencement exercises 1 p.m. Sunday, May 1, on the front lawn of campus, weather permitting. President Loren ... read more about EMU Celebrates the Graduating Class of 2011
EMU Grad Gives First-Hand Account from Tahrir Square
EMU grad Jihan Al-Alaily was in Cairo’s Tahrir Square during the recent revolution. She received her MA in conflict transformation from EMU in 2002 where she studied as a Fulbright ... read more about EMU Grad Gives First-Hand Account from Tahrir Square