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‘Search for Common Ground’ to Honor Catalysts for Healing the Legacy of US Slavery
David Works, Shay Banks-Young and Julia Jefferson Westerinen are joining past award winners Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu and Muhammad Ali in receiving the 2010 Common Ground Award. For over a ... read more about ‘Search for Common Ground’ to Honor Catalysts for Healing the Legacy of US Slavery
In Third Year, Interfaith Peace Camp Keeps Growing
By Tom Mitchell, Daily News-Record As one of the final activities during Interfaith Peace Camp week, children created and flew kites that included each camper’s personal “message of peace.” Photo ... read more about In Third Year, Interfaith Peace Camp Keeps Growing
Campus Peace Pole Celebrates ‘Call to Peacebuilding’
EMU dedicated a peace pole as a symbol of its core values and commitment to diversity in a ceremony held Thursday evening, June 17, on campus. Dr. Anil Solanki of ... read more about Campus Peace Pole Celebrates ‘Call to Peacebuilding’
Interfaith Peace Camp Promotes Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Skills for Area Children
"Building Bridges, Building Peace" is the theme for the third annual Interfaith Peace Camp to be held at EMU June 22-July 2. Children at the 2009 Interfaith Peace Camp enjoyed ... read more about Interfaith Peace Camp Promotes Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Skills for Area Children
Three Generations of Peacebuilding Family from Argentina Study at SPI
Lilian Burlando and grandson Matias Echazu of Argentina between class sessions at EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute. Photo by Jon Styer Three generations of a family have recently attended EMU’s Summer ... read more about Three Generations of Peacebuilding Family from Argentina Study at SPI
Peacebuilding Program Dedicates New Learning Space
Lynn Roth, executive director of EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, expresses gratitude for the spacious new CJP classroom and the significant contribution it is already making to the program. ... read more about Peacebuilding Program Dedicates New Learning Space
CNN Coverage of ‘Coming to the Table’ Nets International Attention
CNN’s May 20, 2010 coverage of the EMU/CJP project Coming to the Table has drawn national attention to a groundbreaking program centered around peacebuilding, reconciliation, and the legacy of slavery. ... read more about CNN Coverage of ‘Coming to the Table’ Nets International Attention
From CNN: When Kin of Slaves and Owner Meet
Betty (left) and Phoebe Kilby, descendants of slaves and slave owners, connected in 2007 and are part of Coming to the Table, an EMU/CJP program devoted to healing the wounds ... read more about From CNN: When Kin of Slaves and Owner Meet
Numbers and Spirits Rise for 15th Peacebuilding Institute
Enrollment numbers have climbed back for EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute, which brought most of the 112 learners enrolled from 37 nations together for a jubilant May 10 opening. That morning, ... read more about Numbers and Spirits Rise for 15th Peacebuilding Institute