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
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
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
Use of Restorative Justice Improves Campus Behavior
After more than a decade of ushering misbehaving students at James Madison University (JMU) through hearings on their conduct, sanctions, and other legalistic steps, Josh Bacon was ready for a ... read more about Use of Restorative Justice Improves Campus Behavior
Noted Peacebuilder to Speak on Campus April 15
A world-renown mediator, strategist and catalyst for peace will give a public address Thursday, Apr. 15, at EMU. John Paul Lederach John Paul Lederach, the co-founding director of the Conflict ... read more about Noted Peacebuilder to Speak on Campus April 15
March 22 Play Explores Peace and Justice Themes
Ted & Company TheaterWorks and the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University will present “I’d Like to Buy an Enemy,” 7:30 p.m. Monday, Mar. 22 in Lehman ... read more about March 22 Play Explores Peace and Justice Themes
Students Gather Tools for ‘Backyard Peacebuilding’
Peace Conference keynote speaker Nicholas Detweiler-Stoddard (Photo by David Kreider) When 60 students were asked to name problems they want solved, answers included environmental, immigration and criminal justice reform and ... read more about Students Gather Tools for ‘Backyard Peacebuilding’
JFP Person of the Day: Amy Czajkowski
Amy Czajkowski, program director of Coming To the Table Amy Czajkowski‘s experiences as a facilitator in peacebuilding goes beyond countries devastated by war. As the program director of Coming To ... read more about JFP Person of the Day: Amy Czajkowski
Forum Held on Race Relations Meeting at the Table
When David Works traced his family roots back to Thomas Jefferson, he learned that some of his relatives were descendants of slaves. Works, who is white, learned that he has ... read more about Forum Held on Race Relations Meeting at the Table
African priest-educator delivers ‘justice’ lectures Nov. 10
The future of justice, limitations and possibilities, in the continent of Africa will be the focus of two lectures on campus Nov. 10. Dr. Emmanuel Katongole Emmanuel Katongole will speak ... read more about African priest-educator delivers ‘justice’ lectures Nov. 10