Brenda Fairweather wanted to respond in some way to a hostage crisis in Russia in which more than 300 civilians eventually lost their lives. On Sept. 1, 2004, terrorists linked ... read more about EMU ‘Prayer Basket’ Heading to Russia
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
‘3D Security’ Tackles Washington D.C.
EMU Offering ‘Leadership’ Seminars in New Year
The seminars run from January 25 to April 25. Learn more… EMU is offering a series of seven seminars designed to help persons sharpen their leadership and conflict management skills. ... read more about EMU Offering ‘Leadership’ Seminars in New Year
The Path of Respectful Engagement
Reprinted with permission from insidehighered.com By Pat Hostetter Martin, director of CJP’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute Pat Martin In the weeks since Columbia University’s president, Lee C. Bollinger, introduced his invited ... read more about The Path of Respectful Engagement
EMU, Somaliland University Hope Exchange Program Fosters Peace
By Tom Mitchell, Daily News-Record Somaliland lies within the physical borders of Somalia, but declared its independence from the nation in 1991 due to broad civil unrest in the rest ... read more about EMU, Somaliland University Hope Exchange Program Fosters Peace
Redeeming the Power, Redeeming Ourselves
Peace building experiments at West Point and the grocery store By Lisa Schirch for The Mennonite Lisa Schirch is a professor of peacebuilding and program director of the 3D Security ... read more about Redeeming the Power, Redeeming Ourselves
EMU Participates in Archbishop Tutu Visit
Visiting Harrisonburg, Va., Sept. 21, Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu received a quilt made by two Mennonite sisters, literature on peace and justice by EMU and news about the role of ... read more about EMU Participates in Archbishop Tutu Visit
EMU Group to Hold Iraq Prayer Vigil
The Peace Fellowship at Eastern Mennonite University will hold a 24-hour prayer vigil for the people of Iraq and the ongoing conflict there on Thursday, Sept. 20. A prayer “tent” ... read more about EMU Group to Hold Iraq Prayer Vigil
EMU to Participate in Desmond Tutu Recognition
The Most Rev. Desmond Tutu, recipient of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, will visit James Madison University to receive the JMU Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence’s top honor, the ... read more about EMU to Participate in Desmond Tutu Recognition
Trauma Seminars Help 9/11 Survivors
A post-9/11 program to help survivors of trauma has enabled some 7,000 people to discover sources of resilience in the aftermath of attacks of all kinds over the last six ... read more about Trauma Seminars Help 9/11 Survivors