Every parent’s worst nightmare is to have a child abducted. In Uganda, that may mean knowing your child is being forced to perform atrocities or being used as a sex ... read more about SPI Speaker Champions Abducted Children
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
Shallal Brings ‘Poets’ Vision to EMU
The Iraqi-American founder of a popular Washington, D.C., eatery shared his fresh perspectives on both entrepreneurship and the immigrant experience at a luncheon during the Summer Peacebuilding Institute. Anas "Andy" ... read more about Shallal Brings ‘Poets’ Vision to EMU
Prof Edits Book on Trauma Healing
Barry Hart, associate professor of conflict and trauma studies at EMU A specialist in trauma healing at EMU has edited a book on the subject, published by University Press of ... read more about Prof Edits Book on Trauma Healing
13th SPI Sessions Under Way
With an enrollment of 96 learners from 39 nations, participants gathered May 5 at EMU to launch the 13th annual Summer Peacebuilding Institute. Participants Dr. Babasheb Ghatage, India’ Stephanie Rodriguez, ... read more about 13th SPI Sessions Under Way
CJP Prof Lisa Schirch Talks About ‘Peacebuilding at the Pentagon’
CJP Prof’s Washington Post Op-ed: ‘Two Wars in Iraq’
EMU Presentation Examines Kenya Crisis
Jan Jenner “Rocks in the Road,” a presentation with discussion on the recent post-election crisis and peace efforts in the east African nation of Kenya will be held 4-5:30 p.m. ... read more about EMU Presentation Examines Kenya Crisis
Making a Big Difference in Just Three Years
In August 2001, Gopar Tapkida, his wife Monica, and three daughters (then ages 9, 5, and 3 months) headed home to Jos, Nigeria, where Tapkida planned to explore ways to ... read more about Making a Big Difference in Just Three Years
Learning a Lesson from Moses
This article was originally published in the Church Times. Dr. Howard Zehr “I HAVE A DREAM,” intones the gentle, bespectacled man at the podium. “Dr Martin Luther King said he ... read more about Learning a Lesson from Moses
EMU ‘Prayer Basket’ Heading to Russia
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