By Michael Hudson, The Roanoke Times Jayne Docherty, associate professor of conflict studies at EMU Jayne Docherty, an associate professor of conflict studies at EMU, spent three years studying what ... read more about Waco and Iraq – Parallels in Bloodshed
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Student Film Teaches International Students ‘Reality 101’
By Kelly Jasper, Daily News-Record Selam Hussein, an EMU student from Ethiopia, produced a film titled “Reality 101” for international students. Behind him is equipment used for editing raw footage. ... read more about Student Film Teaches International Students ‘Reality 101’
Peacebuilding Groups Gather From Around the World
(L. to r.): Elizabeth Nsarkoh from Wast Africa Peacebuilding Institute (WAPI); Manjrika Sewak (partially hidden) and Ameet Dhakal, both from the Asian-Pacific partnership for Peace; and Emmanuel Bombande, also of ... read more about Peacebuilding Groups Gather From Around the World
Iraqi Group Extends ‘Thanks’ to EMU
A group from the Summer Peacebuilding Institute that includes several Iraqi citizens plants a Southern magnolia in front of the Hillside Suites residence at EMU. Photo by Jim Bishop Reformation ... read more about Iraqi Group Extends ‘Thanks’ to EMU
Widow of Nairobi Bombing Helps Others Heal
Doreen Ruto from Nairobi, Kenya, now a student in EMU’s Conflict Transformation Program, tells her story at a Summer Peacebuilding Institute luncheon meeting. Photo by Jim Bishop As her husband ... read more about Widow of Nairobi Bombing Helps Others Heal
Play Takes Intense Look at Crime Victims
Howard Zehr, co-director of EMU’s Conflict Transformation Program and author of the book upon which the play, “A Body in Motion,” is based, talks with an inmate at one of ... read more about Play Takes Intense Look at Crime Victims
Restorative Justice Workshop Looks at Faces in Prison
Allyson Holtz and Howard Zehr discuss one of Holtz’s mixed media portraits of inmates on exhibit during the Summer Peacebuilding Institute at EMU. Photo by Jim Bishop In a one-of-a-kind ... read more about Restorative Justice Workshop Looks at Faces in Prison
November Publication Slated for Zehr’s Latest Book
The Little Book of Family Group Conferences, by Howard Zehr and Allan MacRae is scheduled to be released in November, 2004. ... read more about November Publication Slated for Zehr’s Latest Book
Peacebuilding Institute Begins Ninth Year
Philip Okeyo, a bishop in and secretary of the Kenya Mennonite Church, introduces himself during the May 3 opening session of the Summer Peacebuilding Institute. More than 185 people from ... read more about Peacebuilding Institute Begins Ninth Year
EMU Gives Service Awards, Cites Retirees
Left to right: Ervie L. Glick, John L. Horst, Jr., Carroll D. Yoder, and Ray C. Gingerich Photo by Jim Bishop Faculty and staff saluted four colleagues who are retiring ... read more about EMU Gives Service Awards, Cites Retirees