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CJP co-founder and first director John Paul Lederach awarded Niwano Foundation Peace Prize

February 19, 2019Last updated February 19, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

Internationally renowned peacebuilder John Paul Lederach, who has committed his life and work to nonviolent approaches to conflict for more than 40 years, has been awarded the 36th Niwano Peace

South Korean educators study trauma and resilience at CJP

February 14, 2019Last updated February 14, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

South Korean educator Eunkyung Ahn began her studies at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) with an intensive short course about trauma and resilience – and she

Atlas Fellow from Nigeria reviews SPI experience

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Mazhun Idris, of Nigeria, took "Peacebuilding Approaches to Violent Extremism" with Lisa Schirch at last summer's Summer Peacebuilding Institute. His participation was sponsored by the organization hosting his 1-year appointment, the Center for Islam and Religious Freedom in Washington D.C. ... read more about Atlas Fellow from Nigeria reviews SPI experience from Medium

Sudanese refugees in U.S. diaspora explore restorative justice, mediation and trauma healing with CJP grad

January 16, 2019Last updated January 16, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

As it is for many graduate students at EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, the required capstone project was more than just an assignment for Bishop Andudu Adam Elnail MA

A taste of the Summer Peacebuilding Institute: Community Day slated for Feb. 15

January 14, 2019Last updated February 11, 2019 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The fourth annual Community Day, highlighting workshops and training held at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) and the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University, will focus on

Top CJP News of 2018

January 7, 2019Last updated January 8, 2019 by Lauren Jefferson

This year’s top news stories from EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding honor treasured professors and alumni, celebrate impactful work, and connect us to the challenging issues of the day. The

Double grad Aaron Erb earns county and state Victim Advocate of the Year recognition

December 13, 2018Last updated December 17, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

An Eastern Mennonite University alumnus named the 2018 Victim Advocate of the Year by the Allegheny County Juvenile Court (ACJC) and the Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission (JCJC) says his

Scholarship recipient shares journey from Gaza to EMU at Daughters for Life Foundation gala in Toronto

November 29, 2018Last updated November 30, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Maha Mehanna, a graduate student at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), spoke as the invited scholar at the Daughters for Life Foundation’s sixth annual gala dinner

Jae Young Lee MA ’03, peacebuilding in South Korea and the MCC connection

Mennonite World Review

Mennonite Central Committee's peacebuilding work in South Korea has been aided for decades by Hyung Gon Lee and more recently, his son, Jae Young Lee MA '03. ... read more about Jae Young Lee MA ’03, peacebuilding in South Korea and the MCC connection from Mennonite World Review

The expanding universe of STAR II

November 23, 2018Last updated November 26, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

For some participants, Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) I is an “entry point,” the first opportunity for an extended conversation about trauma and resilience, how traumagenic events can

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