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Annual Peacebuilder magazine highlights work in peace, justice and resilience by CJP and its alumni

September 18, 2018Last updated September 18, 2018 by Moderator

Name any current major conflict in the world, domestic or international, and there is likely at least one graduate on location, employing the analysis and peacebuilding tools learned while studying

Trauma healing program ‘Kumekucha’ supports ‘sustainable agents of resilience and community strength’

August 21, 2018Last updated August 21, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

In Kenya a new social healing and reconciliation program called Kumekucha – Kiswahili for “It’s a new dawn” – is empowering local leaders to create “sacred space” for people dealing

What’s next in Ram Bhagat’s ‘epic’ life: ‘Massive Resilience’

August 3, 2018Last updated August 3, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

The Eastern Mennonite University Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) instructor behind a restorative justice pilot program for Richmond Public Schools (RPS) has led an “epic” life, says a July 2018 Richmond

EMU community mourns death of professor who helped to shape the university’s peace and justice ethos

June 22, 2018Last updated June 22, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Ray Gingerich, a professor of theology and ethics who inspired generations of students to think in new ways about their callings and helped to shape Eastern Mennonite University’s strong ethos

Valley Friends and other organizations support Summer Peacebuilding Institute scholarships

June 20, 2018Last updated July 19, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

For many peacebuilders attending Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University, scholarships provide the necessary funds to travel and take courses. Since 2006, the Valley Friends meeting, a group of

An ‘eye-opening’ conversation: Veteran civil rights attorney and SPI participants gain new perspectives during campus visit

June 11, 2018Last updated June 13, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Civil rights attorney Ari Wilkenfeld has spent all of his professional life in the combative, confrontational world of litigation, where even settlements out of court are hard-fought battles. In a

At SPI’s Horizons of Change luncheon, a taste of Hollywood and the Pentagon’s mutual exploitation

May 22, 2018 by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

In the first of four Horizons of Change luncheons during the 2018 Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University, screenwriter and author Tiffany FitzHenry traced the collaboration of the American

SPI Horizons luncheon speakers offer perspectives on peacebuilding, from Hollywood to the KKK

May 8, 2018Last updated August 13, 2018 by EMU communications

Once each session, the Summer Peacebuilding Institute community at Eastern Mennonite University gathers together for lunch and to hear from a guest speaker. Lunches are open to the community for a

Scholars from five Iraqi universities gather for CJP-led conflict analysis training

April 10, 2018Last updated April 11, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

In early February, 20 scholars from five leading Iraqi universities and a representative from Iraq’s Ministry of Education gathered in Beirut, Lebanon, for a five-day training on conflict analysis. The

Center for Interfaith Engagement to host roundtable on Mennonite work in interfaith collaboration

March 12, 2018Last updated April 10, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

As part of its year-long Centennial celebration, Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Interfaith Engagement will host a roundtable on interfaith collaboration. One focus of the discussion will be on how building

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