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Summer Peacebuilding Institute
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Diane Randall, with Friends Committee on National Legislation, champions faith-based political advocacy
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Declining enrollment for peacebuilding program blamed on Trump climate
NPR reported last week that President Trump’s travel ban is having a “chilling effect” on international student enrollment at universities across the country. In Harrisonburg, that’s also true when it comes to potential participants in peacebuilding coursework. WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports. ... read more about Declining enrollment for peacebuilding program blamed on Trump climate from WMRA/NPR
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Recent events won’t stop EMU from promoting peacebuilding
Professor Jayne Docherty, with the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, explains. ... read more about Recent events won’t stop EMU from promoting peacebuilding from WHSV TV-3
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Roy Hange talks about faith-based peacebuilding and M.J. Sharp’s work with Charlottesville Now
Charlottesville Now interviews Roy Hange, veteran peacebuilder and Summer Peacebuilding Institute instructor, about the work in Michael J. Sharp and his work in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... read more about Roy Hange talks about faith-based peacebuilding and M.J. Sharp’s work with Charlottesville Now from Charlottesville Now
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Syrian-Lebanese pastor and interfaith peacebuilder still has ‘hope for new Syria’
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Burundi peace activist Jean Claude Nkundwa to receive the CJP Peacebuilder of the Year Award
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Prepare for civic engagement and tough conversations in polarized times at 2017 Summer Peacebuilding Institute
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Got conflict? Growing SPI Community Day reflects citizens’ need for peacebuilding skills
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