“In order to survive we have to do a lot of things,” explains Carlos Martinez-Garcia, as he responds to a reporter’s question by listing the various hats he wears: human ... read more about Mexican pastor lobbies for religious tolerance
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Anonymous Donor Enables Liberian to Enhance His Organizational Leadership
Liberia is country of complexity and turmoil in which 85 percent of the population of 3.7 million people live under the international poverty line. Colonized in 1820 by freed blacks ... read more about Anonymous Donor Enables Liberian to Enhance His Organizational Leadership
On finding peace through working at forgiveness
Steven Hakizimana was 8 when his parents and siblings were murdered before his eyes during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. For the next nine years Hakizimana struggled both to simply survive ... read more about On finding peace through working at forgiveness
Genocide Survivor Teaches Trauma Healing at Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Jean Claude Nkundwa came to the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) at Eastern Mennonite University with a desire to help his country address its history of violence. Most people in ... read more about Genocide Survivor Teaches Trauma Healing at Summer Peacebuilding Institute
SPI Alumni Help With Syrian Refugee Crisis
Syrians are flooding into neighboring Jordan at the rate of more than 1,000 per night, seeking refuge from a brutal civil war. Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) has taken steps to ... read more about SPI Alumni Help With Syrian Refugee Crisis
EMU Peace Profs Go to Women in Somaliland
Six of the women who planned to study at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in the summer of 2012 in the brand-new Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program were unable to enter the ... read more about EMU Peace Profs Go to Women in Somaliland
New Somalia President Studied Peace at EMU
The new president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, deepened his understanding of building peace in traumatized societies in three classes taken at the 2001 Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) held at ... read more about New Somalia President Studied Peace at EMU
Gbowee Carries Olympic Flag at Ceremony
Leymah Gbowee, one of three recipients jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, carried in the Olympic flag with seven other humanitarians during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. ... read more about Gbowee Carries Olympic Flag at Ceremony
Undergrads Are Key Players in Peace Institute
For the second year in a row, college senior James Souder has a summer job that wins him friends from dozens of countries. They are men and women aged 20 ... read more about Undergrads Are Key Players in Peace Institute
Surprise! Kenyan Women’s Leader and Soldier Reconnect at EMU
Amina Hassan and Samson Sorobit looked at one another across the room at Park View Mennonite Church with a mixture of surprise and recognition. Could it really be? In 2008, ... read more about Surprise! Kenyan Women’s Leader and Soldier Reconnect at EMU