For both Sam Gbaydee Doe and Al Fuertes, the vocation of peacebuilding was forged in the trauma of civil war. In Doe’s native Liberia, 10 percent of the population perished. ... read more about Two SPI learners/teachers who keep coming back
Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Play Explores Peace, Justice Themes
Ted & Company TheaterWorks and the Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University will present “I’d Like to Buy an Enemy” 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3, in the MainStage Theater ... read more about Play Explores Peace, Justice Themes
SPI Learners Bring Hope from 23 Nations
Those entering the opening session of Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) were handed felt markers and circles of fabric. Their assignment: “Tell what you bring here.” Faisa Loyaan’s ... read more about SPI Learners Bring Hope from 23 Nations
Fuel for Extremism Is Beyond Bin Laden, EMU Prof Says
Pakistan-based graduates of Eastern Mennonite University say U.S. military policy in their country has fed extremism and that, sadly, such extremism may not subside with the death of Osama bin ... read more about Fuel for Extremism Is Beyond Bin Laden, EMU Prof Says
Campus Peace Pole Celebrates ‘Call to Peacebuilding’
EMU dedicated a peace pole as a symbol of its core values and commitment to diversity in a ceremony held Thursday evening, June 17, on campus. Dr. Anil Solanki of ... read more about Campus Peace Pole Celebrates ‘Call to Peacebuilding’
Three Generations of Peacebuilding Family from Argentina Study at SPI
Lilian Burlando and grandson Matias Echazu of Argentina between class sessions at EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute. Photo by Jon Styer Three generations of a family have recently attended EMU’s Summer ... read more about Three Generations of Peacebuilding Family from Argentina Study at SPI
Numbers and Spirits Rise for 15th Peacebuilding Institute
Enrollment numbers have climbed back for EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute, which brought most of the 112 learners enrolled from 37 nations together for a jubilant May 10 opening. That morning, ... read more about Numbers and Spirits Rise for 15th Peacebuilding Institute
African priest-educator delivers ‘justice’ lectures Nov. 10
The future of justice, limitations and possibilities, in the continent of Africa will be the focus of two lectures on campus Nov. 10. Dr. Emmanuel Katongole Emmanuel Katongole will speak ... read more about African priest-educator delivers ‘justice’ lectures Nov. 10
Peacebuilder alumna tells her story at EMU
Leymah Gbowee, a 2007 graduate of EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (photo by Jon Styer) Her name is Leymah Gbowee, a 2007 graduate of EMU’s Center for Justice and ... read more about Peacebuilder alumna tells her story at EMU
Renowned peacebuilder and EMU alumna back on campus
“Pray the Devil Back to Hell,” a gripping film account of a group of brave and visionary women who demanded peace for the African nation of Liberia, will be shown ... read more about Renowned peacebuilder and EMU alumna back on campus