Summer Peacebuilding Institute Archives - Page 27 of 30

Special Event to Spotlight SPI at EMU

April 19, 2007 by Jim Bishop

An Eastern Mennonite University program that has gained a wide reputation for training persons for global peacemaking may be lesser known right in its own back yard. “Hope for Peace

EMU, Iranians Explore Mutual Interests

April 9, 2007 by Jim Bishop

Dr. Karimi (second from left), from Mofid University in Qom, Iran, gets acquainted with faculty from EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. Photo by Jim Bishop A leading Iranian human

Iraqi Peace Worker Killed

January 24, 2007 by Bonnie Price Lofton

An Iraqi-Muslim advocate for peace and reconciliation, who received support from Christian organizations for his work in trauma-healing, has been killed. Dr. Alharith Abdulhameed Hassan, 56-year-old professor of psychiatry at

Nicaraguans Honor Lederach for Global Peace Efforts

September 14, 2006 by admin

John Paul Lederach (r.) wearing the Martin Luther King Order of Peace medal with two colleagues from the Conciliation Commission that helped bring peace to Nicaragua – Dr. Gustavo Paraj

Assefa Nurtures Cease-Fire in Uganda

September 5, 2006 by Bonnie Price Lofton

Lt. General Dr. Riek Machar (l.), vice president of the government of Southern Sudan and chairman and chief mediator of the peace talks, working with Hizkias Assefa, chief facilitator of

EMU Connects With ‘Future Generations’ Students

August 2, 2006 by Chris Edwards

L. to r.: Dr. Torill Iversen, Norway (working with Future Generations, Afghanistan); Sivan Oun, World Relief, Cambodia; and Margaret Kaggwa, Milago Hospital, Uganda, were among the 15 community leaders from

Working for a Better Future in Haiti

July 6, 2006 by Mennonite Central Committee and EMU

Marie Rosy Kesner Auguste, right, and Guylene Clerger, an MCC worker in Port-au-Prince, were MCC-sponsored participants in Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI). Photo by Melissa Engle A joint

Laotian Students Seek to Eradicate Unexploded Ordnance

June 13, 2006 by Chris Edwards

Left: Khamseng Homdouangxay of Vientiane, Laos and Phounsy Phasavaeng of Sekong Province, Laos, display a shoulder bag handmade by countrywomen made handicapped by unexploded ordnance (UXO). Photo by Jim Bishop

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