Summer Peacebuilding Institute Archives - Page 28 of 30

Peacebuilding Institute Opens with ‘Ritual of the Americas’

May 11, 2006 by Chris Edwards

Nancy Beall Hedren (l.) and Tin Tin Yee, a CJP student from Burma perform the dance of the eagle and condor as part of a ‘Ritual of the Americas’ at

Vigil Planned For Former EMU Student Held Hostage In Iraq

January 30, 2006 by Rob Longley, Daily News-Record

“A tape broadcast Saturday threatened to kill four Christian peace activists unless all Iraqi prisoners are released from prisons in Iraq and the United States. The four (from left) are

EMU Trainees Nominated for Nobel Prize

October 7, 2005 by Bonnie Lofton

A Nepalese Buddhist who has received trauma training at Eastern Mennonite University was among 1,000 women nominated to win as a group the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize. Stella Tamang Stella

Kniss Juggles Numerous Roles

June 23, 2005 by Jim Bishop

Sharon E. Kniss Sharon E. Kniss of Harrisonburg takes seriously the mission statement of Eastern Mennonite University: "to experience Christ and follow His call to witness faithfully, serve compassionately and

Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (formerly CTP) Celebrates Ten Years

June 10, 2005 by Jim Bishop

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Iraq Peacebuilders Study at Summer Peacebuilding Institute

June 9, 2005 by Chris Edwards

Though friends sometimes chide him as “too optimistic,” Laith Hassan holds onto hope for his battered country. Meanwhile, Sami Mohamed

Conflict Transformation Alumni Share Global Experiences

June 8, 2005 by Chris Edwards

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Tenth Summer Peacebuilding Institute Opens

May 12, 2005 by Chris Edwards

L. to r.: Valerie Helbert, Laura Schildt and Kerry Saner of the United States and Vaweka Djayerombe from the Democratic Republic of Congo lead SPI participants in a “peace song”

Peacebuilding Program to Celebrate 10th Anniversary

March 21, 2005Last updated February 13, 2019 by Bonnie Lofton

Hundreds of visitors and local residents will gather in Harrisonburg, Va., the first weekend in June to celebrate the first decade of a program that has grown to be one

SPI Adjunct Faculty Member to Head MCC

February 3, 2005 by admin

Dr. Robert William Davis Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), Akron, Pa., announced that Dr. Robert William Davis has been appointed the next executive director of the 85-year-old relief, development and peace

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