If two people walk up to the same bench in a park, they’re generally going to be nice to each other. They’ll allow one another the room to sit down; ... read more about SPI course brings peacebuilding into the post-truth internet arena
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Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute in demand for racial justice trainings
Donna Minter, Crixell Shell, and the Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute (i.e. MN Peacebuilding) are finding new audiences and growing interest at the “epicenter” of the racial justice movement in the ... read more about Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute in demand for racial justice trainings
Minnesota institute at ‘epicenter’ of training on racial restorative justice
Requests for training from Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute have skyrocketed since the death of George Floyd. Donna Minter, the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding's 2019 Peacebuilder of the Year, is the organization's founder and executive director. ... read more about Minnesota institute at ‘epicenter’ of training on racial restorative justice from Star Tribune
From Jamaica to the UK, SPI’s online move expands global access to training
When the Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) moved online this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it lost some of the aspects that attract people to the Eastern Mennonite University ... read more about From Jamaica to the UK, SPI’s online move expands global access to training
SPI Online 2020 holds fast to community-building traditions
SPI FUN FACT: This summer’s institute included 184 participants from 27 different countries and 29 U.S. states. They resided in 60 percent of the time zones on the planet. In ... read more about SPI Online 2020 holds fast to community-building traditions
New edition of ‘Little Book of Trauma Healing’ is a timely release of a peacebuilding classic
Nearly 15 years after its original publication, a new edition of the Little Book of Trauma Healing: When Violence Strikes and Community Security is Threatened was released by SkyHorse Publishing ... read more about New edition of ‘Little Book of Trauma Healing’ is a timely release of a peacebuilding classic
Peacebuilder Podcast: “World Viewing” with Jayne Docherty
The tenth and final installment of the Peacebuilder podcast’s first season features Jayne Docherty, executive director of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Docherty ... read more about Peacebuilder Podcast: “World Viewing” with Jayne Docherty
2020 Excellence in Teaching awards honor professors Daniel Showalter, Johonna Turner and Bonnie Yoder
Eastern Mennonite University announces three honors of the annual Excellence in Teaching Awards: in the Tenured Faculty category, Daniel Showalter PhD, associate professor of mathematics; in the Pre-tenure Faculty category, ... read more about 2020 Excellence in Teaching awards honor professors Daniel Showalter, Johonna Turner and Bonnie Yoder
Into the Virtual Classroom: A snapshot of EMU’s move online in spring 2020
This was neither the end of the semester we anticipated nor the graduation we expected, but it is the semester we have completed and the graduation we celebrate, said Dean ... read more about Into the Virtual Classroom: A snapshot of EMU’s move online in spring 2020
Peacebuilder Podcast: “There’s a Knock on the Door” with Bill Goldberg
In the seventh installment of the Peacebuilder podcast, Bill Goldberg, director of the Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI), speaks on the importance of grassroots and domestic peacebuilding, even in Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Peacebuilder Podcast: “There’s a Knock on the Door” with Bill Goldberg