Ted & Company TheaterWorks and the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University will present “I’d Like to Buy an Enemy,” 7:30 p.m. Monday, Mar. 22 in Lehman ... read more about March 22 Play Explores Peace and Justice Themes
Applied social sciences
Students Gather Tools for ‘Backyard Peacebuilding’
Peace Conference keynote speaker Nicholas Detweiler-Stoddard (Photo by David Kreider) When 60 students were asked to name problems they want solved, answers included environmental, immigration and criminal justice reform and ... read more about Students Gather Tools for ‘Backyard Peacebuilding’
Students Host Intercollegiate Peace Conference
Some 60-70 students from five Anabaptist-related colleges are expected to converge at EMU for the annual student-run Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship Conference. This year’s gathering will focus on the theme, “Backyard ... read more about Students Host Intercollegiate Peace Conference
Student-Run Peacebuilding Conference Scheduled for February
The annual student-run peacebuilding conference for all Anabaptist colleges is coming to EMU soon! Our students are hosting the 2010 event, which will focus on ‘Backyard Peacebuilding – Cultivating Peace ... read more about Student-Run Peacebuilding Conference Scheduled for February
Students Wrap Up Some Yule Cheer
Some 36 needy area children should have a brighter Christmas, thanks to efforts of a group of EMU students. The EMU campus community responded to an annual appeal from the ... read more about Students Wrap Up Some Yule Cheer
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
Sleeping in Solidarity on the Hill
Sarah Harder, Weather Vane student newspaper On Tuesday nights, a small group of students gather on EMU’s hill to take part in “prayerfully sleeping” on the hill, which is a ... read more about Sleeping in Solidarity on the Hill
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
EMU alumna Laura Cattell receives top peace award
A 2009 graduate has received top honors in the bi-national C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest. Laura C. Cattell Laura C. Cattell, an environmental science and justice, peace and conflict ... read more about EMU alumna Laura Cattell receives top peace award
Drawing Trees: reflections on STAR 2009
This week I participated in STAR, or Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience, a workshop offered by the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). I was ... read more about Drawing Trees: reflections on STAR 2009