Peacebuilding and development

Winning C. Henry Smith orator examines conflict in the Mennonite church; other winners explore gun violence, race

by Lauren Jefferson

“My speech wrote itself,” said Bethany Chupp, winner of the C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). The winning speech, titled “Standing At the Door,” came so
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International flags fly in the University Commons, as chapel service dedicates The Orie O. Miller Hall of Nations

by Lauren Jefferson and Robert Propst

The flags of 55 countries now hang in “The Orie O. Miller Hall of Nations,” dedicated during a chapel service at the University Commons at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) on
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Peacebuilder draws attention to power of local networks to respond to humanitarian and public health crises

by EMU communications staff

Libby Hoffman returns to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), where she attended the Summer Peacebuilding Institute in 1996 and 2000, to talk about humanitarian aid and crisis response. Hoffman is co-founder
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‘Conversations on Sexual Violence’ symposium aims to nurture community-building and resilience

by Walt Wiltschek and Lauren Jefferson

A multi-year research project on domestic violence, under the direction of professor Carolyn Stauffer, will be highlighted in a community education symposium at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) this spring. The
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Workshop, chapel and exhibit on ‘Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery’ highlight colonialism and its effects on indigenous peoples

by EMU communications staff

The traveling history exhibit “Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery” is currently open at Eastern Mennonite University’s Campus Center through March 2. The discovery doctrine is a “philosophical and legal framework
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Regional peacebuilders learn and practice new skills at one-day event modeled after Summer Peacebuilding Institute

by Lauren Jefferson

In the opening ceremony at this month’s SPI Community Day, each participant made an introduction and shared hopes and dreams. One military veteran came to Eastern Mennonite University to “learn
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CJP partners with Kellogg Foundation’s new national initiative on truth, racial healing and transformation

by Lauren Jefferson

Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding has been invited to partner with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in a new initiative aimed at truth, racial healing and transformation in
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