Elaine Zook Barge (MA in Conflict Transformation, 2003 and current Director of the Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience program) gives her definition of trauma as a wound that our ... read more about What is trauma (Elaine Zook Barge, CJP alumni, CJP staff)
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
Why I came to CJP (Koila Costello-Olsson, CJP alumna)
Koila Costello-Olsson (M.A. in Conflict Transformation 2005) discusses what interested her in coming to the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University that the program has interest in ... read more about Why I came to CJP (Koila Costello-Olsson, CJP alumna)
Coming to the Table (Phoebe Kilby, CJP alumni, EMU staff)
Phoebe Kilby (Graduate certificate in Conflict Transformation, 2004) discusses Coming to the Table, a program that brings together the descendants of slaves and slave owners. Phoebe has a personal involvement ... read more about Coming to the Table (Phoebe Kilby, CJP alumni, EMU staff)
EMUs place in the Peacebuilding world (David Brubaker, CJP Faculty)
David Brubaker, associate professor of organizational studies at CJP, discusses EMUs place in the Peacebuilding world. EMU has been the leader in providing an integrated Peacebuilding approach both during violent ... read more about EMUs place in the Peacebuilding world (David Brubaker, CJP Faculty)
Working for MCC (Derek DSilva, SPI participant)
Derek DSilva (Summer Peacebuilding participant from Bangladesh, 2008) discusses his job with the Mennonite Central Committee in Bangladesh. He works in the area of agricultural development and job creation, especially ... read more about Working for MCC (Derek DSilva, SPI participant)
New Ideas for religious dialogue (Derek DSilva, SPI participant)
Derek DSilva (Summer Peacebuilding participant from Bangladesh, 2008) discusses the new ideas for dialoguing between religions that he will take back with him from his time at SPI. ... read more about New Ideas for religious dialogue (Derek DSilva, SPI participant)
Community life: the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (Doreen Ruto, CJP alumna)
Doreen Ruto (MA in Conflict Transformation, 2006) discusses the sense of community at CJP, which is very similar to her home community in Africa. The spiritual side is present as ... read more about Community life: the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (Doreen Ruto, CJP alumna)
My Work after CJP (Doreen Ruto, CJP alumna)
Doreen Ruto (MA in Conflict Transformation, 2006) discusses her current work, especially around the 2008 Kenyan election violence. She is currently blending her various Peacebuilding skills working with UNICEF and ... read more about My Work after CJP (Doreen Ruto, CJP alumna)
Drawn to the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (Babu Ayindo, CJP alumnus)
Babu Ayindo (MA in conflict transformation, 1998) explains why he was drawn to CJP the curriculum addresses the hands-on, community-based social justice work. ... read more about Drawn to the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (Babu Ayindo, CJP alumnus)
Turning the Northern Ireland Constabulary from a military to a police force
David Brubaker, associate professor of organizational studies at CJP, discusses his work with the Roal Ulster Constabulary in Northern Ireland on a five year transformation process to help the police ... read more about Turning the Northern Ireland Constabulary from a military to a police force