At the end of his first year as a Fulbright scholar at the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding (CJP), Abou Ag Ahiyoya of Mali said he has been impressed with ... read more about African police officer seeking alternatives
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EMU Grieves Peacebuilder’s Death in Kenya
HARRISONBURG, VA. – Dekha Ibrahim Abdi, a former student and instructor in the Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) Summer Peacebuilding Institute, died Thursday, July 14, in Nairobi, Kenya, from injuries sustained ... read more about EMU Grieves Peacebuilder’s Death in Kenya
Goldberg, Helbert Named Co-Directors of EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Beginning July 1, 2011, Eastern Mennonite University’s (EMU) annual Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) gained two new directors, both of whom hold graduate degrees in conflict transformation – William (Bill) Goldberg, ... read more about Goldberg, Helbert Named Co-Directors of EMU’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Disney Unveils “Women, War & Peace” Documentary
Filmmaker Abigail Disney says she learned “to look at war through women’s eyes,” as a result of visiting Liberia in 2006 and meeting Leymah Gbowee, who now holds a masters ... read more about Disney Unveils “Women, War & Peace” Documentary
Youth to Retrace Civil Rights Steps
Twenty high school students from Mississippi will travel in July to commemorate the journeys of many African-American and European-American pioneers of the American civil rights movement. The event, called Writing ... read more about Youth to Retrace Civil Rights Steps
Forum to Probe Women’s Peace Efforts
The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University is hosting an event, “Women, War and Peace,” 7 p.m. Friday, June 10 in the MainStage Theater of the University ... read more about Forum to Probe Women’s Peace Efforts
Two SPI learners/teachers who keep coming back
For both Sam Gbaydee Doe and Al Fuertes, the vocation of peacebuilding was forged in the trauma of civil war. In Doe’s native Liberia, 10 percent of the population perished. ... read more about Two SPI learners/teachers who keep coming back
Play Explores Peace, Justice Themes
Ted & Company TheaterWorks and the Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University will present “I’d Like to Buy an Enemy” 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 3, in the MainStage Theater ... read more about Play Explores Peace, Justice Themes
SPI Learners Bring Hope from 23 Nations
Those entering the opening session of Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) were handed felt markers and circles of fabric. Their assignment: “Tell what you bring here.” Faisa Loyaan’s ... read more about SPI Learners Bring Hope from 23 Nations
Fuel for Extremism Is Beyond Bin Laden, EMU Prof Says
Pakistan-based graduates of Eastern Mennonite University say U.S. military policy in their country has fed extremism and that, sadly, such extremism may not subside with the death of Osama bin ... read more about Fuel for Extremism Is Beyond Bin Laden, EMU Prof Says