Amy Potter Czajkowski Archives

Fambul Tok helps heal Sierra Leone

June 22, 2014Last updated August 22, 2014 by

In recent years, the citizens of Sierra Leone have gathered in village compounds around bonfires, spoken openly of brutalities inflicted on them during their 11 years of civil war, and

New STAR Course Looks to Heal the Past

January 24, 2012Last updated February 2, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

A program born out of the Sept. 11 tragedy, Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR), in partnership with Coming to the Table, will offer a one-time seminar designed to

CNN Coverage of ‘Coming to the Table’ Nets International Attention

May 21, 2010 by Marcy Gineris

CNN’s May 20, 2010 coverage of the EMU/CJP project Coming to the Table has drawn national attention to a groundbreaking program centered around peacebuilding, reconciliation, and the legacy of slavery.

From CNN: When Kin of Slaves and Owner Meet

May 20, 2010 by Wayne Drash, CNN

Betty (left) and Phoebe Kilby, descendants of slaves and slave owners, connected in 2007 and are part of Coming to the Table, an EMU/CJP program devoted to healing the wounds

JFP Person of the Day: Amy Czajkowski

February 3, 2010 by Lacey McLaughlin, Jackson Free Press

Amy Czajkowski, program director of Coming To the Table Amy Czajkowski‘s experiences as a facilitator in peacebuilding goes beyond countries devastated by war. As the program director of Coming To

Forum Held on Race Relations Meeting at the Table

February 3, 2010 by The Clarion Ledger

When David Works traced his family roots back to Thomas Jefferson, he learned that some of his relatives were descendants of slaves. Works, who is white, learned that he has

‘Coming to the Table’ program awarded $845,000 in funds

May 18, 2009 by Jim Bishop

EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) has received funding from the Kellogg Foundation and the Fetzer Institute to further its work with the “Coming to the Table” program (CTTT).

EMU ‘Prayer Basket’ Heading to Russia

January 2, 2008 by Jim Bishop

Brenda Fairweather wanted to respond in some way to a hostage crisis in Russia in which more than 300 civilians eventually lost their lives. On Sept. 1, 2004, terrorists linked

EMU, Somaliland University Hope Exchange Program Fosters Peace

November 15, 2007 by by Tom Mitchell, Daily News-Record

By Tom Mitchell, Daily News-Record Somaliland lies within the physical borders of Somalia, but declared its independence from the nation in 1991 due to broad civil unrest in the rest

Micah Inspires Visions for EMU’s Future

March 29, 2007 by Chris Edwards

Students may grow cafeteria produce on a campus farm. Jews, Muslims and Christians may nurture interfaith understanding via an Abrahamic traditions studies center. These proposals come from a smorgasbord of

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