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An ‘eye-opening’ conversation: Veteran civil rights attorney and SPI participants gain new perspectives during campus visit  

by Lauren Jefferson

Civil rights attorney Ari Wilkenfeld has spent all of his professional life in the combative, confrontational world of litigation, where even settlements out of court are hard-fought battles. In a
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EMU’s peacebuilding institute invites leaders of U.S. Congress to learn more about talking sticks and circle processes

by Lauren Jefferson and Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding has invited leaders of Congress to learn more about using talking sticks in circle processes at its Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI). The
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Harmonizing amidst hostility: Musician Peter Yarrow and talented experts teach conflict transformation processes

by Lauren Jefferson

Promising that yes, he would eventually sing “Puff the Magic Dragon,” legendary folk singer and activist Peter Yarrow –  formerly of the group Peter, Paul and Mary – gave an impromptu
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Summer ’17 cross-culturals travel to the Navajo Nation, Bolivia, Spain and ‘Anabaptist Europe’

by Lauren Jefferson

Madalynn Payne, traveling this summer with the “Radical Europe Anabaptist Roots” cross-cultural group from Eastern Mennonite University, says train travel, walking tours, independent exploration and dining in unfamiliar cultures have
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Prepare for civic engagement and tough conversations in polarized times at 2017 Summer Peacebuilding Institute

by Lauren Jefferson

The skills taught for 22 years at Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute have always been relevant to people in the United States, but now they have a renewed significance.
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Enhance facilitation, leadership and organizational skills at SPI Community Day for area peacebuilders

by Randi B. Hagi

Eastern Mennonite University hosts the second annual Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) Community Day Friday, Feb. 17. It will offer workshops, networking and presentations for leaders and staff of local organizations
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