For many peacebuilders attending Summer Peacebuilding Institute at Eastern Mennonite University, scholarships provide the necessary funds to travel and take courses. Since 2006, the Valley Friends meeting, a group of ... read more about Valley Friends and other organizations support Summer Peacebuilding Institute scholarships
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 ... read more about An ‘eye-opening’ conversation: Veteran civil rights attorney and SPI participants gain new perspectives during campus visit
Participation in marches and protests alone does not adequately address the complexities and shifting natures of national and societal challenges. It is a good first step to become interested in ... read more about Meeting new demands, SPI adds seven new courses and several 3-day trainings
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 ... read more about EMU’s peacebuilding institute invites leaders of U.S. Congress to learn more about talking sticks and circle processes
Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) celebrated its centennial year convocation Wednesday at Lehman Auditorium on Wednesday. President Susan Schultz Huxman offered the keynote address, with three presidents emeriti seated with faculty ... read more about EMU ushers in centennial year with fall convocation
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 ... read more about Harmonizing amidst hostility: Musician Peter Yarrow and talented experts teach conflict transformation processes
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 ... read more about Summer ’17 cross-culturals travel to the Navajo Nation, Bolivia, Spain and ‘Anabaptist Europe’
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. ... read more about Prepare for civic engagement and tough conversations in polarized times at 2017 Summer Peacebuilding Institute
Najeeha Khan came to Friday’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute Community Day at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) to gain organizing skills and learn about facilitating dialogue. The senior international affairs and religion ... read more about Got conflict? Growing SPI Community Day reflects citizens’ need for peacebuilding skills
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 ... read more about Enhance facilitation, leadership and organizational skills at SPI Community Day for area peacebuilders