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Carnival de Resistance brings earth-friendly performances, art, parade to Harrisonburg

September 20, 2013Last updated October 10, 2013 by Chris Edwards

Bicycles generated the necessary power, with a gently audible rhythm, for the sound system at gatherings of the recent Carnival de Resistance. Volunteers, including EMU students, took turns pedaling for

University ‘Thankful’ That Hostages Freed

March 24, 2006 by Jim Bishop

Officials at Eastern Mennonite University welcomed the news that three members of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) were freed by military soldiers in Iraq early Thursday morning, Mar. 23. “We thank

Campus Responds to Death of Peace Worker Tom Fox

March 13, 2006 by Jim Bishop and Bonnie Lofton

News of the death of Tom Fox, 54, a Christian Peacemaking Team worker held hostage in Iraq, has been an especially difficult blow for those who knew him at Eastern

Vigil Planned For Former EMU Student Held Hostage In Iraq

January 30, 2006 by Rob Longley, Daily News-Record

“A tape broadcast Saturday threatened to kill four Christian peace activists unless all Iraqi prisoners are released from prisons in Iraq and the United States. The four (from left) are

Iraq Hostage Has EMU Connection

December 1, 2005Last updated September 18, 2014 by Jim Bishop

Participants reflect and pray on the EMU Campus Center plaza for the four Christian Peacemaker Team members being held hostage in Iraq. Photo by Jim Bishop A former student in

Veteran Peaceworker to Speak at EMU

December 1, 2004 by Jim Bishop

Peggy Gish, speaking during a peace vigil. The Common Grounds Coffeehouse at Eastern Mennonite University will host Peggy Gish, an Athens, Ohio, native who recently returned from her fourth trip