For a more streamlined read, note the following: –links to each CJP program are omitted. To learn more about the specific programs named here, please visit the CJP website. — ... read more about CJP: A Look Back At 2019-20
Katie Mansfield
STAR video series: How to get ‘unstuck’ from trauma responses
Across video conference screens, Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience Lead Trainer Katie Mansfield and Kirby Broadnax MA ’20 sit down together. Their topic of discussion: learning from our pain. ... read more about STAR video series: How to get ‘unstuck’ from trauma responses
EMU’s free summer course ‘Imagining the Future after COVID-19’ open to all
What will a post-pandemic world look like? How is COVID-19 affecting each of us differently, and what are our responsibilities to one another in the face of those disparities? What ... read more about EMU’s free summer course ‘Imagining the Future after COVID-19’ open to all
Peacebuilder Podcast: “Re-friending My Body” with Katie Mansfield
Katie Mansfield is the featured guest of the eighth episode of the Peacebuilder podcast. Mansfield, lead trainer of the Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) program at the Center ... read more about Peacebuilder Podcast: “Re-friending My Body” with Katie Mansfield
The Citizen: A Facebook group that started in Harrisonburg connects people across the globe through dance
This article by Nzar Sharif is republished with permission from The Citizen, an independent Harrisonburg-based news website with several EMU alumni involved, including co-founder Andrew Jenner. We encourage you to ... read more about The Citizen: A Facebook group that started in Harrisonburg connects people across the globe through dance
SPI Community Day 2020 highlights racial justice advocates
“Family means everything to Monacan people,” said the tribe’s chief, Kenneth Branham, during Eastern Mennonite University’s Community Day on Feb. 14. During a noon plenary session, Branham interspersed the history ... read more about SPI Community Day 2020 highlights racial justice advocates
Tune in for the Peacebuilder ‘CJP at 25’ podcast!
Listen to the trailer to Peacebuilder, a podcast by the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) at Eastern Mennonite University, by clicking on the “play” button below. A time capsule ... read more about Tune in for the Peacebuilder ‘CJP at 25’ podcast!
STAR program works with National Park Service on restorative justice, trauma and healing
“It takes courage to try to address harms at the systemic level, such as the land theft that is at the foundation of the service; at the institutional level, like ... read more about STAR program works with National Park Service on restorative justice, trauma and healing
South Korean educators study trauma and resilience at CJP
South Korean educator Eunkyung Ahn began her studies at Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) with an intensive short course about trauma and resilience – and she ... read more about South Korean educators study trauma and resilience at CJP
JustPax grant will fund the development of STAR curriculum for sexual harms
Eastern Mennonite University professor Carolyn Stauffer has been awarded a JustPax Fund grant to support the development of a new Strategies for Trauma and Resilience (STAR) curriculum focused on sexual ... read more about JustPax grant will fund the development of STAR curriculum for sexual harms