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SPI in One Word

August 27, 2015 by

Listen to 2015 Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) participants describe their experience at SPI at Eastern Mennonite University in one word. The Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) teaches 16 to 20 short-term,

Harrisonburg vigil protests deaths of young black men: ‘When something happens in my hometown…I carry it with me,’ says CJP student

May 28, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Kelly Clark

About 35 people gathered in Court Square on Saturday [May 23, 2015] for a vigil protesting the deaths of young black men that has made news in Baltimore, New York and other cities

Summer Peacebuilding Institute at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding

October 28, 2014 by

The Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) teaches 16 to 20 short-term, intensive courses each May and June. Courses are taught on a variety of topics, including but not limited to trauma

Consultation, Conference and Writing at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding

October 28, 2014 by

The Consultation, Conference, and Writing program brings together practitioners, colleagues, strategic partners, and alumni of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) to chart the past, present, and future of

Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program

March 20, 2013 by

The first group of students in the Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program included women from Africa (Liberia, Kenya, and regions in and around Somalia) and the South Pacific (Fiji and Solomon

Nurturing Resilience for Sustained Peacebuilding – EMU

February 25, 2013 by

Bill Lowrey and Alice Petersen talk about their course, “Nurturing Resilience for Sustained Peacebuilding,” which they’ll be teaching at the 2013 Summer Peacebuilding Institute, a program of the Center for

Dr. Barry Hart, Identity & Conflict Transformation

June 11, 2010 by admin

Dr. Barry Hart describes his course, “Identity & Conflict Transformation,” taught at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute, a program of the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University in

Dr. Carl Stauffer, Conflict-Sensitive Development

June 11, 2010 by admin

Dr. Carl Stauffer describes his class, “Conflict-Sensitive Development,” which he teaches at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute, a program of the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University in

Dr. Hizkias Assefa, Philosophy & Praxis of Reconciliation

June 11, 2010 by admin

Dr. Hizkias Assefa describes his course, “Philosophy & Praxis of Reconciliation,” which he teaches at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute, a program of the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding at Eastern

Dr. Howard Zehr, Restorative Justice: The Promise, the Challenge

June 11, 2010 by admin

Dr. Howard Zehr describes “Restorative Justice: The Promise, the Challenge,” the class which he teaches with Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute, a program of the Center for

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