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, ... read more about SPI in One Word
Summer Peacebuilding Institute

Harrisonburg vigil protests deaths of young black men: ‘When something happens in my hometown…I carry it with me,’ says CJP student
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 ... read more about Harrisonburg vigil protests deaths of young black men: ‘When something happens in my hometown…I carry it with me,’ says CJP student
Summer Peacebuilding Institute at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
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 ... read more about Summer Peacebuilding Institute at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
Consultation, Conference and Writing at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
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 ... read more about Consultation, Conference and Writing at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program
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 ... read more about Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program
Nurturing Resilience for Sustained Peacebuilding – EMU
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 ... read more about Nurturing Resilience for Sustained Peacebuilding – EMU
Dr. Barry Hart, Identity & Conflict Transformation
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 ... read more about Dr. Barry Hart, Identity & Conflict Transformation
Dr. Carl Stauffer, Conflict-Sensitive Development
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 ... read more about Dr. Carl Stauffer, Conflict-Sensitive Development
Dr. Hizkias Assefa, Philosophy & Praxis of Reconciliation
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 ... read more about Dr. Hizkias Assefa, Philosophy & Praxis of Reconciliation
Dr. Howard Zehr, Restorative Justice: The Promise, the Challenge
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 ... read more about Dr. Howard Zehr, Restorative Justice: The Promise, the Challenge