Four years ago, Jacqueline Roebuck Sakho, MA ’09, was working as the faith-based outreach coordinator for the Division of Corrections in Shelby County, which surrounds Memphis,… Read more about Restorative Justice Network of African Americans
In April 2009, when Forbes magazine labeled Memphis, Tennessee, as the second-most dangerous metropolitan area in the United States (after Detroit), at least a dozen… Read more about Transforming Memphis Little By Little
Getting to know the neighbors took on a new dimension recently at a gathering of residents at a Southeast Memphis apartment complex. Summoned as part… Read more about ‘Talking Stick’ Helps Heal
In the spirit of Raku, the artist makes no demands, expects nothing, follows no absolute plan, is secure in change, learns to accept another solution… Read more about Turmoil To Renewal: Jean Handley’s Saga
“Many people in peacebuilding are naïve or unaware of how to engage policymakers. They are clueless about the kind of impact they can have. They… Read more about Influencing Public Policy With Ham’s Helping Hands
The neighbor’s dog is keeping you awake with his barking. Or maybe you’re facing a divorce, and you would rather not hire a lawyer to… Read more about Cherishing Community Mediation
Professor David R. Brubaker has made it his life’s work to understand organizations and to teach them how to negotiate conflict in a healthy way.… Read more about Church Conflict Can Be Healthy
The vast majority of those who walk through the doors of EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding – actually, probably the vast majority of the faculty… Read more about Self-Care for Peacebuilders Is Important!
Most people agree that the U.S. health care system is broken. Almost nobody in Congress says it works well the way it is. Physicians and… Read more about Our Way Of Negotiating Must Change
Since I should not assume that everyone here is informed about the nature of the conflict in Northern Ireland, I will give you a quick history lesson.… Read more about A Brief History of “The Troubles”