Grads in India go to Hot Spots
Ashok Gladston Xavier brought a heart-wrenching documentary film with him when he returned for a brief visit to EMU on June 30, 2011. Shown to… Read more about Grads in India go to Hot Spots
Resources
Disaster and Peace
Mohammad Ishaq Israr used to be a schoolteacher. But in 2005, when northern Pakistan was devastated by a major earthquake, Ishaq rushed to help and… Read more about Disaster and Peace
Just CARL
Raised in war-torn Vietnam for his first 11 years, Dr. Carl Stauffer ’85 (MA ’02) experienced few doubts during his formative years as to where… Read more about Just CARL
African Police Officer Seeking Alternatives
At the end of his first year as a Fulbright scholar at CJP, Abou Ag Ahiyoya of Mali said he has been impressed with CJP’s… Read more about African Police Officer Seeking Alternatives
“I needed a healing form of justice.”
by Doreen Ruto, MA ’06 In May 2001, a federal court in New York convicted four suspects of the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy… Read more about “I needed a healing form of justice.”
What Have We Learned?
Restorative justice is fragile. It hinges on people taking determined steps to relentlessly pursue their healing despite the pain it may bring. It challenges us… Read more about What Have We Learned?
Earliest CJP Students Prize the ‘Lens’ They Acquired
Who would come from half-way around the world to enroll in a program at Eastern Mennonite University that was so new, no college catalog listed… Read more about Earliest CJP Students Prize the ‘Lens’ They Acquired
Thirty Six Stories
In the late 1990s, the first students enrolling in the graduate program of what is now the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) – then… Read more about Thirty Six Stories
Consultant for training/research on peace, social justice & economic empowerment
Babu Ayindo, MA ’98 Kisumu, Kenya Babu Ayindo grew up in the slums of Nairobi, where he says people experience injustice and violence daily and… Read more about Consultant for training/research on peace, social justice & economic empowerment
Head of in-take team for school system
Nathan Barge, MA ’99 Harrisonburg, Virginia As director of the “Welcome Center” of the Harrisonburg public school system, Nathan Barge leads the team that registers,… Read more about Head of in-take team for school system