Recognizing the signs of trauma in youth
If you live or work with young people, it’s likely that you’ve felt their enthusiasm when a good idea catches their imagination, or listened to… Read more about Recognizing the signs of trauma in youth
Field of Practice: Psychosocial Trauma
Unveiling embedded power, shaping a positive peace
After teaching at EMU during the regular terms and at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) for a number of years, this past September I began… Read more about Unveiling embedded power, shaping a positive peace
Sharing an anniversary with 9/11
STAR was born from the ashes of 9/11. Who can forget the haunting images of that September day, the sky balmy, the smoke rising? Soon… Read more about Sharing an anniversary with 9/11
Crossing the Line: Racial healing in a family and community
Coming to the Table, a program of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, seeks to heal the persistent wounds of racism related to the legacy… Read more about Crossing the Line: Racial healing in a family and community
STAR: Energy, Exhaustion, and Excitement
Energy, exhaustion and excitement filled my body, brain and spirit as I returned home last Friday afternoon after a week-long STAR II training on the… Read more about STAR: Energy, Exhaustion, and Excitement
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
Rep., Mennonite Central Committee
Randy Puljek-Shank, MA ’99 Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Based in Amela’s home country of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Randy and Amela Puljek-Shank have spent the last eight years devoted to… Read more about Rep., Mennonite Central Committee
Full-time mother, part-time consultant
Emily Stanton, MA ’00 Belfast, Northern Ireland Emily Stanton met Hedley Abernathy – the man who became her husband and then a fellow graduate of… Read more about Full-time mother, part-time consultant
The Power of STAR (Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience)
Of all the programs offered by EMU’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), the 8-year-old STAR program is emerging as the must-do one. Willroy Grant… Read more about The Power of STAR (Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience)
National Focus on Historic Trauma Of Slavery
Coming to the Table (CTTT) is on the cusp of becoming a national movement. Thanks to an infusion of funding from the Kellogg Foundation and… Read more about National Focus on Historic Trauma Of Slavery