Fall-Winter 2009-10
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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)
Expanding Galaxy of STARs
Founded initially as a program to assist religious leaders and other caregivers in New York after 9/11, the demand for STAR is growing so fast,… Read more about Expanding Galaxy of STARs
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
Howard Zehr’s Capital Introduction to Restorative Justice
On Oct. 16, 2008, the United States Sentencing Commission held a “working luncheon” in Washington D.C., where EMU restorative justice professor Howard Zehr was the… Read more about Howard Zehr’s Capital Introduction to Restorative Justice
Howard Zehr Keeps Planting Restorative Justice Seeds
At age 65, Howard Zehr muses with friends and colleagues about retiring and spending more time on his photography and kayaking, but he shows no signs of… Read more about Howard Zehr Keeps Planting Restorative Justice Seeds
How Effective Is Restorative Justice?
Though contemporary restorative justice began only about 30 years ago, the effectiveness of these practices in reducing violence, incarceration, recidivism, and suspensions and expulsions in… Read more about How Effective Is Restorative Justice?
Restorative Justice Network of African Americans
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
Transforming Memphis Little By Little
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
‘Talking Stick’ Helps Heal
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
Turmoil To Renewal: Jean Handley’s Saga
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
Influencing Public Policy With Ham’s Helping Hands
“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
Cherishing Community Mediation
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
Church Conflict Can Be Healthy
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
Self-Care for Peacebuilders Is Important!
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!
Our Way Of Negotiating Must Change
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