Bridging the gap, UN to Capitol Hill
In 2006, the United Nations General Assembly replaced its Commission on Human Rights – the organization’s main body dedicated to protection of human rights –… Read more about Bridging the gap, UN to Capitol Hill
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Byler, Docherty assume leadership of CJP/SPI/STAR
CJP has moved into a new leadership era. J. Daryl Byler, JD, is its executive director, reporting to Provost Fred Kniss. Jayne Docherty, PhD, is… Read more about Byler, Docherty assume leadership of CJP/SPI/STAR
CJP people who have contributed work, ideas, to the United Nations
Howard Zehr, PhD, & Vernon Jantzi, PHD Zehr is “distinguished professor” of restorative justice, a pioneer in international restorative justice field; author, co-author or editor… Read more about CJP people who have contributed work, ideas, to the United Nations
Alumni-in-Action: Danny Malec
Danny Malec’s journey with peacebuilding began in 1999, when he left his work as a management consultant and followed his heart to Nicaragua, where he… Read more about Alumni-in-Action: Danny Malec
STAR at the grassroots: local transformation, national impact
In the past several years, evaluations of two programs developed from STAR in Haiti and Somalia have shown how concepts and processes presented in STAR… Read more about STAR at the grassroots: local transformation, national impact
Welcoming the New Leaders of CJP
This is my 10th opening letter to Peacebuilder magazine since becoming executive director of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding in August 2007. The time… Read more about Welcoming the New Leaders of CJP
Trauma Awareness Is Key Factor in Peacebuilding
As with so many aspects of U.S. society and culture, the disaster relief community has its clear “pre-” and “post-9/11” periods. Back in the pre-days,… Read more about Trauma Awareness Is Key Factor in Peacebuilding
Resiliency After Trauma of War
After he got back from the war, Mark Lauro couldn’t pick up his young son without thinking about that night in Iraq. He was an Army… Read more about Resiliency After Trauma of War
Historical Harms Keep Hurting If They’re Not Addressed
Traumagenic. Don’t know the word? It’s a new adjective found throughout the manual Transforming Historical Harms by David Anderson Hooker and Amy Potter Czajkowski. Traumagenic refers… Read more about Historical Harms Keep Hurting If They’re Not Addressed
Spreading STAR in Minnesota and Beyond
It was supposed to have been a one-off deal – just a single, week-long STAR I training in Minneapolis, Minnesota, back in the summer of… Read more about Spreading STAR in Minnesota and Beyond