Humans are inextricably connected to the earth. We inhabit, breathe, drink, and eat this strange blue globe that is our only home. The oldest religious… Read more about The nature of community: restorative justice and permaculture
I found the application for STAR – Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience – while surfing the net late at night. I was searching for… Read more about Trauma healing with the next generation
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
When a few of us on staff and faculty at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) came together last year to begin discussing the… Read more about Elicitive pedagogy in the digital age
We were stunned to silence as a hushed whisper fell over the meeting hall. Representatives of the “enemy” village had just walked in unexpectedly, interrupting… Read more about Deep Listening, Trust, and Serendipity
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
Over the years of teaching faith-based peacebuilding I have met students who are heroes of hope. Among them were: A nurse trainer who educates student… Read more about Cultivating heroes of hope
In an impassioned op-ed piece over at NationofChange, Christopher Petrella paints a troubling picture of the state of corrections in the United States and the paths which… Read more about The ROI of RJ: Rehumanization
James Cavanaugh, a retired ATF executive, offers a good picture of the role of police in the #occupy movement in this op-ed piece posted to… Read more about The occupation of policing social movements
In the marketplace of ideas, the concepts and language of reconciliation have become quite popularized and at the same time diluted. Coming out of the… Read more about Reconciliation: Re-Weaving a Social Fabric that Heals