SOME TIME AWAY IN 2003 was exactly what Kenneth Wilson needed to figure out his next move. A longtime activist and organizer in the August… Read more about SPI Participant Recognized by Jamaican Government for Community Peacebuilding Work
I RECENTLY HEARD Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) student Maha Mehanna tell her family’s moving story of being Palestinian refugees in Gaza. Maha was… Read more about From the Executive Director: Birthing Vision
THE DESTRUCTIVE FORCES OF WIND, flood or machete do not defeat the resilient Haitian reed wozo. Instead, they only make way for it to grow… Read more about WOZO: Duo crafts performances exploring trauma and healing themes
ANDREW DANIELS HAD A HUNCH there was some connection between his graduate studies in conflict transformation at CJP and the sport he’d loved for most… Read more about ‘Play Together, Live Together’
IRIS DE LEÓN-HARTSHORN MA ’05 has served Mennonite Central Committee (1996-2007) and Mennonite Church USA (2007-present) in various leadership roles. Previously the church’s director of… Read more about Q & A with Iris De León-Hartshorn MA ’05
IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2018, 20 scholars from five leading Iraqi universities and a representative from Iraq’s Ministry of Education gathered in Beirut, Lebanon, for a… Read more about Developing Peace Education Curriculum in Iraq
In spring’s weak sunlight, Danny Salim MA ‘11 enjoyed some fresh air on the busy Brooklyn street outside the ArabAmerican Family Support Center (AAFSC). In… Read more about Serving the Arab-American Community in New York City
Bringing a new sense of justice to multiple city venues – neighborhoods, courts and prisons, schools and more – is a challenge that requires focus,… Read more about Peacebuilder of the Year: Annette Lantz-Simmons MA ’09
INSPIRATION. REJUVENATION. Sharing a journey together. Delegations from Brazil and Korea made pilgrimages to EMU this past academic year for multi-day programming hosted by the… Read more about Global Delegations: Institute hosts delegations from Brazil and Korea
NEW PUBLICATIONS In 2018, look for a new anthology, Listening to the Movement: Essays on New Growth and New Challenges in Restorative Justice (Wipf and… Read more about Updates from the Zehr Institute