Barry Hart and Mikhala Lantz-Simmons will co-facilitate SPI 2016 course Strategies for Trauma-Informed Organizations. With STAR and the Summer Peacebuilding Institute, they are inviting more… Read more about Starting where we are: Trauma-informing SPI
When I registered to become a member of then Zambia Fellowship of Reconciliation (ZAFOR), I had no idea the journey would culminate into a calling… Read more about Peacebuilding vocation and the Mennonites’ tutelage: personal reflections on my peacebuilding trajectory anchored on a Mennonite foundation
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
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
Four CJP faculty members were asked to comment on the poor prognoses for their region offered by some CJP alumni working for peace in the… Read more about Keeping Hope Alive Amid Entrenched Conflict
Camels are central to Somaliland culture and sustainability issues, but it wasn’t until my third visit there that I actually saw these important creatures. I… Read more about In Somaliland, the Camel is King
Following is a collection of audio interviews with CJP-affiliated professors, talking about Eastern Mennonite University’s recent Attachment Conference. The interviews were conducted, produced, and edited… Read more about CJP faculty reflect on the EMU Attachment Conference
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
Sam Gbaydee Doe, MA ’98, PhD Colombo, Sri Lanka Fourteen years ago, Sam Gbaydee Doe came to CTP from his native land of Liberia, where… Read more about United Nations development & reconciliation advisor
Janice “Jan” Jenner, MA ’99 Harrisonburg, Virginia Jan Jenner is outranked only by Howard Zehr for being the longest-serving full-time employee currently at CJP. Over… Read more about Director, practice & training institute