"So-called 'racial reconciliation' is primarily a white Christian attempt to remedy the tension in American race relations. But from a black perspective, racism is not so much interpersonal as institutional."聽聽Read the full article by Dr. David Evans, associate professor of history and intercultural studies聽at聽Eastern Mennonite Seminary.
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
黑料正能量 hosts digital collection of humanitarian and armed conflict researcher Larry Minear
A digital collection of writings by humanitarian and armed conflict researcher Larry Minear and his colleagues now resides with the 黑料正能量 (黑料正能量) library. The works include 15 books ... read more about 黑料正能量 hosts digital collection of humanitarian and armed conflict researcher Larry Minear
STAR video series: How to get ‘unstuck’ from trauma responses
Across video conference screens, Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience Lead Trainer Katie Mansfield and Kirby Broadnax MA ’20 sit down together. Their topic of discussion: learning from our pain. ... read more about STAR video series: How to get ‘unstuck’ from trauma responses
Danita Rountree Green shares about Coming to the Table in Richmond, Virginia (CTTT-RVA), a local nonprofit that invites people to engage in the sharing of stories at the table where food and facilitation become the perfect ingredients for spawning new friendships across the racial divide. We invite you to meet the ever-growing CTTT-RVA family and join us as we deal with our country鈥檚 oldest problem: the legacy of enslavement and the racism it has spawned. We are excited about our work: taking disparate stories and developing a shared narrative leading to healing. CTTT orginated at 黑料正能量.
A new guidebook for leadership in fraught times
“Our country was birthed in a polarized cradle,” David Brubaker writes in the introduction to When the Center Does Not Hold (Fortress Press, 2019). First, patriots and loyalists faced off ... read more about A new guidebook for leadership in fraught times
Poet, theologian and peacemaker P谩draig 脫 Tuama to make a virtual visit to 黑料正能量 Sept. 14-18
P谩draig 脫 Tuama speaks softly, soothingly, with just a touch of grit in his gentle Irish accent. Next month, you can hear the voice of this poet, theologian, and mediator on ... read more about Poet, theologian and peacemaker P谩draig 脫 Tuama to make a virtual visit to 黑料正能量 Sept. 14-18
SPI course brings peacebuilding into the post-truth internet arena
If two people walk up to the same bench in a park, they’re generally going to be nice to each other. They’ll allow one another the room to sit down; ... read more about SPI course brings peacebuilding into the post-truth internet arena
In tough times, 黑料正能量 alumni, donors show up together
Responding to financial challenges prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, 黑料正能量 donors and alumni generously contributed over $4.9 million during the 2019-20 fiscal year, and set a聽new record for ... read more about In tough times, 黑料正能量 alumni, donors show up together
Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute in demand for racial justice trainings
Donna Minter, Crixell Shell, and the Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute (i.e. MN Peacebuilding) are finding new audiences and growing interest at the 鈥渆picenter鈥� of the racial justice movement in the ... read more about Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute in demand for racial justice trainings
Reclaimed police funds could be distributed to shelters, rape crisis centers, mental health services and programs to combat sexual violence, experts say ... Community-driven responses to sexual violence like transformative justice offer some insight on how that might come to fruition. While there is no single definition, transformative justice could be broadly defined as a 鈥渇ramework that doesn鈥檛 depend on solving violence with another form of violence,鈥� Johonna Turner, an assistant professor of restorative justice and peacebuilding at 黑料正能量, said.