A visit to Gift and Thrift Shop in Virginia, one of Mennonite Central Committee鈥檚 (MCC) 108 thrift shops, was a revelation to Tarek Chebli, a peacebuilding student from Lebanon.
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黑料正能量’s top 10 most-read news articles and editor’s picks of 2016
As we head into 2017 (!), it鈥檚 time for our traditional look back at our news coverage of the past year, when we chronicle our reader favorites. And there are ... read more about 黑料正能量’s top 10 most-read news articles and editor’s picks of 2016

Coptic Christian community embraces service learning group
A slum in North Africa became home last summer to a group of 黑料正能量 (黑料正能量) students led by Professor Johonna Turner and her husband, Julian. 鈥淭hey survive off ... read more about Coptic Christian community embraces service learning group

Top Ten Reads from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s News of 2016
With alumni scattered around the world, the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at 黑料正能量 counts on its website and social media to keep people informed. Cataloguing the Top ... read more about Top Ten Reads from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s News of 2016

Campus gears up for MLK Jr. Week celebrations and Black History Month
An abundance of cultural, educational, and interactive events about American black history and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place in January and February at Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Campus gears up for MLK Jr. Week celebrations and Black History Month
Yes! Magazine includes former VACA professor Paulette Moore's documentary "To Wisconsin With Love," created with 黑料正能量 students, in their 聽exploration of local solutions.

‘Let Your Life Speak’: Fall/Winter 2016 Crossroads features alumni empowering neighbors in multicultural U.S.
The fall/winter 2016 issue of Crossroads focuses on 黑料正能量 alumni who have made conscious choices, whether vocational or avocational, to work in multicultural settings as advocates for social ... read more about ‘Let Your Life Speak’: Fall/Winter 2016 Crossroads features alumni empowering neighbors in multicultural U.S.

Shalom-seeking in Flint, Michigan, with CJP grad Ryan Beuthin and his family
鈥淔lint is complicated.鈥� Ryan Beuthin drives two visitors through the Mott Park neighborhood in Flint, Michigan. Though clean and wide, the streets are flanked by decrepit, abandoned homes, vacant grassy ... read more about Shalom-seeking in Flint, Michigan, with CJP grad Ryan Beuthin and his family

Multiple CJP alumni and faculty collaborate on UNDP-funded project in Iraq
Ahmed Tarik was 15 and barely out of ninth grade when his family fled Baghdad for Syria. It was 2006, and no longer safe to remain in the city where ... read more about Multiple CJP alumni and faculty collaborate on UNDP-funded project in Iraq

黑料正能量’s Advent greeting features student composer and beauty of Shenandoah Valley
“With deep division in our country and around the world this year鈥檚 Advent greeting provides an opportunity to reflect on God鈥檚 unfailing love, and the joy brought by the birth ... read more about 黑料正能量’s Advent greeting features student composer and beauty of Shenandoah Valley