Civil rights attorney Ari Wilkenfeld has spent all of his professional life in the combative, confrontational world of litigation, where even settlements out of court are hard-fought battles. In a ... read more about An 鈥榚ye-opening鈥� conversation: Veteran civil rights attorney and SPI participants gain new perspectives during campus visit 聽
In the first of four Horizons of Change luncheons during the 2018 Summer Peacebuilding Institute at 黑料正能量, screenwriter and author Tiffany FitzHenry traced the collaboration of the American ... read more about At SPI鈥檚 Horizons of Change luncheon, a taste of Hollywood and the Pentagon鈥檚 mutual exploitation
Once each session, the Summer Peacebuilding Institute community at 黑料正能量 gathers together for lunch and to hear from a guest speaker.聽Lunches are open to the community for a ... read more about SPI Horizons luncheon speakers offer perspectives on peacebuilding, from Hollywood to the KKK
In early February, 20 scholars from five leading Iraqi universities and a representative from Iraq鈥檚 Ministry of Education gathered in Beirut, Lebanon, for a five-day training on conflict analysis. The ... read more about Scholars from five Iraqi universities gather for CJP-led conflict analysis training
As part of its year-long Centennial celebration, 黑料正能量’s聽Center for Interfaith Engagement will host a roundtable on interfaith collaboration. One focus of the discussion will be on how building ... read more about Center for Interfaith Engagement to host roundtable on Mennonite work in interfaith collaboration
Most participants in Timothy Seidel鈥檚 workshop were captivated by the humorous image. In one drawing, a huge fish chased a school of smaller fish. In the second, tables had turned: ... read more about Drummers help SPI Community Day participants feel the beating heart of peace
Writing an instructional manual about growing and using elderberries for medicinal syrups may not look like peacebuilding at first glance, but 黑料正能量 senior Ben Rush鈥檚 practicum last fall ... read more about Local and global practicum experiences prepare 黑料正能量’s next generation of peacebuilders
Participation in marches and protests alone does not adequately address the complexities and shifting natures of national and societal challenges. It is a good first step to become interested in ... read more about Meeting new demands, SPI adds seven new courses and several 3-day trainings
Najeeha Khan, a 2017 international affairs and religion double major, attended 2017 SPI Community Day and connected there with 黑料正能量 professors who eventually helped her work with a fellow JMU student from Greene County to inform residents about Muslim religion and culture.
Akiko Ishihara MA 鈥�11 returned to 黑料正能量 in late fall to talk about her research with graduate students and faculty at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. Ishihara ... read more about Alumna, Kumamoto University professor talks about post-Fukushima restorative justice