Coming to the Table chapters have increased from 10 local groups across the country to 32, including three in the Baltimore area. They initially focused on white-black relations but have expanded to others affected by racism.
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Starting off the new year, the Central Kansas Community Foundation and Hesston Community Foundation partnered to host 鈥淯nderstanding the Tapestry of Trauma鈥� at Hesston鈥檚 Dyck Arboretum in two sessions in early January.
CJP Executive Director Daryl Byler argues that Virginia, and the United States, can do better than its current high rate of incarceration. "We can do better," he says, for our budgets and all of our communities by engaging with those who have learned from their mistakes.
Online news platform Daily Nurse covers the 黑料正能量 nursing program expansion.
Elena Huegel works in Chiapas with the Instituto de Estudios e Investigaci贸n Intercultural, A.C.聽(INESIN)聽through Global Ministries of the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ and the United Church of Christ. INESIN is also an MCC partner in Mexico.
Tenzi Chacha, John and Regina Chacha鈥檚 daughter, is rounding out the curriculum at City of Hope by adding a new program she calls SEW, for Sewing Empowers Women.聽 The clothing will be sold around the world and the profits will return for the job training program for women.
The recent death of American missionary John Chau by a hostile tribe on a remote island has drawn attention to the dangers such work can entail. WHSV interviews Nancy Heisey, a professor at 黑料正能量, about preparation for cross-cultural ministries.
聽includes Phoebe Kilby, Tom DeWolf and Coming to the Table in this article about discovering family history and the potential of reparations.
Mennonite Central Committee's peacebuilding work in South Korea has been aided for decades by Hyung Gon Lee and more recently, his son,聽Jae Young Lee MA '03.
Professor Howard Zehr聽 talks about the origins, influences and threads of his work in and with restorative justice in an interview with Brunilda Pali, of the blog Restorotopias.