Fall/Winter 2013-14
CENTER FOR JUSTICE AND PEACEBUILDING
PEACEBUILDER is published two times a year by Eastern Mennonite University, with the collaboration of its development office: Kirk L. Shisler, vice president for advancement; Phil Helmuth, executive director of development; Phoebe Kilby, CJP associate director of development. Loren E. Swartzendruber President Fred Kniss Provost J. Daryl Byler CJP Executive Director
EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY
Guide to the UN's Workings
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Sam Doe: Child's Death to Today
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CJP Strengths Brought to UN
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Pondering Theory-Practice Gap
Bonnie Price Lofton Editor
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Andrew Jenner Writer
Women Defying Dangers for Peace
Jon Styer Designer/Photographer J. Daryl Byler Jayne Docherty Kathy Smith Lindsay Martin Styer CJP Management Team Lora Steiner CJP Admissions/Marketing For more information or address changes, contact: Center for Justice and Peacebuilding Eastern Mennonite University 1200 Park Road Harrisonburg VA 22802 cjp@emu.edu 540-432-4000 www.emu.edu/cjp Contents Š 2013 Eastern Mennonite University. Cover Sam Gbaydee Doe, MA '98, near the UN Secretariat buildling in New York City, where he works for the United Nations Development Programme as Policy Advisor and Team Leader in the Policy and Planning Division within the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery. Photo by Jon Styer.
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Alumni Supporting UN in Africa
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Hizkias Assefa: Years of Wisdom
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Importance of Self-Care
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Michael Shank: Building Bridges
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Sowing Seeds of Peace in Yemen
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People of CJP
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Byler, Docherty at Helm Now
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The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) is rooted in Anabaptist-Christian theology and life, characterized by values and traditions that include nonviolence, right relationships and just community. CJP educates a global community of peacebuilders through the integration of practice, theory and research. CJP is based at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and offers a master's-level degree and certificate, as well as non-degree training through its Summer Peacebuilding Institute. Donations to CJP are tax-deductible and support the program, the university that houses it, scholarships for peace and justice students, and other essentials. Visit www.emu.edu/cjp for more information.
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