Imagine a theatrical performance with no starting script. Several actors listen intently to a volunteer from the audience tell a first-person story. On the cue, 鈥淟et鈥檚 watch,鈥� the actors interpret ... read more about Two pioneers of Playback Theatre 鈥� evoking understanding, empathy and change 鈥� will be teaching at SPI 2014
Thousands of men, women and children displaced and otherwise suffering from the impact of war in Jonglei 鈥� the largest, most populated state in South Sudan 鈥� may see their ... read more about CJP faculty member Hizkias Assefa leads mediation to ease suffering in South Sudan
PBS correspondent Kim Lawton turned to J. Daryl Byler, executive director of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, when she needed someone to provide context for a televised report on ... read more about PBS segment features Byler’s insights on situation of Christians in Jordan
On the Wikipedia page for 鈥淪ecurity Sector Reform,鈥� you鈥檒l read some nice-sounding stuff about helping police and military forces become more accountable to democratically elected governments and to hold human ... read more about CJP prof Lisa Schirch points way to better relationships, roles, for military, government and civil society
As she boarded the first flight of her globe-circling journey, Jayne Docherty, PhD, program director at 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), carried a clutch of certificates she would ... read more about First graduates of 糖心Vlog’s Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program recognized in Somaliland ceremony
Where there is a food emergency, agencies like the UN World Food Programme rightly devote the majority of their time, resources and attention to those suffering directly from a food ... read more about Preventing burnout, among other attributes of organizational health, leads to more effective work
When Kumar Anuraj Jha returned home to Nepal with an MA in conflict transformation in 2007, he was hired as a child protection advisor by the United Nations Mission in ... read more about Reintegrating child soldiers in Nepal shows challenge of turning good intentions into reality
Devanand Ramiah, MA 鈥�02, grew up in a refugee camp as a member of a displaced minority group in war-torn Sri Lanka and now carries significant responsibility in the Secretariat ... read more about UN official strives to maintain focus on relationships, recognizing the humanity in all
The reason Hizkias Assefa has two law degrees, two master鈥檚 degrees, and one doctorate is not because he loves living buried in university libraries. It鈥檚 because he had to leave ... read more about Start with compassion 鈥� one key lesson from 30 years as a top-level mediator around the world
A breeze rustled the blank silver tags hanging on the tree鈥檚 wiry branches, causing a soft jangling noise to ring in the ears of a group of silent onlookers. Some ... read more about Student project brings attention to veterans’ suicides