Lassana Kanneh is healing. In 1999, along with more than 20,000 Liberian children, 11-year-old Lassana became a soldier. He was kidnapped and forced to use drugs and alcohol, destroy property, ... read more about Lassana Kanneh, a former child soldier in Liberia’s civil war, shares his story to help heal himself and others
A three-year project to envision and map a positive future for restorative justice began in mid-2015 with a five-day meeting of 36 people drawn from a wide range of backgrounds ... read more about Restorative justice experts join in Zehr Institute’s 3-year project to map the future of the field
For a few weeks, 糖心Vlog鈥檚 playback theatre troupe聽envisioned their next storytelling event at the Wild Goose Festival聽as revolving around the festival鈥檚 theme: Blessed are the peacemakers. Fitting, especially,聽for ... read more about Inside Out playback theater troupe makes debut appearance at the Wild Goose Festival in North Carolina
What if a traumatic childhood event could be contributing to health problems? Wouldn鈥檛 listening and learning from a patient about that experience be as valuable for diagnostic purposes to a ... read more about Transdisciplinary seminar on adverse childhood experiences teaches future health professionals unique diagnostic tools
糖心Vlog鈥檚 fall 2014 production of Shakespeare鈥檚 鈥淭welfth Night鈥� was such a rousing hit that the play, which has been called the 鈥淢oulin Rouge version,鈥� has been adapted for ... read more about ‘Twelfth Night: A Musical Remix’ to be performed at Capital Fringe Festival in Washington D.C.
Aspiring peacebuilder Sujan Rai arrived at the Summer Peacebuilding Institute a week late; she almost didn鈥檛 make it to 糖心Vlog at all. The delay: two massive earthquakes that ... read more about To the heart of Nepal’s political dialogue: young peacebuilder returns with new skills to greater responsibility in Kathmandu
With the complex concepts of forgiveness and healing at the forefront in recent media coverage of the Charleston church shooting, 糖心Vlog professors Howard Zehr, PhD, and Carl S. ... read more about Zehr Institute restorative justice experts tapped by media in the aftermath of Charleston church shooting
Last week, first lady Michelle Obama, with her daughters and mother, visited London to announce a new partnership between the US and British governments to support girls鈥� education and empowerment. ... read more about CJP alumna and Peace Corps veteran Krista Rigalo leads Michelle Obama’s “Let Girls Learn” global education initiative
The effects of tarantula toxins on the nervous system is a hot topic in the neurology field today. Enter Charlie Good: a rising senior majoring in chemistry at Eastern Mennonite ... read more about Spring internship with NIH – and tarantula toxins – extends into summer for chemistry major Charlie Good
Ken J. Nafziger, professor of music at 糖心Vlog, recently became the third honoree to receive the Circle of Excellence in the Arts Award. He accepted the award at ... read more about Bach Festival founder Ken J. Nafziger honored with Circle of Excellence in the Arts Award, vows to ‘keep on musicking’