Within CMU blogs, you'll find fascinating stories and pieces on current students and accomplished alumni. You'll also hear directly from students, faculty, and staff, as they tell their personal CMU stories in their own voices.
Indigenous rights across cultures: Colombia
I decided to take the field course because I wanted to learn about the struggles that Indigenous peoples face in Latin America, and in Colombia specifically. I was born and raised in Colombia, but my knowledge about Indigenous peoples there was limited. Because this was something I never explored while growing up, I became concerned about how Colombia’s educational system neglects its own history. I wanted to experience my country in a different light and learn about how my personal history is connected to its Indigenous peoples.
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Clowning: speaking truth to power
Karen Ridd
Thirty years ago, I “fell into” clowning. I realize that’s an unusual thing to say, and you might wonder how one accidentally becomes a clown (it’s a long story, trust me). I went on to a short career in clowning, founding the first therapeutic clowning programme in the world, at the Winnipeg Children’s Hospital in 1986 (and a second one in Toronto a few years later).
What most people know about clowns is that they dress up and are supposed to be funny (except, of course, the odd contemporary internet killer clown hoax).
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Working with Christian Peacemaker Teams a profound experience for alumni
Lisa Martens (CMBC ‘00) recalls what it was like being in Iraq when U.S. forces invaded the country in 2003. She remembers speaking with a man whose house was cracked because his neighbour’s home had been bombed.
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Honouring a peace builder: the Suzanne St. Yves Amani Peace Award
Gina Sylvestre
Though I first met Suzanne while sitting on a refugee-sponsoring committee, I had heard of her social justice work much earlier and I was intrigued to learn from her about transformation and equity. In the twenty-odd years of friendship since, I have witnessed a strong woman, rooted in personal spirituality, with an unwavering belief in humankind. Her commitment to peacemaking has been life-long, and over the years she has been involved with the Deaf community, people with disabilities, refugees, abused women, inmates, and ex-offenders.
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Food Matters Manitoba: changing the province one carrot at a time
Certain organizations attract Menno Simons grads like Milkweed attracts Monarch Butterflies. Food Matters Manitoba is one such nonprofit.
Food Matters, which partners with communities across the province to “make food more available and affordable,” currently employs five Menno Simons grads or current students: Jennifer French (IDS), Amanda Froese (IDS), Gabriel Gabriel (IDS, CRS), Rob Moquin (CRS), and Katrina Sklepowich (CRS).
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