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CMU students expected in numbers at Global Climate Strike
The world's youth have declared an international Week of Climate Action. In Manitoba, it all culminates Friday, September 27 on the steps of the Manitoba Legislature, where CMU students will add their voices to public outcry for a future and a hope.
With much of Southern Manitoba under a severe thunderstorm watch, dozens of Winnipeg youth including CMU students and alumni, gathered on Friday, September 20 on the steps of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to lay their bodies down in protest of a perilous future, thanks to climate change.
Continue ReadingPeacebuilding school launches 12th year after successful 2019 session
In the political climate of our world today, a commitment to peacebuilding is more critical than ever. This summer, Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) welcomed 108 students and nine faculty from around the world to the Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP) held on June 10-21.
CSOP is CMU's annual summer peace and justice institute, which offers two weeks of five-day intensive courses related to peace, justice, and conflict resolution taught by renowned international and local instructors.
Continue ReadingSunday@CMU: September 2019
Theme: The Believer's Church Bible Commentary: A Way Into Scripture For All
Speaker: Cheryl Pauls
Listen NowCMU professor and student receive awards from Mennonite Brethren Historical Commission
Earlier this summer, the Mennonite Brethren (MB) Historical Commission awarded CMU professor Dr. Christine Longhurst and CMU student Marnie Klassen a grant and scholarship, respectively.
Longhurst, Assistant Professor of Music and Worship, received an MB Studies Project Grant for the second phase of her research project exploring how worship in Canadian MB churches has changed over the last 40 years, specifically focusing on worship music and the shift from a traditional to a more contemporary style.
Continue ReadingSunday@CMU: July 2019
Theme: Leadership and Authority in the Kingdom of God
This month on Sunday@CMU, we are rebroadcasting a sermon series by Janelle Braun, Leadership Development Coordinator for the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba and a CMU alumna. The four-part series explores the topic of leadership and authority in the Kingdom of God.
Listen NowA Public Lecture by Dr. Emily Welty: Imagination, Courage, and Resilience (video)
Amidst feelings of hopelessness in the face of injustice, inequality and systems of oppression, how can we create communities of imagination, joy and resistance? Join Dr. Emily Welty as she explores these intersections by reflecting on her Nobel Peace Prize experience as part of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
Welty is an activist, academic, and artist working in the field of Peace and Justice Studies. She is a professor and director of Peace and Justice Studies at Pace University in New York City and currently serves as the Vice Moderator of the World Council of Churches Commission on International Affairs.
View Details2019 CSOP Lecture - Imagination, Courage, and Resilience
Amidst feelings of hopelessness in the face of injustice, inequality and systems of oppression, how can we create communities of imagination, joy and resistance? Join Dr. Emily Welty as she explores these intersections by reflecting on her Nobel Peace Prize experience as part of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
Dr. Emily Welty is an activist, academic, and artist working in the field of Peace and Justice Studies. She is a professor and director of Peace and Justice Studies at Pace University in New York City and currently serves as the Vice Moderator of the World Council of Churches Commission on International Affairs.
View DetailsNobel Peace Prize laureate to give public lecture at CMU
Dr. Emily Welty, member of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, which won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, will give a public lecture at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) later this month as part of its annual Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP).
Welty will present the lecture, titled "Imagination, Courage, and Resilience," on Wednesday, June 19 at 7:00 PM in CMU's Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.). Admission is free. All are welcome to attend.
Continue ReadingGlobal Anabaptism Conference Lectures with Dr. John Roth (videos)
May 21-22, 2019
A conference hosted by Canadian Mennonite University and Providence University College and Seminary
View DetailsWith Gratitude 2019 (video)
With Gratitude is a CMU graduation weekend feature during which class members share their experiences through spoken word or musical performance. The event brings together family members, graduates, students, faculty, and staff, and affords graduates a valuable opportunity to showcase what their studies have meant to them.
Marta Bunnet, Vitor Jara Leite, Hannah Derksen, and Kenji Dyck provided their refelctions as 2019's With Gratitude participants.
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