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Speaking our Peace
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 @ 8:00 AM
Sahar Vardi and Tarek Al-Zoughbi live less than 20 kilometers away from each other—Sahar in Jerusalem, and Tarek in the West Bank city of Bethlehem to the south. A literal wall, checkpoints and cultures of mutual hatred separate the regions each call home.
The two activists, who met only weeks ago, are pushing toward new paths of peace. Sahar, a 28-year-old Jewish Israeli, did prison time for refusing military duty in protest of her country's 51-year-old occupation of the Palestinian territories. She now works as a peace advocate with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
Read MoreCelebrated Canadian pianist to give concert at Canadian Mennonite University
Monday, October 29, 2018 @ 9:20 AM
Jane Coop, one of Canada's most respected and cherished pianists, will present an exciting program of Beethoven and Rachmaninoff on Canadian Mennonite University's newly acquired Bösendorfer Imperial concert grand piano.
The concert is at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, November 14 in the Laudamus Auditorium at CMU, 500 Shaftesbury Blvd.
Read MoreBlazers shutdown Bobcats to win MCAC Women’s Soccer Championship
Monday, October 29, 2018 @ 9:17 AM
Goals from Susanna Derksen and Camille Plett lifted Women's Soccer to their first MCAC Conference Championship win since 2009 on Sunday afternoon, but beating the two-time defending Champions and top-seeded Brandon Bobcats was no simple task.
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Read MoreDefense wins championship: Blazers men’s soccer edges undefeated Bobcats in final
Monday, October 29, 2018 @ 9:14 AM
Generally thought to be unlucky, the thirteenth season turned out to be just the opposite for Men's Soccer as CMU lifted their first MCAC Conference Championship Trophy since 2005 on a 1-0 win over Brandon University on Sunday afternoon at the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex.
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Read More2018 CMU Distinguished Alumni Story | Brian Dyck (video)
Monday, October 1, 2018 @ 8:00 AM
Brian Dyck (CMBC '83) of Winnipeg, MB is the Migration and Resettlement Coordinator at Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada. Before that, he was Refugee Assistance Program Coordinator at MCC Manitoba. His primary work at MCC has been helping churches think about refugee sponsorship and the broader issues around forced displacement. He is also chair of the Canadian National Refugee Sponsorship Agreement Holder Association, a national organization that meets with the Canadian government to help form Canadian policy on refugee resettlement. Dyck was a missionary in South Africa from 1999 to 2005, where he did leadership development and HIV/AIDS education among the African Indigenous Churches in the Eastern Cape Province.
Read MoreSunday@CMU: October 2018
Monday, October 1, 2018 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: Leadership and Authority in the Kingdom of God
Speaker: Janelle Braun
Janelle Braun, leadership development coordinator for the Mennonite Brethren Church of Manitoba and a CMU alumna, presents a four-part sermon series exploring the topic of leadership and authority in the Kingdom of God.
Read MoreCMU recognizes distinguished alumni with 2018 awards
Thursday, September 13, 2018 @ 9:00 AM
A professor who has made extensive contributions to choral music in Canada, a former missionary passionate about helping refugees, the leader of an organization dedicated to restorative justice, and a lawyer who provides counsel to a human rights agency are the recipients of Canadian Mennonite University's (CMU) 2018 Distinguished Alumni Awards.
Read MoreFaculty: In Their Own Words – Dr. Pierre Gilbert
Saturday, September 1, 2018 @ 12:00 PM
Dr. Pierre Gilbert, Associate Professor of Bible and Theology, has taught at CMU and Concord College (one of CMU's founding colleges) since 1999.
What do you love about your work here?
Read MoreSunday@CMU: September 2018
Saturday, September 1, 2018 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: With Gratitude 2018
This month on Sunday@CMU, we are broadcasting recordings from this past April's With Gratitude event. At With Gratitude, graduating students share about what their studies have meant to them through spoken word or musical performance.
Read MoreFaculty: In Their Own Words – Dr. Jerry Buckland
Friday, August 31, 2018 @ 8:30 AM
Dr. Jerry Buckland has been Professor of International Development Studies at Menno Simons College for 25 years.
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