Keyword: Canadian School of Peacebuilding

Peacebuilding school brings together participants from around the world in its tenth year

"This course is challenging my life! What a gift."

This sentiment was voiced by nearly 100 participants, students and professionals who came from around the globe, as they reflected on their time spent in the Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP) earlier this month.

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Ongoing Muslim-Christian dialogue inspires Saskatoon pastor to study at the CSOP

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Hutterites learn about the Islamic faith at Canadian School of Peacebuilding

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The Honourable Senator Murray Sinclair to speak at CMU about reconciliation efforts across Canada

The Honourable Senator Murray Sinclair will present a public lecture at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) next month.

Sinclair will give the lecture, titled "The TRC, Calls to Action and the Mountain Before Us: Stories of Hope and Challenge," in Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.) on Monday, March 5 at 7:00 PM. Admission is free. All are welcome to attend.

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Lawyer-turned-activist from Iraqi Kurdistan excited to share what he’s learned at the CSOP

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‘Everybody is accepted’ at the CSOP, Jordanian peacebuilder finds

Duha Alassaf is passionate about peacebuilding.

"Peacebuilding is a subject that should be mandatory in schools and universities for how to deal with others," she said. "If people only knew peacebuilding, we wouldn't have these conflicts and wars."

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Bangladeshi judge travels to CSOP to learn about refugee response

Growing up, Shahadat Hossain dreamt of contributing to his country's legal system. That dream became a reality, and for the past 10 years, Hossain has worked as a judge.

"In our country, most of the people are poor," said Hossain, who lives in Bogra, a major city in northeast Bangladesh. "Most of the litigant people are poor, and I wanted to do something for them—to help them, to give them justice."

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Senator finds strong spirituality, support at Canadian School of Peacebuilding

One of Canada's newest senators is an alumnus of CMU's Canadian School of Peacebuilding.

Dr. Mary Jane McCallum, who was appointed late last year as one of two independent senators to fill vacancies in the Senate, studied at the CSOP in 2016 and 2017.

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BC church leader Lee Kosa visits CMU as Pastor in Residence

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is pleased to welcome Lee Kosa as Pastor in Residence next month.

Kosa, who is the lead pastor at Cedar Park Church in Delta, BC, will be on campus Monday, February 5 to Friday, February 9.

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John Ralston Saul – Living with Uncertainty: The Road to Peace

Living with Uncertainty: The Road to Peace

Canada is more and more isolated from its allies because, without exception, the United States and European countries are shaping themselves towards internal divisions and external fear. They remain caught up the in old 19th Century idea of how nations function. You can see this in Europe on their handling of the refugee crisis. One of the curiosities of the continent is that every year over the last 70 years it has received large numbers of immigrants, and yet it has never been able to admit that this would require massive changes in how they imagine themselves. In many ways, this crisis is all about an immigration continent which cannot admit that reality, and so, has no immigration policy. Only by embracing concepts of uncertainty can they find ways to live together, both within their countries and with their neighbours.

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