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MSC's Peace Research journal launches 53rd volume
Monday, August 16, 2021 @ 12:35 PM
Peace Research: The Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies has been in publication for over 50 years, and hasn't stopped even through pandemic-imposed challenges. Menno Simons College (MSC), a program centre of CMU, launched the journal's 53rd volume this spring.
In continuous publication since 1969, with numerous issues dating back even earlier to the 1950s, Peace Research is Canada's oldest and primary scholarly journal in its field. Published biannually and read by subscribers across the globe, the multi-disciplinary journal publishes academic articles and book reviews on issues of conflict, violence, poverty, religion, justice, peace, and international development.
Continue ReadingCMU alumna works for gender equality in practicum turned career
Friday, January 22, 2021 @ 9:48 AM
Ennet Bera hadn't even donned her graduation cap yet when she got her first job in the non-profit sector.
Bera (CMU '19) graduated with a Master of Arts in Peacebuilding and Collaborative Development. She is program assistant for the Fund for Innovation and Transformation (FIT), which operates through the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation in Winnipeg.
Continue ReadingGraduate studies at CMU
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 @ 12:00 AM
What makes graduate studies programs unique at CMU? Valerie Smith, Associate Registrar for Graduate Studies, says that "being rooted in the Anabaptist tradition, we specialize in peacebuilding and reconciliation-oriented programs, even in the ways we teach business. There is plenty of space for diversity within the programs, creating conversations that cross disciplinary boundaries. Dialogue is one of our greatest strengths."
Continue ReadingPandemic brings together students in Canada and Philippines
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 @ 5:07 PM
When students enrolled in Wendy Kroeker's upper-level Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies (PACTS) course, they didn't expect to have classmates 12,000 kilometres away.
Kroeker, Assistant Professor of PACTS at CMU, is teaching Cultures of Violence, Cultures of Peace to 16 students at CMU and 11 students in the Philippines.
Continue ReadingCMU Student Awarded Third-Place Finalist in Bi-National Speech Contest
Monday, November 9, 2020 @ 10:25 AM
Current CMU student Jubilee Dueck Thiessen is the third-place finalist in the bi-national C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest. Her speech, titled "Stewards of Joy: Answering the Call of Ecological Shalom," employs the Christian creation narrative alongside indigenous voices to bring her point across that "disciples of joy" who seek to follow Jesus should pursue a "stewardship of creation in response to our need for ecological shalom." Rather than being overcome with grief, Dueck Thiessen, elaborating on her speech, suggests that "the core of this issue is one of love, we only fear for creation because we love it."
Continue ReadingSunday@CMU: August 2020
Sunday, August 9, 2020 @ 12:00 AM
Theme: Voices of the CMU Community
This month on Sunday@CMU, we are hearing from voices of the CMU community. This includes the student speeches from this year's C. Henry Smith Oratorical Peace Contest, Face2Face On Air segments created by communications and media students, and performances from this year's 15th annual Verna Mae Janzen music competition.
Listen NowChanges to the 2020 Canadian School of Peacebuilding courses and schedule
Friday, March 27, 2020 @ 5:31 PM
Due to the ongoing travel restrictions and social distancing directives in place across North America in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, CMU's Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP) is announcing the following changes to its June 2020 courses.
The following two currently scheduled courses will be offered in online format only, via the Zoom Video Communications platform:
Continue ReadingInternational human rights worker finds professional development at CSOP
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 @ 5:00 PM
Yousuf Abdulaziz is no stranger to peacebuilding and human rights work. He has worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and Save the Children in the Central African Republic.
Abdulaziz, 42, is originally from Sudan but moved to Egypt with his family. He now works with Save the Children in Iraq, leading the child protection program in the whole country. His program does everything from monitoring and reporting child rights abuses, psycho-social rehabilitation for children, and reunification with families.
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Continue ReadingA community of change-makers
Thursday, January 9, 2020 @ 7:00 PM
Before Brooke Nagle and Lenora Yarkie were even finished their 2019 Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP) courses, they had already chosen their course for next year's session.
"This is our third year at CSOP," says Nagle. "I've gotten a lot out of these courses. I find they're really thought provoking and useful in the volunteer work that I do."
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Continue ReadingPeacebuilding in Action: CMU professor returns from delegation to Hong Kong
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 @ 11:14 AM
Dr. Wendy Kroeker, Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), reflects on a week in Hong Kong, practicing solidarity and collaborative peacebuilding with the local church, in real time. For purposes of safety and sensitivity, some customary details are omitted from this report.
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