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Being Peacemakers For a World of Surging Polarization

"Engaging those we're in deep disagreement with doesn't mean pretending everything is okay... It takes time. It's not only talking about issues but getting to know one another as human beings, to share personal stories of pain and hope, to engage journeys together," says Dr. Chris Rice, Mennonite Central Committee alumnus, and co-founding director of Duke Divinity School Centre for Reconciliation.

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MSC professor awarded grant to continue community meth response training

Dr. Jobb Arnold, Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution Studies at Canadian Mennonite University's Menno Simons College (MSC), has received a grant of $5,000 from the City of Winnipeg's inaugural Community Safety and Crime Prevention program.

Winnipeg is experiencing a methamphetamine (meth) crisis of proportions larger than the city has ever seen, and Arnold is tackling the issue head-on. He developed a community meth response training resource and ran the first sessions with it over the fall of 2019 for organizations like the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba and some of the city's crisis social workers.

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2017 CMU Golf Classic

June 20, 2017  |  112 Photos

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CMU Discussion Series Kicks Off with Screening of Award-Winning Documentary

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) will host the Manitoba premiere of the new documentary short Reserve 107: Reconciliation on the Prairies during its first Face2Face community discussion event of the 2016-17 school year.

The documentary explores Indigenous rights and title to the land in the small town of Laird, SK, where an old injustice is providing new opportunities for dialogue, friendship, and a fierce determination to right the wrongs of the past.

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