Hope for Peace Day is coming up soon! On Saturday, May 19th, the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University is sponsoring a one-day event filled with workshops, seminars, and activities for the whole family. You can find out more about the day’s events and register at www.emu.edu/cjp/hopeforpeace. Workshop topics include: Forgiveness and reconciliation across religious divides, Influencing US foreign policy – the 3D Security Initiative, Coming to the table – Healing the historical trauma of slavery, Strategies for trauma awareness and resilience, Understanding conflict dynamics in congregations, What does justice require?, Interactive peacebuilding for kids, Aikido – A martial “art of peace” and more. A reduced registration fee of $25 for EMU faculty/staff/teens and $15 for their children covers three meals, as well as all conference materials and activities. Continuing education (CE) hours are available for an additional $10.

Sandy Heierbacher

Sandy Heierbacher co-founded the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) with Andy Fluke in 2002, with the 60 volunteers and 50 organizations who worked together to plan NCDD’s first national conference. She served as NCDD's Executive Director between 2002 and 2018. Click here for a list of articles and resources authored by Sandy.

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