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June 10, 2015 CMU to host launch of ‘Voices of Harmony & Dissent’ on Tuesday, June 16 A new book arising from Canadian Mennonite University’s (CMU) Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP) explores the stories, theory, and tools of 16 peace leaders, trainers, and activists from around the world. Voices of Harmony & Dissent: How Peacebuilders […]
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by Aaron Epp Criminal, prosecutor reunite at Canadian School of Peacebuilding John Fox and Rupert Ross are used to seeing each other in the courtroom, not the classroom. When Ross worked as the Assistant Crown Attorney for the District of Kenora, Fox encountered him during numerous bail hearings after being arrested for a variety of […]
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By Carolyn Boyes-Watson and Kay Pranis Circle Forward is a resource guide designed to help teachers, administrators, students and parents incorporate the practice of Circles into the everyday life of the school community. This resource guide offers comprehensive step–by-step instructions for how to plan, facilitate and implement the Circle for a variety of purposes within […]
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The Choreography of Resolution: Conflict, Movement, and Neuroscience Edited by Michelle LeBaron (Instructor – CSOP 2011), Carrie MacLeod, Andrew Floyer Acland The Choreography of Resolution will revolutionize how mediators handle conflict resolution. Learning how neuroscience is proving what dancers have known for centuries – this book explores the links between the physical, mental, and psychological […]
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The Hidden Door: Mindful Sufficiency as an Alternative to Extinction By Mark Burch (Instructor – CSOP 2011) Many people sense that consumer culture is dragging us toward extinction. We feel trapped in a cell of our own making. If humanity is to have any sort of future worth living in, we must discover an exit […]
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If you want to know more about the CSOP and what the CSOP experience offers, take a few minutes to watch this video of reflections from 2013 CSOP participants and instructors.
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Ovide Mercredi, CSOP instructor in 2010 and 2012, was recently awarded the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of Manitoba’s Alumni Association. See http://umanitoba.ca/news/blogs/blog/2013/04/26/ovide-mercredi-annouced-as-2013-distinguished-alumni-recipient/ to read more about it.
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Armand Volkas, who taught at the CSOP in 2013, will be returning to Winnipeg in January, 2014. Along with Laura Simms and Kate Donahue, Armand will be offering creative arts workshops as part of a certificate program offered by Express Yourself: Art Therapy & Expressive Arts Workshops for Children, Youth & Adults in Winnipeg. For […]
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Click to listen to the story of The Lion Tamer, as told by George Lakey at the CSOP Peacebuilders Banquet, June 23, 2011. Each week during the Canadian School of Peacebuilding we invite the general public to join our students for a lunch banquet of great local food and storytelling by one of the […]
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Click to listen to the story of Florence, as told by Stan McKay at the CSOP Peacebuilders Banquet, June 9, 2011. Each week during the Canadian School of Peacebuilding we invite the general public to join our students for a lunch banquet of great local food and storytelling by one of the week’s instructors […]
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