Summer Peacebuilding Institute Offerings
The 2024 Summer Peacebuilding Institute offers 12 peacebuilding, restorative justice, trauma awareness, and social change courses in 7 and 5 day sessions. Following the list of classes and instructors is information about scholarships, visas, lodging and meals. Courses are offered for professional education or academic credit.
Session 1: May 13 – 21, 2024 (7 days, 3 credits)
- Analysis: Understanding Conflict, Gloria Rhodes
- Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR), Level 2, Ram Bhagat and Lisa Collins
- Music and Peacebuilding, Ben Bergey
- Transformational Leadership for Social Change, Lori Pyle
Session 2: May 23 – 31, 2024 (7 days, 3 credits)
- Formation for Peacebuilding Practice, Gloria Rhodes
- Global Challenges, Local Struggles, Transnational Solidarities, Paula Ditzel Facci
- Forgiveness and Reconciliation, Hizkias Assefa
- Restorative Justice: Principles, Theories, Applications, Tammy Krause
Session 3: June 3 – 7, 2024 (5 days, 2 credits)
- Strategies for Trauma Awareness an)d Resilience (STAR), Level 1, Katie Mansfield
- Circle Processes, Kay Pranis
- Critical Questions in Antiracist Activism, David Evans and Jonathan McRay
- Gun Violence, Restorative Justice and Community Healing, Ram Bhagat
Workshops for Congregational Leaders (non-credit, half- and full-day) with the Shalom Collaboratory at Eastern Mennonite Seminary
- May 9: Navigating Tough Conversations with Adaptive Leadership Skills, Jacob Alan Cook
- May 22: Becoming Resilient Leaders with Trauma-Aware Practices, Courtney Joyner
- May 22: Healing Harm and Repairing Relationships within Churches and Beyond, Jonathan Swartz
The SPI application must be completed in full before any admission decision will be made. Please follow all online instructions carefully.