{"id":4288,"date":"2014-02-19T12:36:36","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T18:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=4288"},"modified":"2014-02-19T12:34:10","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T18:34:10","slug":"4288","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2014\/4288\/","title":{"rendered":"CSOP announces international mix of instructors for 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eight renowned peacekeeping instructors highlight peacebuilding program\u2019s sixth year<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP), an annual summer peace and justice program of Canadian Mennonite University (CMU), hosts eight\u00a0renowned instructors from around the world as faculty for its 2014 school. Each instructor will teach a 5-day intensive course related to peace, justice, and conflict resolution during one of CSOP\u2019s two sessions.<\/p>\n

\"CSOP-banner-2014\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThis is CSOP\u2019s sixth year\u00a0and the program\u2019s growing reputation, both locally and globally, has helped us recruit spectacular instructors,\u201d says CSOP Co-Director Valerie Smith. \u201cSimilarly, CSOP has attracts participants coming from a wide diversity of cultures, professions and faith backgrounds every year. The positive impact resulting from the learning, collaboration, and interaction of our instructors and students is remarkable and encouraging. All leave the program better equipped with peacebuilding skills that can be used in the workplace, at home or in their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re always amazed by our students and how the experiences they bring shape the program. They arrive ready to engage with one another. It\u2019s incredible to see the depth of their conversations by the end of a week together,\u201d says CSOP Co-Director Jarem Sawatzky. \u201cCombine these eager learners and contributors with the quality and diversity of the instructors and you have the foundation for life-changing growth and development. CSOP is plugged into an ever-growing network of peacebuilders and that\u2019s exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

CSOP\u2019s first session runs from June 16-20 and features three courses: \u201cPeace Skills Practice,\u201d led by Natasha Mohammed; \u201cExploring Indigenous Justice and Healing,\u201d by Rupert Ross\u201d; and \u201cFood, Farming and Faith: Living in God\u2019s Creation,\u201d by Norman Wirzba.<\/p>\n

Courses in the second session, June 23-27, feature the following: \u201cRestorative Justice with Youth and Schools,\u201d led by Alana Abramson and John R. Weins; \u201cStrategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience,\u201d led by Elaine Zook Barge; \u201cDe-Colonial Theology: Thought and Practice,\u201d by Terry LeBlanc; and \u201cArts Approaches to Community-Based Peacebuilding,\u201d by Babu Ayindo.<\/p>\n

About the Canadian School of Peacebuilding
\n<\/b>CSOP aims to educate on peace and justice issues and encourage discussion in a collaborative environment. The goal is for participants to leave these sessions with a new understanding of emerging ideas in peace studies, encouraged to take these practices into their daily living. In addition to the CSOP summer program, courses are available year-round at Canadian Mennonite University\u2019s Shaftesbury and Menno Simons College campuses.<\/p>\n

Through its south Winnipeg Shaftesbury campus and its Menno Simons College campus at The University of Winnipeg, Canadian Mennonite University offers one of the most comprehensive undergraduate programs in peace and conflict studies in the world.<\/p>\n

<\/b>Canadian School of Peacebuilding Instructors, June 2014<\/b><\/h3>\n

\"aa\"<\/a>Alana Abramson<\/b> holds a Master\u2019s degree in Criminology from Simon Fraser University and is completing her PhD on the topic of transformational learning and restorative justice. Alana has been an energetic practitioner and educator in the field of restorative justice since 1999. Alana has background with crisis intervention as well as extensive practical experience training to facilitate restorative approaches in prison, school, and community settings.\u00a0 She has been a sessional instructor with Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Douglas College and Simon Fraser University and has worked with various policing agencies to promote more restorative responses for community members including youth and people with disabilities<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"ba\"<\/a>Babu Ayindo<\/b>, back by popular demand, currently functions as an independent consultant in the design and facilitation of conflict resolution and peacebuilding initiatives, processes and interventions; as a researcher and trainer in arts, peace education and development communication; and as a program developer and evaluator with various organizations. He has extensive experience in applying \u201carts approaches\u201d in peacebuilding in various parts of the world since the mid-1980s when he served as artistic director of Chelepe Arts (Nairobi, Kenya) and later as founding artistic director of Amani People\u2019s Theater (Nairobi, Kenya). Babu has taught at peacebuilding institutes around the world. Babu is a Kenyan involved in the design, facilitation and evaluation of conflict transformation and peacebuilding processes for almost two decades in numerous parts of the world. He has also published several articles on arts, peace, and politics, including \u201cArts Approaches to Peace: Playing Our Way to Transcendence\u201d published in\u00a0Peacebuilding in Traumatized Societies<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\"azb\"<\/a>Elaine Zook Barge\u00a0<\/b>is the Director of\u00a0STAR: Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience<\/a>, an integrated training program of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding. During the 1980s and 1990s she worked in El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala with Mennonite Central Committee. In her work with communities in conflict zones, Elaine experienced firsthand violence, conflict, poverty, and resilience. She facilitates\u00a0STAR\u00a0trainings at\u00a0Eastern Mennonite University, throughout the US, and in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America. She holds an MA in conflict transformation from Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s\u00a0Center for Justice and Peacebuilding\u00a0and a Bachelor of Science in nutrition\/community development from Eastern Mennonite University.<\/p>\n

\"tl\"<\/a>Terry LeBlanc<\/b> is Mi\u2019kmaq \/ Acadian, resides in Alberta, and is in his 41st year of marriage to Bev. He is the father of Jennifer, Jeanine, and Matt. He is the founding Chair and Director of the North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies (NAIITS). Terry also teaches at George Fox University and Evangelical Seminary, and Tyndale University College and Seminary. Author of various works, Terry has won several awards for his writing. In June 2010, for his part in the creation of NAIITS, Terry became the 28th<\/sup>\u00a0recipient of the Dr. E.H. Johnson Memorial Award for Innovation in Mission.<\/p>\n

\"nm\"<\/a>Natasha Mohammed<\/b> has a background in International Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies. In addition to serving as a community counsellor, mediator, group facilitator and Victim Impact Worker, Natasha has taught conflict resolution skills and theory in government, community and university contexts for the past 18 years. She has also worked with participatory processes to create various learning programs, including diversity and youth violence prevention-based curricula.<\/p>\n

Natasha has a special interest in conflict and culture. She is a founding member of Winnipeg Mosaic, a collective of local peacemakers who foster understanding of the role of religion and culture in life and conflict. Through her work in the federal Multiculturalism Program she is able to support the voices of both mainstream and marginalized communities in ways that ultimately facilitate their development and inclusion into Canadian society. For Natasha relationship is the key to peace in the world, your community, your family and yourself.<\/p>\n

\"rr\"<\/a>Rupert Ross<\/b>, as Assistant Crown Attorney for the District of Kenora for more than 20 years, was responsible for criminal prosecutions on over 20 remote Ojibway and Cree First Nations.\u00a0Between 1992 and 1995, he was seconded to the federal Aboriginal Justice Directorate where he travelled across Canada examining Aboriginal approaches to justice with special emphasis on healing programs for victims, offenders, families, and communities.He wrote two national best-selling books\u00a0 about his journey which radically reshaped the field of restorative justice:\u00a0Dancing with a Ghost<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Return to the\u00a0 Teachings: Exploring Aboriginal Justice.<\/i> Prior to becoming a lawyer, Rupert worked as a fishing guide in northwestern Ontario, an assistant film editor in Ottawa, a road manager for a Toronto rock band, a bartender in Spain, and a ski instructor in Minaki, Ontario.<\/p>\n

\"jrw\"<\/a>John R. Wiens<\/b> recently retired as Dean of Education at the University of Manitoba.\u00a0 He has strong links to the education community not only in Manitoba, but across Canada. He has worked as a teacher, counsellor, work education coordinator, principal, school superintendent and university lecturer. John is an active educational leader and has served as president of the Manitoba Teacher\u2019s Society, the Canadian Education Association, the Manitoba Research Council, and the Manitoba Educators for Social Responsibility. He also spent a number of years as the chair of the Universities\u2019 Grants Commission and as the director of the Canadian Teachers\u2019 Federation, the Board of Teacher Education and Certification, and the Manitoba Association of School Superintendents. A few of John\u2019s awards and achievements include: the John M. Brown Award for contributions to teacher education (1998), an honourary doctorate from Brandon University (2000), life memberships in the Manitoba Teachers\u2019 Society, the Manitoba Association of School Superintendents, and the Canadian Education Association (2002), and the Manitoba Association of School Trustees President\u2019s Council Award (2007). He was also awarded the Queen\u2019s Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal (2002) for service in education.<\/p>\n

\"nw\"<\/a>Norman Wirzba<\/b> is Professor of Theology and Ecology at Duke Divinity School and Research Professor in Duke\u2019s Nicholas School of the Environment. His academic training is in philosophy and theology combined with his background in farming in southern Alberta has led him to research in agrarian studies and ecology. He teaches and writes at the intersection of these disciplines, and has published numerous books including\u00a0The Paradise of God: Renewing Religion in an Ecological Age, Living the Sabbath, Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating, <\/i>and Making Peace with the Land<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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