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We Need to Talk: Climate change and war
"When you are going through hell, keep on walking"
Nonviolent resistance: we need to talk
In my 20s, I supported the armed revolutionary movement in Nicaragua. At that time, I would have said that nonviolence was 'naïve', that it worked for Gandhi against the British in India because the British were so 'civilized' (if my former belief that the British were "civilized" colonizers leads you to guess that I'm basically a mix of Scottish/English/Irish settler stock, you'd be correct). I fully believed that to truly bring about revolutionary change, you'd need armed struggle.
On the Russian invasion of Ukraine
As the world faces the brazen attack on Ukraine, the learning community of Canadian Mennonite University aches for lives lost and torn apart by horrific violence. We walk alongside current CMU students from Ukraine, their families who are suffering greatly, and also our alumni living in Ukraine.
CSOP course inspires student to navigate Indigenous and Christian identities
Katie Anderson signed up for the Canadian School of Peacebuilding (CSOP) because with the notoriously full schedule of a music student, she wanted to spread out her course load. But the class quickly became so much more than just getting another credit under her belt.
MSC team publishes book on environmental and social justice in India
Dr. Kirit Patel of Menno Simons College (MSC) with Dr. Aruna Kumar Malik of Gujarat National Law University in India and Dr. Alan Diduck of the University of Winnipeg launched a new book, Advancing Environmental Justice for Marginalized Communities in India: Progress, Challenges and Opportunities, in September 2021. It features many contributions from MSC students, exploring environmental justice and social equity in India.
Upcoming Events
May
27
Peace Research 2020 Special Issue Virtual Launch
You are cordially invited to join the launch event of the MSC 2020 Special Issue of Peace Research: The Canadian Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies.
10:30 AM
Zoom
Jun
9
2022 MSC Graduation Celebration
MSC warmly welcomes its 2022 grads to a graduation celebration featuring speeches from the Associate Dean, a graduating student, as well as an informal reception. Grads +1 are invited. RSVP by May 20 to msc@uwinnipeg.ca.
1:00 PM
MSC campus
May 27, 2022
Peace Research 2020 Special Issue Virtual Launch
10:30 AM
Zoom
Invitation to Virtual Launch
- Date: Friday, May 27, 2022
- Time: 10:30 AM – 12 PM (CDT)
- Program: speeches by Dr. Cheryl Pauls (President of Canadian Mennonite University) and Dr. Louis Kriesberg (Maxwell Professor Emeritus of Social Conflict Studies at Syracuse University), sharing by five authors, discussion
- Zoom details: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84406840826 (Meeting ID: 844 0684 0826; Passcode: 392325)
Please RSVP no later than May 24, 2022, by filling the form here.