Welcoming the New Leaders of CJP
This is my 10th opening letter to Peacebuilder magazine since becoming executive director of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding in August 2007. The time… Read more about Welcoming the New Leaders of CJP
Issue: Spring-Summer 2013
Contents
Trauma Awareness Is Key Factor in Peacebuilding
As with so many aspects of U.S. society and culture, the disaster relief community has its clear “pre-” and “post-9/11” periods. Back in the pre-days,… Read more about Trauma Awareness Is Key Factor in Peacebuilding
Resiliency After Trauma of War
After he got back from the war, Mark Lauro couldn’t pick up his young son without thinking about that night in Iraq. He was an Army… Read more about Resiliency After Trauma of War
Historical Harms Keep Hurting If They’re Not Addressed
Traumagenic. Don’t know the word? It’s a new adjective found throughout the manual Transforming Historical Harms by David Anderson Hooker and Amy Potter Czajkowski. Traumagenic refers… Read more about Historical Harms Keep Hurting If They’re Not Addressed
Spreading STAR in Minnesota and Beyond
It was supposed to have been a one-off deal – just a single, week-long STAR I training in Minneapolis, Minnesota, back in the summer of… Read more about Spreading STAR in Minnesota and Beyond
Haitians Embrace Trauma-Resilience
With a history of violence linked to colonization, intense poverty and vulnerable geographic location, Haiti has long suffered from natural disasters, social conflict, and other traumatic… Read more about Haitians Embrace Trauma-Resilience
On Caring for Self: A Critical Part of Peacebuilding
The people who gravitate towards the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, especially towards its courses and workshops on psychosocial trauma, often have experienced traumatizing situations.… Read more about On Caring for Self: A Critical Part of Peacebuilding
Being Sensitive to Trauma in Humanitarian and Development Aid
During the recent civil war in Nepal, the staff of a vocational training project reported that the young trainees were displaying behaviors probably related to… Read more about Being Sensitive to Trauma in Humanitarian and Development Aid
‘Good Intentions Aren’t Enough’ in International Aid
“There’s been a lot of documentation that interventions from the outside can do more harm than good,” says Lisa Schirch, the director of 3P Human… Read more about ‘Good Intentions Aren’t Enough’ in International Aid
Genocide Survivor Prepares for Reconciliation Work
Jean Claude Nkundwa came to the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding with a desire to help his country address its history of violence. Most people in… Read more about Genocide Survivor Prepares for Reconciliation Work
Summer 2013
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