As students, we sometimes struggle with knowing how to enter into complex conversations related to peace and justice issues. Peter Muste helpfully offered four clear recommendations on where to begin.
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A.J. Muste: Peacemaker, Prophet, Pragmatist
Abraham Johannes Muste was probably the nearest to a holy man that Hope College has ever produced. I am grateful that our conference did its part to contribute to his legend.
The Global and Local Impacts of Human Trafficking
On January 29th, the Hope College Social Work department hosted an anti-trafficking awareness lecture led by Heather McGannon from Michigan Abolition Project (MAP) and Leslie King, the CEO and founder of Sacred Beginnings and a trafficking survivor.
Shane Claiborne on “Beating Guns”
For the 2023 A.J. Muste Memorial Lecture, the Hope College Peace and Justice Program and Students Demand Action for Gun Sense hosted Shane Claiborne, who presented a lecture called “Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence.”