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Becoming Nonviolent Peacebuilders is a multi-day series of training workshops for students, faculty, staff, and broader community members to develop constructive nonviolent skills. These workshops are being offered in conjunction with the Catholic Nonviolent Initiative, a program of Pax Christi International, which is a global movement dedicated to promoting active nonviolence as a core principle of the Gospel. By fostering a culture of peace, justice, and reconciliation, these workshops strive to cultivate the skills necessary to heal and transform both human relationships and our planet. Topics to be explored throughout the trainings include: nonviolent communication, active bystander intervention, restorative justice, unarmed civilian defense, and developing strategic nonviolent campaigns.听
Restorative Justice Training
With the co-sponsorship of Boston College Institute for the Liberal Arts, FPJ welcomed Sal Corbin from the DC Peace Team and Catholic Nonviolence Initiative to facilitate a Becoming Nonviolent Peacebuilders听workshop on Restorative Justice on November 22, 2025.听
ABI Training
With the co-sponsorship of the Institute for Liberal Arts at Boston College, Dr. Eli McCarthy from Georgetown University led a training for a group of students and faculty on Sept. 13, 2025, for Active Bystander Intervention (ABI).听
Students Luke Colbeck, Nora Propst, and Jessica Osciak work on a small group activity during the听Active Bystander Intervention (ABI) training听on Sept. 13, 2025.
Dr. Eli McCarthy and Faith, Peace, and Justice Director Dr. Snyder at the Active Bystander Intervention (ABI) training听on Sept. 13, 2025.听
Nonviolent Communication Skills Training
As part of the听Becoming Nonviolent Peacebuilders听workshop series, Georgetown Professor and Peacebuilder Eli McCarthy facilitated an NVC training for 抖阴视频 students on February 22, 2025. The students in attendance include Nicole Dione Marques, Monica Barger, Domi Valls, Ava McCann, Kristen Barrow, Noah Albright, Jake Sullivan, Will LaRose, and Tyler Venturelli.听
FPJ Senior Dinner 2025
Ashley Polimeno, Dilan Luhana, Mia Eventoff, Megan Riegel, Biran Rooney, Simon Worth, Kelly Bopp, Christopher Carreras, Daniel P Larimer, Dilan Luhana, Isabella Revel, and Benjamin Ward
FPJ Senior Dinner 2024
Nathan Schirtzinger, Grace Cuddihy, Jack Kloster, Christopher Failla, Gabrielle Drake, Michael Martire, Joseph Lipinski, Teresa Webb-Johnson, Sophie Sheffer, William Sweet
FPJ Senior Dinner 2023
In April 2023, Faith, Peace, and Justice Seniors gathered at听Seasons 52听in Chestnut Hill for the Annual Faith, Peace, and Justice Senior Dinner. The seniors discussed their final projects and their plans for the future. The seniors were joined by Dr. Stephan Edwards and Dr. Meghan Sweeney, who directed sections of the Faith, Peace, and Justice Senior Seminar, as well as Dr. Joshua Snyder, Director of the Faith, Peace, and Justice minor.
FPJ Senior Dinner 2022
Natalie Arndt, Olivia Bird, Mary Brooks, Emily Browder, Grace Collins, Catherine Dowling, Kelsey French, Nicholas Gallagher, Diana Hadjiyane, Gabriella Kastrunes, Mary Kenny, Sarah Lepsevich, Desiree Lewis, Molly Malloy, Peyton Olszowka, Felipe Pardo, Christopher Rizzo, Jillian Sherwood
FPJ Seniors 2021
Sarah Ashebir, Patrick Carpenter, Winnie Chan, Louise De Galard Terraube, Kathryn Destin, Theresa Fallon, Sarah Lara, Zhanhao Liao, Sofia Marino, Michael Nelson, Jonathan Ng, Juan Rascon, Emma Saart, Anne Ward, Andrew Wilson
Religion, Justice, and Reconciliation Summer Study Abroad Course in South Africa
In summer 2023, FPJ minors Julia Franco, Dilan Luhana, and Ashley Polimeno along with eight other 抖阴视频 students joined Prof. Joshua Snyder for听Religion, Justice, and Reconciliation听in South Africa. This course was a philosophical and theological examination of how South African religious communities resisted racism and xenophobia and led national efforts at reconciliation in the decades after the apartheid era officially ended. For more, visit the Study Abroad page.
Communita di Sant'Egidio International Meeting for Peace
In October 2025, 抖阴视频 students Luke Colbeck, Elliot Jones, Caroline Serenyi, and FPJ minor Monica Barger traveled to Rome as student delegates to the annual Prayer for Peace organized by the Community of Sant'Egidio. They attended forums and discussed with world leaders on how to bridge divides in the face of conflict.
Communita di Sant'Egidio International Meeting for Peace
In September 2024, several students from Boston College, including FPJ minors听Julia Franco and Nelson Teixeira da Pedra, traveled to Paris as student delegates to the annual Prayer for Peace organized by the Community of Sant'Egidio.听Julia and Nelson encountered a sense of unconditional community care for topics related to justice and peace from religious leaders across the world. They attened conferences and were invited to meditate on ways to bridge community in the face of conflict and how to honor humanity.听
War, Peace, and Reconciliation Study Abroad Course in Croatia
Every semester, the European Center for the Study of War and Peace partners with the OGE at 抖阴视频 to educate a cohort of Boston College students on the Balkan Wars of the 1990s. While the Literature, Philosophy, History, Language, and Culture courses focus on the Balkan Wars, students gain an understanding of the history and politics of the region centuries before and decades after the war. Through immersion and experiential learning, students learn about concentration camps in Jasenovac, the Srebrenica Genocide, and the Siege of Sarajevo, among many other facets of the complex context. For more, see the study abroad page.听
C21 Event: Student Perspectives on Sant'Egidio International Meeting for Peace
Sponsored and televised by The Church in the 21st Century Center, Seniors Nelson Teixeira Da Pedra and Julia Franco in the Faith, Peace, and Justice minor have a conversation with Dr. Joshua Snyder about their experience during the Sant'Egidio International Meeting for Peace in Paris a year earlier. Press 'Play' to listen to their discussion on YouTube.听
Promoting Peace in An Age of Polarization
Hosted by Marlborough Democratic Committee and televised by WMCT-TV Marlborough, Director of FPJ Dr. Joshua Snyder and Senior Julia Franco served as guest panelists with Senator Jamie Eldridge on a conversation about how to navigate political polarization in pursuit of collective peace. Press 'Play' to listen to their discussion on YouTube.听
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