TMail May 6 - Uncovering sexualized violence

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Uncovering sexualized violence in the Mennonite church

By Rachel Halder

Before I clicked the enter button of my public Facebook status, questions plagued my mind: Was I really ready to talk about sex in a public space? Was I prepared to delve into the dirty, murky waters of sexualized violence and abuse against women and men, claiming that these things actually exist in the Mennonite church? Could I handle potential negative vitriol? Did I really want my personal story to be so exposed? ...

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Our Stories Untold offers 'safe and open space'

By Anna Groff

When Rachel Halder began the Our Stories Untold website, she never expected to reunite two women who had not spoken for 30 years, following an incident of sexual violence.

In November 2012, Rachel posted an anonymous story from a woman who was raped by two male students at a Mennonite college in the 1980s on Our Stories Untold. In the story, the woman described a "dorm do-gooder" who found her after the incident and offered her support ...

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MCC friend wins U.N. peace prize

By Mennonite Central Committee staff

The peacebuilding efforts of Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban, a longstanding friend of Mennonite Central Committee, were recognized at a March 1 ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland ...

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Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban, a long-term friend of Mennonite Central Committee, recently won a U.N. award for peace work he did in South Sudan. Photo courtesy of Håvard Kleppa, the Oslo Center.

College Corner: Data drives success, academic excellence at Hesston College

By Marathana Prothro and Rachel McMaster

Hesston (Kan.) College has long been known as a great place to start. Since 2006, the college has placed a new emphasis on researching specific elements of the learning experience and implementing classroom changes to continue providing an educational experience among the best in the country ...

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Photo: Jim Yoder, Hesston College chemistry instructor, works with sophomore Emerencia Dudas, Walbridge, Ohio. Photo by Larry Bartel.

Tim blog: Spring Collection 2013: Confused Edition

I'm very pleased to bring you my fifth annual spring collection of photographs. What began on a whim in 2009 (with buds and eggs ) has become the most established annual tradition here on this blog ...