{"id":37056,"date":"2018-02-23T08:33:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T13:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=37056"},"modified":"2018-02-27T10:10:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T15:10:34","slug":"offering-a-different-mindset-and-practical-skills-annette-lantz-simmons-named-cjps-2018-peacebuilder-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2018\/offering-a-different-mindset-and-practical-skills-annette-lantz-simmons-named-cjps-2018-peacebuilder-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Annette Lantz-Simmons named CJP\u2019s 2018 Peacebuilder of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annette Lantz-Simmons has been named 2018 Peacebuilder of the Year by the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at 草莓社区.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The annual award recognizes \u201calumni who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to its mission of supporting conflict transformation, restorative justice, trauma healing, development, organizational leadership and peacebuilding efforts at all levels of society,\u201d said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/jb459\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daryl Byler<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, executive director of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/cjp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Center for Justice and Peacebuilding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CJP). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lantz-Simmons is the executive director of the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ccrkc.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Center for Conflict Resolution<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CCR) in Kansas City, Missouri, and first attended the CJP\u2019s Summer Peacebuilding Institute in 2005. She earned a master\u2019s degree in conflict transformation in 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of the 615 alumni who have earned master\u2019s degrees or graduate certificates in conflict transformation or restorative justice from CJP are eligible for the award. The first was conferred on Ali Gohar MA \u201902 in 2015, founder and executive director of Just Peace Initiatives in Pakistan. The 2016 recipient was Tammy Krause, MA \u201999, an expert in restorative justice, and in 2017 it went to Jean Claude Nkundwa MA \u201914, who works for peace in his native country of Burundi from exile in Rwanda. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><aside class=\"highlight highlight-right\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/cjp\/people\/peacebuilder-of-the-year\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more about the award and past recipients.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/aside><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lantz-Simmons, Byler said, \u201chas led CCR\u2019s commitment to a workplace environment that is reflective of its mission in the community and expanded the traditional work of a mediation center by promoting a holistic mission that focuses on prevention, education and restoration.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She has also mentored multiple students and graduates from the CJP and its programs, some of whom are now members of her staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A growing array of settings<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lantz-Simmons is overseeing the expansion of her organization\u2019s presence into a growing array of settings, working with other staff members who are also CJP trained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Debbie Bayless, set to earn her master\u2019s degree in restorative justice in May, leads Neighborhood Accountability Boards. The program gives youth arrested for fighting in schools \u201ca chance to be accountable for their choices and take responsibility for themselves,\u201d said Lantz-Simmons \u2013 and creates opportunities for their families to \u201csee a different aspect of law enforcement and community members who are there to support them.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With support from peacebuilding institute participant Jackie Buycks, CCR is providing training and facilitation for the ongoing transition of the Kansas City Public School system toward using discipline techniques rooted in restorative justice. It\u2019s an arm of the nonprofit that is \u201cgrowing fast,\u201d said Lantz-Simmons, who was featured in a recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KCPTeducation\/videos\/364248070696000\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KCPT report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about the school system\u2019s move to restorative discipline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And through the efforts of Greg Winship, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/05\/first-masters-restorative-justice-graduate-builds-past-share-vision-justice\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the first graduate of the MA in restorative justice program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, restorative justice and conflict resolution training work is extending into prisons. The trainings are not only for prison residents: a minimum security prison is planning to train its staff, too. Eventually, Lantz-Simmons said, the prison will offer the CCR training to both residents and staff \u2013 together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trainings and programs such as these are \u201cplanting seeds,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople often do what they know, even if it doesn\u2019t work or is very uncomfortable for them. We offer a different mindset and practical skills to do conflict in a new way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>An ongoing journey<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was at a Missouri peace colloquy featuring CJP\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/zehrh\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Howard Zehr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as keynote speaker that Lantz-Simmons first met CCR founder Diane Kyser, a 2006 CJP graduate. Their \u201cinstant and strong connection\u201d was affirmation of Lantz-Simmons\u2019 trajectory toward her current work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That journey had begun earlier, after Lantz-Simmons talked with a friend about being the go-to listener for \u201ceveryone\u201d around her with a problem. Her friend replied, \u201cMaybe that\u2019s what you are supposed to do with your life.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, nearly 16 years after coming to the conflict resolution field, the work continues to be \u201cgratifying,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m encouraged and gain strength when I see participants in a training or a mediation have a \u2018lightbulb\u2019 moment, see something in a different way or soften their judgment toward another person. I love the phrase, \u2018OK, I see what you\u2019re saying\u2019 coming from someone who seemed unwilling to budge a minute before.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/cjp\/people\/peacebuilder-of-the-year\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peacebuilder of the Year Award<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comes with a free <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/cjp\/spi\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summer Peacebuilding Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> course along with travel expenses and lodging. Lantz-Simmons said she has chosen to attend \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/cjp\/spi\/courses\/truth-telling\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Truth Telling, Racial Healing and Restorative Justice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annette Lantz-Simmons has been named 2018 Peacebuilder of the Year by the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at 草莓社区. 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