welcome to the john paul lederach archive

A collection of videos created in spring 2020 that invite pause and reflection through wisdom and the arts.

A film made during a class on the moral imagination at Eastern Mennonite University's Summer Peacebuilding Institute in 2008.

John Paul's translation of the Eduardo Galeano poem known as “Nosotros.”

A collection of haikus written during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The opening ceremony for the 2021 4 Corners Festival with poetic contributions from John Paul, Raquel McKee, Pádraig Ó Tuama, and Jonny Fitch.

A video emergent from a conversation retreat reflecting on the metaphors of trees and wood working in relationship with conflict and peace.

Three poems written in the months following 11 September in the United States, Colombia, and Burma/Myanmar.

A poetry reading from John Paul of a series of haikus for the first On Being Gathering held at the 1440 Multiversity in Scotts Valley, CA.

John Paul's contributions to the Upaya Zen Center's Varela Symposium 2018, which explored the theme, "Transforming Conflict: From Science to Real World Applications."