Ninth Annual Student Peace Conference
Loyola University New Orleans will host its annual Student Peace Conference April 3-7, hosting a series of interactive lectures, concerts, dances, film screenings and more designed to keep the community talking about hope, renewal and global peace.
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Schedule of Events
Monday, April 3
Images of Resistance: 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Claiborne Room, Danna Student Center
Peace Exhibition by Jasmine Gloria
Effects of Violence in Protest by Thanh Mai
Liberty Art Work by Bryna Loranger
Graffiti as Resistance by Elizabeth Sosnoff
Social Media and Syria by Anne Singer
Displaced Rights: Humanity in the Era of Migration: 4 - 5:15 p.m.
Claiborne Room, Danna Student Center
To Be Displaced: Analysis of the Current Refugee Crisis by Summer Abukhomra, Molly Mulroy, Joseph Sweet
Humanity Rights Violation by Israeli Forces in Palestinian Territories by Katherine Bloomfield
Migrant Workers in the United Arab Emirates by Eli Kemp
Post-Traumatic Stress in Palestinian Children by Fatmeh Ali
Tuesday, April 4
The Autonomy of Revolution and Reform: 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Octavia Room, Danna Student Center
Palestine and Israelis by Rula Thabata
Power to the People: The Grassroots Movement for Peace in the Middle East by Gabrielle A. Lysko
Reflections on the Struggle for Justice: Palestine & Ferguson by Sabrine Mohamad
Peace through Strength by Gabriel Gutierrez
Film: 3:30 - 4:45 p.m.
Octavia Room, Danna Student Center
Filmmaker, Tahreh Hadian Jazy, "Seeds of Hope"
This documentary is in Persian, with English subtitles, narrates the political activism of six young Iranian girls from different social and political backgrounds, during and the aftermath of the controversial 2009 election in Iran.
The Ecology of Peace: 6 - 7:15 p.m.
Octavia Room, Danna Student Center
Environmental Studies
Climate Change and the Scarcity of Water (Art Work Exhibition) by Jeremy Sternber
Environmental Art Work by Grace Jinnah
Philosophical Perspectives on Deep Ecology by Emily Ortiz
Wednesday, April 5
Toxic Masculinity: Gendered Survival: 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Miller Hall 114
Capitalism and Sexuality by Thanh Mai
Standing in the Headlights by Rachel Rivas
Women and Religion by Mallory Dickerson
Women Resource Center with Dr. Patricia Boyett
I am a Woman (Poem) by Ngan Nguyen
Syria and Beyond Refugee Fundraiser: 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.
St. Charles Room, Danna Student Center
This casual event for families, students, and the New Orleans community as a whole celebrates culture and community, all while raising awareness for the millions of displaced people around the world.
Join us for an evening of cultural performances by Kuwaisiana, Johnny Azari, Aaron Lopez Barrantes, The Irish Sessioners, The Elias Khalaf Band, Ali Reza Payandeh & Afsaneh Ghazavi, and the Genesis Gospel Choir. There will be catering from local Middle Eastern and Mediterranean restaurants, a silent auction, raffle items, henna tattoos, and more.
Thursday, April 6
Cognitive Dissonance in the Creation of Reality: 12:30 – 1:45 p.m.
Octavia Room, Danna Student Center
Intellectual Property in an Egalitarian Society by Thanh Mai
Examining Political Factors that Divide Yemen by Seth Huye
Spatial Language and the Spectacle of Peace in Dubai by Matthew Bertucci
Linguistic Reappropriation as Means of Discursive Disarmament by Tyler Kemp
Keynote Speaker Nadim Shehadi "Jerusalem: Looking beyond the 20th century": 7-9 p.m.
Audubon Room
Nadim Shehadi is the director of the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies at Tufts University. He is an associate fellow of the Middle East and North Africa Program at Chatham House (London).
This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsors
Events are sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History, Department of Religious Studies, Office of Mission and Ministry, Strength in Diversity Grant, the Women’s Resource Center, Middle East Peace Studies Program, Patrick G. O’ Keefe Distinguished Professorship of History, Students Initiatives for Peace, the Loyola Society for Civic Engagement, and the Muslim Student Association.