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Peace and Justice Events at Loyola

The Peace and Justice minor has a vibrant presence on campus! Check out some of our recent events below.

"Partnering for a Just Peace in Israel/Palestine: An Evening with Combatants for Peace"
Aziz Abu Sarah and Elie Avidor
November 14, 2024 

three presentors sitting in chairs in front of a projector screen Presentors posing together smiling presentation to a large group of college students group of presentors and organizers posing together

Film showing: There is Another Way
Q&A with film director Stephen Apkon and activists Mai Shahin and Elie Avidor
November 14, 2024

college students sitting in a classroom with theater seating a presentation and speaker Stephen Apkon, Mai Shahin, Elie Avidor, and Heidi Shaker posing together

“Slavery and its Legacies at Loyola: Curricular Interventions”
Dr. David Carey Jr. 
October 30, 2024

Dr. David Carey Jr. standing in front of projector screen college students sitting at tables watching presentation

Bunting Keynote talk: “Singing into the Wound: An Evening of Poetry and conversation with Brian Turner”
Brian Turner
October 24, 2024

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“Endogenous Colonial Borders: Precolonial States and Geography in the Partition of Africa”
Dr. Joan Ricart-Huguet
October 7, 2024

Joan Ricart-Huguet speaking in front of a projection screen college students sitting around large table

“Protecting Human Rights in an International System that is Increasingly Multi-polar: Challenges, Both Old and New”
Dr. James Snow
September 16, 2024 

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"The Relevance of Rabindranath Tagore’s Philosophy of Peace in Today’s World"
Dr. Sudeshna Basu
Thu, Apr 18, 2024

Dr. Sudeshna Basu gave a talk on Rabindranath Tagore's philosophy of peace, and explored how he reshaped Bengali literature, music, and art. 

Sudeshna Basu presenting  people around a table  people around a table looking at a screen

"Truth-telling, Racial Justice and Healing in the United States"
Fania Davis
April 2, 2024

Fania Davis gave an interactive keynote talk on the principles of restorative justice and how we can move towards racial justice and healing in the United States. 

Fania Davis presenting  Crowd listening to Fania Davis  Crowd listening to Fania Davis

"The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church"
Rachel Swarns
March 21, 2024

Rachel Swarns gave a keynote talk on the families who were enslaved and sold to build Jesuit catholic universities. She also met with a focus group of students to discuss Loyola's historical ties to slavery and her journalism work. 

Rachel Swarns presenting  Large crowd listening to Rachel Swarns  
Crowd at Rachel Swarns lecture  Izzy White presenting Rachel Swarns with book Students around a table at the Karson Institute  People standing around at a receptionFaculty eating dinner around a table  Faculty and community members at dinner

“Rethinking Nigeria’s Nationalist Narrative: The Role of Ethnic Minorities in Shaping Post-Colonial Nigerian Politics"
Dr. Oghenetoja Okoh
Wed, Feb 21, 2024

Dr. Okoh gave an informative and interactive presentation exploring the role of ethnic minorities in post-colonial Nigerian politics.

"Surviving the Bosnian Genocide: Lessons from Srebrenica"
Hasan Hasanović
February 8, 2024

Hasan Hasanović shared his very moving and personal testimony of surviving the Bosnian Genocide as a child. 

Hasan Hasanovic presenting  crowd listening to Hasan Hasanovic  2 faculty members standing with Hasan Hasanovic

"Legacies of Slavery at Loyola: Historical Evidence from the Postbellum Period"
Dr. David Carey Jr.
Wed, Jan 31, 2024

Dr. Carey, Jr. gave the second part of his talk on Loyola's historical ties to slavery. He specifically explored historical evidence from the postbellum period. 

David Carey presenting to a large crowd  David Carey presenting to a large crowd eating at tables

"Church and Modern Anti-Semitism"
Dr. James Snow
Wed, Dec 6, 2023

Dr. Snow explored historical ties between the Catholic church and anti-Semitism. 

people eating around a table  people around a table looking at a presentation

“Pathways to Peace in Israel-Palestine: Lessons Learned"
Dr. Mohammed Abu-Nimer
November 16, 2024

Dr. Abu-Nimer gave a keynote talk arguing that to support Israelis and Palestinians is to insist on their right to equally live in peace and freedom, not help structures of state violence and cultures of militarization. 

Dr. Abu-Nimer presenting  large crowd looking at screen  
students asking questions in front of a microphone  faculty posing for group photo after dinner

"Slavery and Its Legacies at Loyola”
Dr. David Carey, Jr.
Wed, Nov 15, 2023

Dr. Carey Jr. gave the first part of his talk exploring Loyola's historical ties to slavery. He analyzed archival evidence from before 1863. 

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“Poems of Resistance and Resilience: An Evening with Teri Ellen Cross Davis”
Teri Ellen Cross Davis
November 13, 2024

Teri Ellen Cross Davis gave a moving poetry reading and keynote talk about the haunting legacies of an ancestral past and the challenges of living in 21st century America. Students had the opportunity to ask her lots of questions about what it is like to be a writer over dinner!

Teri Ellen Cross David presenting to a crowd  Teri Ellen Cross Davis signing a book

"Genocide and Identity: Destruction and Reconstruction of Selfhood in Me, the Last Tutsi”
Dr. Heidi Shaker
Wed, Oct 18, 2023

Dr. Shaker analyzed the destruction and reconstruction of selfhood in Charles Habonimana's first-person testimony about the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. 

“Haiti: Too Rich to be Poor"
Pamela White
October 2, 2023

Peace and Justice studies collaborated with the Caribbean Students' Union and Rendez-Vous Haiti Club to host this event. Pamela White gave students a inside look at being an ambassador during her lunch talk, delivered a keynote address, and joined faculty and staff for dinner afterward. 

lunch talk with Pamela White  Haitian art behind crows watching Pamela White's presentation  Haitian art behind crowd watching Pamela White  Pamela White with Loyola president Terri Sawyer    dinner with Pamela White  Calvert Hall students with Pamela White

Peace and Justice End-of-the-Year Reception
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Faculty and students came together to celebrate all of the work done in Peace and Justice studies at Loyola throughout the year!

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“Compassionate Accountability and Collective Responsibility”
Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead
Monday, April 17, 2023

Dr. Whitehead led a nuanced discussion about race, compassionate accountability, and our collective responsibility towards each other. 

Kaye Whitehead presenting  people around a tablepeople eating around a table

“The War in Ukraine and the Problem of Evil”
Dr. Marci Shore
Monday, April 3, 2023

Dr. Shore's keynote talk explored the roots of the war in Ukraine and gave students the background needed to better understand world events. 

Marci Shore presenting in front of a crowd  Crowd looking at Marci Shore

“The State of Youth Activism: A Fireside Chat with DoSomething”
DeNora Getachew 
Monday, March 27, 2023

Peace and Justice Studies partnered with CCSJ for a student-moderated dialogue with DeNora Getachew on how college students can become engaged in community activism!

people at a reception  people at a reception  people at a reception  Gia Grier introducing Denora Getachew and student moderators    Denora Getachew with 2 student moderators  

“Democratic Partisanship”
Dr. Fuat Gursolzu
Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Dr. Gursolzu led a discussion about politics, democracy, and how productive conflict can lead to increased peace and justice.

people around a table  people sitting at a table

"The Age of Cain: Western Extractive Colonialism, the Christian Imagination, and the Anthropocene'"
Dr. Daniel Castillo
March 2, 2023

Dr. Castillo led a Peace and Justice faculty lunch talk on colonialism, religion, and environmental justice. Fruitful connections across disciplines became very apparent!

Dr. Daniel Castillo sitting at table in front of title slide  3 faculty and 3 students chatting while eating lunch

"Anti-Facism and Movement Repression: Exploring Social Movements and Policing"
Dr. Michael Loadenthal
December 1, 2022

Dr. Loadenthal led an interactive workshop on negotiation tactics for social movements, gave a lunch talk on careers in Peace and Justice studies, and gave an enriching keynote lecture on social movements and policing. 

Dr. Loadenthal teaching interactive workshop on justice advocacy skills to 33 students  Dr. Loadenthal presenting to 22 students at Careers in Peace and Justice lunch talk  Introduction by Dr. Michael Loadenthal  Side angle of audience at lecture by Dr. Michael Loadenthal  

"Nonviolent Resistance in Palestine"
Dr. Marwan Darweish
November 10, 2022

Dr. Darweish gave a rich and nuanced keynote talk that helped the audience to better understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  

Dr. Marwan Darweish having dinner with faculty and students  Dr. Marwan Darweish beginning his talk on nonviolent resistance in Palestine  Front angle of audience at talk by Dr. Marwan Darweish  Back angle of audience at talk by Dr. Marwan Darweish

Contact Us

Heidi Shaker
Associate Professor of French
Director, Office of Peace and Justice
Maryland Hall 351-I
hsbrown@loyola.edu