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(New Orleans, La. — March 24, 2021) The �������� Student Peace Initiative proudly presents next week the university's�� ��Students, faculty, staff, colleagues and friends of the university are invited to enjoy the discourse happening within the Loyola community. This year’s online event is titled “Our Voice, Our Ideas, Our Future: Progressing through a Pandemic.”

“From all the students and helpful faculty involved in the 13th Annual Student Peace Conference, we invite you to this year's online event. We are incredibly proud of all the students participating in this year's event and we invite you to check out our with detailed accounts of all projects included in each of our panels,” said Loyola student Ember Jetter, Peace Conference Chair.��

The annual peace conference, which runs throughout the week of March 29-April 4, is an opportunity for students and guests to further community discussion about hope, renewal and global peace. This year’s weeklong conference organized by Loyola’s students includes keynote speakers, interactive lectures, panel discussions, and student presentations addressing key domestic and international issues, including systemic racism, domestic violence, social inequality, gangs and incarceration, the #MeToo movement, immigration and reform, environmental pollution, women’s rights, political division, political accountability and police reform.
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The and links to participate are as follows. ��

Participants can also RSVP to events via
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Monday, March 29th, 2021
12:30 PM CST
“Festering Hate: How Societal Divisiveness Perpetuates Bigotry”��
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/92353854512��
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2:30 PM CST
“Author Meets Critics: Out of the Red: My Life of Gangs, Prison, and Redemption”
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/97532671016��
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6:00 PM CST
“KEYNOTE EVENT; A Deep Dive in the Louisiana State Legislature with Representative Aimee Adatto Freeman and Representative Mandie Landry”
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/98609532248��
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7:00 PM CST
“Political Accountability”
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/92709785373��

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Tuesday, March 30th, 2021
1:30 PM CST
“#MeToo Across the World”
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/97564624141��
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2:30 PM CST
“The World’s Oldest Profession”
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/99873577020��
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4:00 PM CST
“An Analysis of Domestic Violence Patterns Following the COVID-19 Pandemic”
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/93611983586��
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6:30 PM CST
“Life without Parole in Louisiana: Redemption and Reform in America’s Prison Capital”
PUBLIC LINK: ��https://loyno.zoom.us/j/97616893006��
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
12:30 PM CST
“Socio-Political Conflicts within the Levant”
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/98290822324��
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2:30 PM CST
“Systemic Issues Exacerbated by the Pandemic”
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/93891313009��
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6:00 PM CST
“Immigration and Reform”
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/92933732679��
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Thursday, April 1st, 2021
12:30 PM CST
“Response to the Environmental Crisis through Design”
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/96749830251��
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1:30 PM CST
“#MeQueer Across the World”
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/93651512611��
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2:30 PM CST
“Sociological and Economic Perspectives on the Environment”
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/93221201587��
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4:00 PM CST
“Standing with Farmers: Unpacking the Role of Women in the Largest Protest in Human History”
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/93907214090��

5:30 PM CST
“SGA Presents President and Vice-President Elect”
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/97953723386��
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6:00 PM CST
“Freedom to Create”
PUBLIC LINK: https://loyno.zoom.us/j/91706026637��