Peace and Justice Lunch Talk Series
The Office of Peace and Justice offers one lunch talk per month, highlighting faculty research and fostering dialogue on campus about peace and justice issues. We also periodically offer student lunch talks.
All are welcome to attend, including faculty, staff, administrators, students, and community members.
Free lunch is provided! Registration is requested on the Bridge.
Monday, Sept 14 | 12:00PM
Fostering Community Development and Neighborhood Resilience in North Baltimore
This talk will cover the key elements of a place-based justice initiative in higher
education and recent lessons learned from Loyola's place-based work along the York
Road corridor. It will also describe the evolution of the York Road Initiative to
the Center for Neighborhood Resilience, with a renewed focus on integral ecology,
health and wellbeing, and intergenerational leadership development that is grounded
in Loyola’s Jesuit mission.
Monday, Oct 5 | 12:00PM
Luminous Crown: An ecopoetry reading and discussion
This talk will feature work focused on climate change, biodiversity, and personal
encounters with the living world. An interactive discussion will examine the possibilities
of ecopoetic forms for advocates of social justice and environmental stewardship.
Monday, Nov 9 | 12:00PM
The need for trauma-informed care in post-conflict reconstruction: The case of Rwanda
This talk will explore the long-term mental health repercussions of the 1994 genocide
against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the role trauma-informed care can play in post-conflict
reconstruction.
Contact Us
Heidi ShakerAssociate Professor of French
Director, Office of Peace and Justice
Maryland Hall 351-I
hsbrown@loyola.edu