{"id":8783,"date":"2025-10-13T19:41:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=8783"},"modified":"2025-10-13T19:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:41:22","slug":"sga-organizes-promotes-peace-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/10\/13\/sga-organizes-promotes-peace-week\/","title":{"rendered":"SGA organizes, promotes Peace Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TROY, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Peace Week was a week-long event dedicated to shing a light on two issues that affect millions of people around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For some students the message was deeply personal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;As someone who has struggled with that a little bit, I always encourage people that you should find someone to talk to find your happy place to just debrief your thoughts, and know that you are loved,&#8221; said student Aniah Brown. &#8220;There are people here that love you and that doing this won&#8217;t solve it. It will probably make it worse for everyone around you.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s that same hope for healing and prevention that inspired the SGA to organize Peace Week: a week full of events; each day focusing on a different cause. Aniya said she greatly appreciates the Student Government Association and the work that it is doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2025\/10\/07\/students-battle-for-the-blood-during-south-hate-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MORE FROM TROJANVISION: Students battle for the blood during South Hate Week<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It makes me really happy that there is someone out there who is actually trying because a lot of people I know they are going through this, but I&#8217;m scared to try, so I&#8217;m glad there&#8217;s people who are willing to take the initiative to try and help someone.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jazmin Foster, A representative of TROY SGA says she feels good that she is making change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It makes me feel good that I am letting them know that they are not alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to event organizers, the goal is to empower everyone at TROY to a part of a culture of care and prevention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROY, Ala. 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