The Loyola Interdisciplinary Journal of Public Interest Law (LIJPIL) is an academic journal with an interdisciplinary and narrative-based approach to public interest advocacy and education. The Journal strives to disrupt “traditional” law school curricula and pedagogy by bringing together scholarly articles, lectures, and practitioner essays alongside poetry, art, and short creative and autoethnographic works to emphasize the power of storytelling in systemic change. Inspired by the Los Angeles Public Interest Law Journal, a 2007 independent collaboration between Southern California law schools, LIJPIL is proud to pursue topical themes in public interest law collectively chosen by its staff. The Journal is committed to highlighting the stories of underrepresented communities by providing a forum for a diverse range of legal professionals, scholars, policy makers, artists, and critical thinkers.