The New Orleans International Vodou Day Symposium brings together scholars, practitioners, and cultural leaders to explore the living traditions, history, and global influence of African and diasporic spiritual practices. Presented in partnership with Xavier University of Louisiana, this gathering creates space for dialogue, learning, and cultural exchange centered on the knowledge systems that continue to shape healing, identity, and community across the world.
Professor, Louisiana State University
Marie Laveau in Early 20th Century Voodoo
Manbo Asogwe, Committee of Vodun Rites of Benin
Presentation topic to be announced
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Oungan Asogwe, Sèvite Badji Vodou – Temple Sacré Na-Ri-VéH 777
Vodou cosmology and the spiritual nature of the human being
Casa del Caribe, Cuba
Women and religious leadership in Santería traditions
Oungan Asogwe
Vodou drumming as cultural archive and diasporic transmission
Houngan
| KOSANBA Board Member
Sacred Song, and Embodied Archives of Resistance
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Professor, Senator, President of the Committee of Vodun Rites of Benin
Vodun traditions and cultural heritage in Benin
Traditional Chief and Crowned Queen of the African Diaspora (BaTeke)
Kongo spiritual traditions in the Americas
Afro-Ecology Exhibit
Plants of Spiritual Tradition
Discover the Exhibit
Event Details
New Orleans International Vodou Day Symposium
Diaspora and Memory
📍 Location
Xavier University of Louisiana
1 Drexel Dr,
New Orleans, LA 70125, USA
📅 Date
May 23, 2026
⏰ Time
9:30am-5pm
Full schedule announcements coming soon.
We look forward to having you join us.
