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Edgewater Speaker Conference Focuses On Humanity, Healing

A Feb. 22 conference at Historic London Town & Gardens will feature speakers focusing on historical wounds and how to heal.

EDGEWATER, MD — Historic London Town & Gardens will be hosting a conference entitled "Shifting The Paradigm Back to Humanity: Healing 20/20" on Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Allie Simmons and Elena Jimenez will lead the 3rd annual conference. The theme will focus on "Humanity's Healing." Indigenous speakers will share, educate and bring to light what healing historical wounds looks like in Indigenous, African American and Latino communities.

This one-day speaker conference is a call for humanity to heal, realign with purpose and responsibility to self, one another, community and the world. After the speakers take the stage, conference participants will engage, collaborate and discuss the ways to take action for change. Tickets start at $65 per person (early pre-registration) or are $85 (general registration). Student rate is $15.01. Group rates are available.

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