Geography Of Hope Conference Analysis

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I came out of the Geography of Hope conference feeling like I had experienced a life altering event. It is hard to verbalize the experience as my intellect was involved but my subconscious benefited the most. The goal of the conference was to inspire “right action”, and not to lose hope; I feel that in my case the conference succeeded beyond that. Besides inspiring right action and hope, the conference left me with a sense of inner-peace, joy, unity, where the truth about our ancestors is not a burden, but a guide to better understand ourselves and the environment we inhabit. I’m not the only one who experienced these feelings, as I talked to other attendees I got a sense that they gained courage, optimism and a set of cognitive tools to

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