Musical guest: Ivory Blue (https://www.facebook.com/IVORYBLUEMUSIC)
Community moment: TBA
Featured speaker: Marci Renée, Creative Voices of Freedom and The Strawberry Girls

Marci Renée is the founder and director of Creative Voices of Freedom (creativevoicesoffreedom.org) and the founder and director of The Strawberry Girls (strawberrygirls.org) — a Spanish anti-trafficking, nonprofit organization working with Moroccan women exploited through the “Red Gold” strawberry industry of Spain and into the brothels.

When Marci first started volunteering at the safe house in Spain seven years ago — translating for broken, traumatized women — writing was the only way she could survive. Her heart breaks and pours out in her words on the page. Marci writes and tells stories — her stories, others’ stories. She believes everyone should have a voice, and that we are all created with a deep desire to be heard. She feels called to be a voice for the “Silent Ones.” Marci is the published author of seven memoirs and creative nonfiction books and eight children’s picture books.

Besides writing, Marci is a global nomad who has lived with her family around the world. She also has certifications as an English and French teacher, public speaker, life and writing coach, trauma debriefer, and narrative therapist.

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