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<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>
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<p>A conversation between two women about how their deep-rooted friendship and courage set them on a mission to share in the work to bridge the differences that too often divide us, will be the keynote feature at the 2022 Women’s Wellness Retreat.</p>
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<p>The presentation and discussion will be at 7 p.m., Friday March 18 at USC Beaufort’s Center for the Arts, the host site of the weekend long Women’s Wellness event which runs March 17 through March 19.</p>
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<p>The two friends, Polly Shepard, a survivor of the 2015 mass shooting at Mother Emanuel Church in Charleston that left nine congregants dead, and Margaret Seidler, whose personal journey of emotional reckoning after discovering she is a descendant of slave traders is central to the evolution of their powerful relationship.</p>
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<p>The women will share how the common bonds of forgiveness, honesty, and love have not just brought them together but are the foundation from which we can all build a bridge to reconciliation and healing.</p>
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<p>The event is free and open to the public. For more information about this and other Women’s Wellness Retreat Events, visit <a href="https://bit.ly/3taYboJ.">https://bit.ly/3taYboJ.</a></p>
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