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From Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Malawi, to colored neighborhoods in Colombia, this conversation highlights artistic practices reshaping individual well-being, community narratives, and policy discourse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/clarku.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_RniEwm_PQh6MNanyToOcWA\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speakers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelrspicher.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael Spicher,<\/a><\/strong> Ph.D., is a philosopher and strategic aesthetics consultant who helps people and organizations integrate beauty into culture, design, and decision-making. With over 20 years of experience, he brings deep insight into how aesthetic values shape flourishing, having spoken at global events on design, fashion, and intentional space. Based in Boston, he teaches at several area universities and also directs the <a href=\"https:\/\/aestheticsresearch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aesthetics Research Lab<\/a>. <br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Francisco Alcala Torreslanda<\/strong> is Co-Founder and Executive Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homestorytellers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HOME Storytellers<\/a>. He has a background in corporate leadership and documentary storytelling. HOME Storytellers partners with refugees and marginalized communities to create hope-driven films and campaigns. Their new film, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wenameourselves.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We Name Ourselves<\/a>,\u201d explores how art becomes survival, restoring dignity, connection, and hope in the harshest conditions.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Juan Pablo Franco Jim\u00e9nez<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blumont.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blumont\u2019s <\/a>Country Director in Colombia, leads programs improving humanitarian assistance, self-reliance, durable solutions, and integration for migrants and internally displaced persons. 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