My World Conference teaches Calgary students sense of community

Posted Feb 25, 2016 7:27 am.

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Over 1,200 Calgary students are being inspired to “think globally” Thursday.

Middle and junior high school student leaders and teachers from 40 different Calgary Board of Education schools will be gathering for the My World Conference.

It’s the eighth year for the event taking place at the Genesis Centre in the northeast.

Organizers plan to help students gain a sense of community and learn from local, national and international activists.

This year’s two keynote speakers are Ashley Murphy, a 16-year-old girl with aids who’s defied odds and Wab Kinew, a best-selling author, hip hop artist, and the Associate VP of Indigenous Relations at the University of Winnipeg.

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