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Nikole Lim is a speaker, educator, and author of the book, Liberation is Here. Nikole shifts paradigms on how stories are told by platforming voices of the oppressed - sharing stories of beauty arising out of seemingly broken situations, especially for young women. As the Founder and International Director of Freely in Hope, Nikole has formed her philosophy of survivor-led approach to community transformation through her work with sexual violence survivors. She has a bachelor’s degree in Film Production from Loyola Marymount University and a master’s in Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary, and now she studies Embodied Contemplative Psychotherapy through the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science. Jean Nangwala is a singer, speaker, survivor-advocate, and creative content producer. She was born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia. From her personal experience of injustice and witnessing the same inequality across the globe, she grew a strong passion for empowering women to come together and alleviate systems that perpetuate social injustice. She has worked with a wide range of organizations around the world, such as The Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission, End Human Trafficking, etc. Now, she serves as the Lead Storyteller for Freely in Hope. To learn more, check out her YouTube Channel, Tales of a Black Girl.