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<span style="color:black">We just posted a story about a major international conference in which UC Merced will team up with the world-famous Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. The goal of the virtual event on April 23 and 24 is to look at the relationships
between William Shakespeare’s works and the current climate crisis.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Meanwhile, Shakespeare in Yosemite is giving us a sneak peek of the forthcoming film “Imogen in the Wild,” and the EarthShakes Alliance website is being prepared for its official launch.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">More details here:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://bit.ly/32Af1iP"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://bit.ly/32Af1iP</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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