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Bioneers’ Polina Smith interviews three leading members of Oakland's Thrive Choir—Austin Willacy, Kyle Lemle and Joyous Dawn—to explore their history, motivation and process.
In an interview with Bioneers' Polina Smith, Jerry Tello discusses how we can begin to address the imbalances and injustices in our society by taking a deep look at the false narratives that have dominated our culture for far too long, and how we can begin to reclaim our understanding of the sacredness and interconnectedness of all things.
Bioneers’ Polina Smith interviewed the indescribable performer Zarina Kopyrina to explore her roots in Siberia’s Yakutia region, steeped in an ancient and still vibrant shamanic culture, and her extraordinary life trajectory.
The food system is not broken; it’s working exactly the way it’s supposed to as a caste system based on demographics, economics, and race. If we’re going to transform this food system, we have to look at power and who has power. The current food system is controlled by a handful of people who are predominantly white men.
A stellar panel of figures at the cutting-edge of inclusivity advocacy in the psychedelic community share their perspectives.
Bioneers spoke to Tieron Johnson, a young staff member at Rez Refuge on the Navajo Reservation, about his leadership providing mutual aid to people on the Navajo reservation and what it feels like to be a role model for young people in his community during these times.
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Bioneers spoke to Tieron Johnson, a young staff member at Rez Refuge on the Navajo Reservation, about his leadership providing mutual aid to people on the Navajo reservation and what it feels like to be a role model for young people in his community during these times.
Vanessa Raditz from the Queer Ecojustice Project offers insights into the many forms of queer resilience, uplifting the resistance, visibility and power of LGBTQ+ people in movements for justice, care and liberation.
In this talk, Patrisse Cullors explores the contributions women have made to the movement for Black lives historically and in the present; the institutional racism that still permeates our society; and the diverse ways women have been criminalized and have fought back to change the course of history.
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