Joanna Macy, recipient of the 2013 Bioneers Lifetime Contribution Award, discusses the joy of life. This speech was given at the 2013 Bioneers Annual Conference.
“We are one planet people, and we can only be one planet people if we honor all of our differences.”
Can art and activism help unravel the cultural underpinnings of violence against women? In this presentation, Eve Ensler speaks on the importance of translating powerful private stories into unstoppable public movements. In 1998, Eve co-founded V Day, a movement to end violence against women and girls around the world.
This presentation was given at the 2007 Annual Bioneers Conference, and is part of the Everywoman’s Leadership Collection, Vol. 1.
To realize our full potential and co-create new directions for our planet, we need to change the frame. Media, arts and culture provide powerful tools for public dialogue. Mallika Dutt shares her organization Breakthrough’s journey of transforming hearts and minds to build cultures that respect dignity for all.
This talk was given at the 2010 Bioneers Annual Conference and is part of the Everywoman’s Leadership Collection, Vol. 1.
Attorney Mari Margil chronicles the game-changing work to recognize the Rights of Nature in law. Whereas now nature is considered property subject to private property law, the Rights of Nature legal framework enshrines the right of nature “to exist, persist and thrive.” Margil invokes the Dr. Seuss classic, The Lorax, who asks, “Who will speak for the trees?”
This talk was presented at the 2009 Bioneers Annual Conference.
“Fighting on behalf of women, on behalf of minority people of color, fighting on behalf of the environment and the planet are all one big battle. It is all about a struggle for the soul of America.”
The number of Black Farmers has declined dramatically in the last 100 years and the USDA’s racist lending practices hastened that decline. J.L. Chestnut, the chief attorney for the Black Farmers class-action discrimination lawsuit against the USDA, won the largest civil rights settlement in U.S. history, opening the door for restitution for Native American, women and Hispanic farmers.Fighting on behalf of women, on behalf of minority people of color, fighting on behalf of the environment and the planet are all one big battle. It is all about a struggle for the soul of America. - J.L. Chestnut Share on X
This talk took place at the 2001 Annual Bioneers Conference.
Gloria Rivera of Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit shares her experience donating to the Bioneers Scholarship Fund.
Jess Rimington, Cultivating Women’s Leadership training alumna and Executive Director on One World Youth, describes her experience with the trainings.
Greg Cajete, the Director of the Native American Studies Program at the University of New Mexico, discusses how Indigenous People are on the frontlines of Climate Change.
This clip is from a talk which took place at the Indigenous Forum, co-produced with the Cultural Conservatory, at the 2012 Bioneers Annual Conference.
Lois Ellen Frank explains how the “Three Sisters,” or squash, corn and beans, a traditional dietary staple for many Native American peoples, are in fact quite healthy. This talk (of which a clip is shown) was given at the Indigenous Forum, co-produced with the Cultural Conservatory, at the 2012 Bioneers Annual Conference.
Dan Wildcat, Ph.D., discusses traditional indigenous views on culture and community and contrasts them with modern society. This interview took place at the 2012 Bioneers Annual Conference.
Tom B.K. Goldtooth, Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network, discusses some of the struggles of indigenous people, opening with a song. This talk (of which only a clip is shown) was presented at the Indigenous Forum at the 2012 Bioneers Annual Conference.
Dennis Martinez explains indigenous knowledge of food sustainability, specifically of salmon. This talk (of which only a clip is shared here) took place at the Indigenous Forum at the 2012 Bioneers Annual Conference.
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