Women’s Leadership Paves the Way for Climate Justice
In times of turmoil, women often provide the essential backbone that holds societies together and opens paths of renewal. Today, around the world, women in vulnerable frontline communities are the ones who most bear the brunt of climate change and also frequently lead the struggle to create a livable world without pollution and systemic violence. This week, we share some exemplary women leaders’ visions for a more equitable climate movement, including: Zainab Salbi, Naelyn Pike, Amisha Ghadiali, and Nina Simons.
Nature + Justice + Women’s Leadership: A Strategic Trio for Effective Change
Ecological destruction, climate destabilization, the global pandemic, and many forms of historical and current injustice are converging to initiate a near-death experience for our species. In this inspiring session, some exemplary activists and leaders—Naelyn Pike, Amisha Ghadiali, Nina Simons, and Osprey Orielle Lake—explore why the combination of honoring and learning from nature, a deep quest for justice, and cultivating the leadership of women can provide a potent, three-pronged strategic path for getting us to a world we want.
Environmental Hero: Zainab Salbi
Globally, women experience some of the harshest challenges in wartime and on the frontlines of the climate crisis while simultaneously remaining natural caretakers to their families, communities, and the Earth. 2022 Bioneers speaker Zainab Salbi has dedicated her life to empowering these women and acknowledging their work and leadership. Zainab is the co-founder of Daughters For Earth, a new campaign to mobilize women worldwide to support and scale up women-led efforts to protect and restore the Earth.
Artists at Bioneers 2022
All significant movements for positive change are accompanied by outpourings of artistic expression that help open our eyes to injustice and convey powerful new visions and possibilities. For this year’s conference, we are excited for art to play a vital, celebratory, and transformational role. From Amazonian artists to large-scale climate movement murals, a plethora of visual art, and incredible sculptures, we are excited for you to see the work of so many extraordinary artivists.
Bioneers 2022 Highlight
Daughters for Earth: Women and the Climate Change Movement
Women all over the globe, especially in the “developing world,” are the ones who most often bear the brunt of having to contend with the radical disruptions visited upon their families and communities by climate change and environmental degradation, yet women’s voices are far too often ignored. Register now for Bioneers 2022 and join Zainab Salbi, Nina Simons, and Justin Winters as they discuss how these struggles relate to the personal search for healing, and what it will take to create authentic global change.
Bioneers 2022 Highlight
Daughters for Earth: Women and the Climate Change Movement
Women all over the globe, especially in the “developing world,” bear the brunt of climate change but are ignored the most in conversations about climate justice. Register now for Bioneers 2022 and join Zainab Salbi, Nina Simons, and Justin Winters as they discuss how these struggles relate to the personal search for healing, and what it will take to create authentic global change.
Nina Simons – From Discipline to Discipleship: Cultivating Love, Collaboration, & Imagination
By reframing and re-imagining discipline as disciple-ship, Bioneers co-founder Nina Simons draws from a wide range of cultural touchstones – from Indigenous wisdom to Biblical storytelling to pop icon Patti Smith and intellectual heavyweight Cornel West – to share her journey towards uncovering and embracing the role of discipline in service of cultivating the heart’s capacity to love.
Nature, Culture and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership, 2nd Ed. – Launching June 7th!
We are excited to announce that the second edition of Nina Simons’ book, Nature, Culture and the Sacred: A Woman Listens for Leadership, is launching on June 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon! Nature, Culture and the Sacred offers practical guidance and inspiration for anyone who aspires to grow into their own unique form of leadership on behalf of positive change. Join Nina on an inspiring journey to shed self-limiting beliefs, lead from the heart and discover beloved community as you cultivate your own flourishing and liberation.
