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Saru Jayaraman argues that when people can’t afford to live, they can’t participate, making fair wages essential to a functioning democracy.
In this time of political and climate chaos, as we seek beauty and cohesion wherever we can find its glimmer, Terry Tempest Williams focuses on “The Glorians,” the overlooked presences—animal, plant, memory, moment—that reveal our interconnectedness with the natural world and how they can inspire us to carry forward with grace.
Terry Tempest Williams is one of the most celebrated and revered American nature writers. She integrates the musicality of a poet with the passion and purpose of an activist. Bioneers co-founder Nina Simons engaged with Terry at a Bioneers conference in a wide ranging conversation between two old friends.
Gary Farmer has been a groundbreaking figure in prying open doors for Indigenous contributors to the performing arts. He explores why it is more important than ever for Native people to control their own narratives, in an era in which our collective survival will depend on our learning to put the Earth first. It is time for Turtle Island TV!
Michael Pollan, one of the nation’s most influential non-fiction writers and investigative journalists, traces his six-year quest to solve the greatest mystery in nature: how, and why, are we conscious?
Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair Wage, one of the most effective, tireless advocates for working people in the nation, says we can rally many working people to the urgent defense against plundering kleptocratic authoritarianism, but only if we demonstrate to them that democracy is worth saving by making it responsive to their economic struggles.
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Yurok Attorney Amy Cordalis tells the story of the decades-long struggle to remove dams that have choked the life flow of the Klamath river and severed salmon migratory routes, and how a combination of traditional ecological knowledge, environmental law, and old-fashioned diplomacy helped remove 4 of 6 dams.
The Campaign for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture (CORA) is challenging the largest berry grower in the world to transition to organic and eliminate the exposure to toxic pesticides that farmworkers endure with devastating regularity and horrific consequences. CORA is working to phase out agrochemicals starting with restrictions around schools and homes.
What if cities were designed so that they could absorb excess rainfall, neutralize floods, and turn their streets green and beautiful in the process? Kongjian Yu is doing just that. His “sponge cities” and other revolutionary nature-based solutions are being implemented in well over 200 cities in China and beyond.
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