Bioneers
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{{About|the organization and annual conference|the history and usage of the word bioneer|Bioneer}}
Bioneers, under its parent foundation, Collective Heritage Institute, is a non-profit environmental and social justice advocacy organization based in New Mexico and California.{{cite web |title=Bioneers |url=https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/bioneers/ |website=InfluenceWatch |access-date=20 October 2022}} Founded in 1990, the organization's philosophy says that there is value and wisdom in the natural world, emphasizing that responses to problems must be in harmony with the design of natural systems.{{cite web |title=Bioneers Come to Chicago to Build a Future Guided by Nature {{!}} Natural MKE |url=https://www.naturalmke.com/2012/10/31/268847/bioneers-come-to-chicago-to-build-a-future-guided-by-nature |website=Natural Awakenings |access-date=20 October 2022 |language=en}} Official Programs include Moonrise Women's Leadership,{{cite book |last1=Murray |first1=Elizabeth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TtH4AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT224 |title=Living Life in Full Bloom: 120 Daily Practices to Deepen Your Passion, Creativity & Relationships |date=25 March 2014 |publisher=Rodale |isbn=978-1-62336-120-4 |language=en}} Restorative Food Systems,{{cite news |last1=Crossland |first1=Felicity |date=2 December 2020 |title=Bioneers - A Revolution from the Heart of Nature |url=https://angeles.sierraclub.org/news/blog/2020/12/bioneers_a_revolution_from_the_heart_of_nature |access-date=20 October 2022 |work=Sierra Club Angeles Chapter |language=en}} Indigeneity (Indigenous Forums),{{cite book |last1=Nelson |first1=Melissa K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iGIoDwAAQBAJ |title=Original Instructions: Indigenous Teachings for a Sustainable Future |date=16 January 2008 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-59143-931-8 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Kate |date=September 9, 2013 |title=Bioneers Hosts Leading Voices Addressing Nature-Inspired Solutions For Social, Cultural, and Environmental Change |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/bioneers_hosts_leading_voices_addressing_nature_inspired_solutions_for_social_cultural_and_environmental_change/prweb11101903.htm |access-date=20 October 2022 |work=PRWeb}} Education for Action,{{cite news |last1=Ausubel |first1=Kenny |date=7 January 2011 |title=Bioneers Launches Formal Education Program Focused on Town-Gown Collaboration for Systemic Change |url=https://secondnature.org/2011/01/07/bioneers-launches-formal-education-program-focused-town-gown-collaboration-systemic-change/ |access-date=20 October 2022 |work=Second Nature}} and the award-winning Dreaming New Mexico community resilience program.{{cite book |last1=Ermacora |first1=Thomas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LEyTDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA152 |title=Recoded City: Co-Creating Urban Futures |last2=Bullivant |first2=Lucy |date=1 July 2016 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-59142-9 |language=en}}
Bioneers produces media covering subjects such as environmentalism, rights of nature, social justice, sustainability and permaculture. Bioneers Radio is broadcast on local radio stations across the U.S., as well as having segments featured on national NPR stations.{{cite book |last1=Patten |first1=Terry |title=A New Republic of the Heart: An Ethos for Revolutionaries--A Guide to Inner Work for Holistic Change |date=6 March 2018 |publisher=North Atlantic Books |isbn=978-1-62317-047-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CIFXDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA365 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Bioneers |url=https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1087678136/bioneers |access-date=20 October 2022 |work=National Public Radio |language=en}}
Bioneers also organizes the annual National Bioneers Conference, covering topics such as climate change, social justice and sustainability.{{cite book |last1=Schein |first1=Steve |title=A New Psychology for Sustainability Leadership: The Hidden Power of Ecological Worldviews |date=8 September 2017 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-28602-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xKo0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT35 |language=en}} Conference presenters have included Michael Pollan, Andrew Weil, Gloria Steinem, Jane Goodall, Philippe Cousteau, Eve Ensler, Bill McKibben, Paul Hawken, and more. Plenary (Keynote) sessions from the national conference are also webcast to Beaming Bioneers satellite conferences held simultaneously in various locations throughout the United States and Canada.{{cite news |title="Eco-nomics" Programs Shine at the 2011 Bioneers Conference |url=https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/32547--eco-nomics-programs-shine-at-the-2011-bioneers-conference |access-date=20 October 2022 |work=3BL CSR Wire |date=June 30, 2011 |language=en}}
Origin of name
Bioneer (a portmanteau of "biological pioneer") is a neologism coined by founder Kenny Ausubel.Utne Reader. (1999 Mar-Apr). [http://www.utne.com/1999-03-01/15IdeasThatCouldShaketheWorld.aspx "15 Ideas That Could Shake the World"]. Utne Reader. Retrieved 14 August 2009. It describes individuals and groups working in diverse disciplines who have crafted creative solutions to various environmental and socio-cultural problems rooted in shared core values, including whole systems, (anticipatory) thinking, a view of all life as interdependent, and sustainable mutual aid.{{cite journal |last1=Ausubel |first1=Kenny |title=Where the sidewalk ends |journal=Yoga Journal |date=October 1998 |issue=142 |pages=90–98 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G-oDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA92 |access-date=20 October 2022 |publisher=Active Interest Media, Inc. |language=en}}
Annual conference
The first National Bioneers Conference, organized by Co-founders Kenny Ausubel and Nina Simons, took place in 1990.{{cite news |last1=Nelson |first1=Amy |title=Bioneers / Expert Q&A: Bioneers Co-Founders Kenny Ausubel & Nina Simons |url=https://www.biohabitats.com/newsletter/bioneers/expert-qa-bioneers-co-founders-kenny-ausubel-nina-simons/ |access-date=19 October 2022 |work=Bioneers |issue=XVII |date=2019}} For many years, the conference was held annually in the fall in San Rafael, California. In 2023, the Bioneers conference moved to Berkeley, California.{{Cite web |last=Kwok |first=Iris |date=2023-04-05 |title=Berkeley to host major environmental, social justice summit this week |url=https://www.berkeleyside.org/2023/04/05/bioneers-conference-berkeley |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Berkeleyside |language=en-US}}{{cite web |title=Save the Date |url=https://bioneers.org/save-the-date/ |website=Bioneers |access-date=20 October 2022}}
The national conference brings together a wide array of scientific and social innovators.{{cite news |last1=Mosser |first1=Michelle |title=GreenMoney Interview Series |url=https://greenmoney.com/interview-biomimcry/ |access-date=20 October 2022 |work=GreenMoney Journal |date=19 September 2015}}{{cite book |last1=Birnbaum |first1=Elisa |title=In the Business of Change: How Social Entrepreneurs are Disrupting Business as Usual |date=29 May 2018 |publisher=New Society Publishers |isbn=978-1-77142-259-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ulZQDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT215 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Ross |first1=Chelsea |title=Bioneers Bridge the Color Gap |url=https://inthesetimes.com/article/bioneers-bridge-the-color-gap |access-date=20 October 2022 |work=In These Times |date=December 5, 2006 |language=en}} Conference speakers come from interdisciplinary fields: environmental and socio-political activism; green-biology, chemistry, design, architecture and urban planning; organic and beyond organic farming and gardening; indigenous perspectives; biodiversity, bioremediation, and wildland preservation; alternative energy; engaged spirituality, literature and the arts; holistic and ecological medicine; ethnobotany; socially responsible entrepreneurship, business and philanthropy; the environmental justice, women's and youth movements, independent media, etc.
In many cases, the technological or social solutions to problems showcased are founded on emulation of natural self-organizing systems.{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Katie |title=Innovators Compete for $100,000 to Revolutionize Global Food Systems |url=https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/innovators-compete-for-100000-revolutionize-global-food-systems |access-date=20 October 2022 |work=Sierra: The Magazine of the Sierra Club |date=November 6, 2017 |language=en}}
See also
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External links
- [http://bioneers.org/ Bioneers.org] - site of the Bioneers | Collective Heritage Institute.
- [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kenny-ausubel/ Read a blog by Founder Kenny Ausubel] at Huffington Post
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Category:Environmental organizations based in the United States