Bioneers 2025 Conference

Sacred Activism: Reimagining Awakened Action

An Emergent Conversation

Although a great deal of human rights and ecological activism is rooted in secular rationalism and scientific materialism, there are also illustrious lineages of spiritually based social justice champions, including many prominent figures in the Civil Rights and various anti-war movements, and quite a few contemporary eco activists who draw from Indigenous teachings that view the entire web of life as ensouled. In this session, three leaders from very different backgrounds and generations working in very different fields but whose vision is anchored in a deep sense of the sacred will share their perspectives on how to bring one’s full heart and spirit to the quest for healing our relations with ourselves, each other, and the earth. With: Katsi Cook (Akwesasne Mohawk Nation), renowned lifelong advocate of Indigenous midwifery, Executive Director of the Spirit Aligned Leadership Program; Sonali Sangeeta Balajee, Founder of Spiritual Social Medicinal Apothecary (SSoMA) and Our Bodhi Project, lifelong meditator, spiritual practitioner, artist, and activator; Kazu Haga, a trainer and practitioner with over 25 years’ experience in nonviolence and social change work, author of Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm. Hosted by Nina Simons, author, co-founder and Chief Relationship Officer of Bioneers. 

March 28th | 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm

Panelists


Katsi Cook
Executive Director
Spirit Aligned Leadership Program
Sonali Sangeeta Balajee
Founder
Our Bodhi Project
Kazu Haga
Author, Trainer, Practitioner
Nina Simons
Co-Founder and Chief Relationship Strategist
Bioneers