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8:43am PDT

Drumming by Deb Lane and Afia Walking Tree Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Deb Lane • Afia Walking Tree

9:00am PDT

Welcome by Kenny Ausubel, Nina Simons and Joshua Fouts Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Kenny Ausubel • Joshua Fouts • Nina Simons

9:06am PDT

A short film by Louie Schwartzberg Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Louie Schwartzberg

9:16am PDT

Opening Remarks by Kenny Ausubel Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Kenny Ausubel

9:31am PDT

Democracy Now!: Covering the Movements Changing America Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Kenny Ausubel • Amy Goodman

9:57am PDT

A New "We The People" For a Sustainable Future Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Heather McGhee • Nina Simons

10:27am PDT

SECOND ANNUAL BIOMIMICRY GLOBAL DESIGN CHALLENGE "RAY OF HOPE" PRIZE Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)

11:08am PDT

A performance by Oakland’s own incomparably dynamic and uplifting Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Destiny Arts

11:34am PDT

The Fight for a Free, Fair and Open Internet Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Cory Doctorow • Joshua Fouts

11:59am PDT

Youth Leadership Keynote Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Naelyn Pike • Alexis Bunten

12:15pm PDT

Beyond the Anthropo-Scene Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Jeremy Narby • J.P. Harpignies

1:15pm PDT

Lunchtime Networking Exhibit Hall SolutionCraft Educational Booth SolutionCraft booth near Hands-On Workshop SpaceBrennan Bird Indigenous Forum. Film Screening: “Life In The City of Dirty Water” Indigenous ForumClayton Thomas-Muller

2:45pm PDT

All About Chocolate Hands On Workshop SpaceJonas Ketterle Community of Mentors Community of MentorsMichael Ableman • Dave Hage • Lauren Dalberth Hage Mobile Digital Privacy and Security for Activists (and Everyone) Exhibit Hallleez The Clean Money Revolution Sausalito RoomKevin Bayuk • Katherine Collins • Vince Siciliano • Joel Solomon How Young Entrepreneurs Can Help Lead Social Change | Youth Leadership Youth Unity CenteraManda Greene • Stephanie Maldonado • Trang Tran What Value Emotions? Toward Human, Social & Political Healing Larkspur RoomArlie Russell Hochschild • Karla McLaren • Ayana Young Walking Transformation: The World We Want, and How to Walk There Meet at Bioneers Info Booth near the Central LawnRussell Munsell • Suki Munsell Environmental Literacy for All Santa Rosa RoomCarl Anthony • Juanita Chan • Jose Flores • M. Paloma Pavel • Raquel Pinderhughes • Craig Strang Restoration Agriculture with Permaculture and Biomimicry Manzanita RoomMark Shepard Genocide and Survivance: Calling for Truth and Recognition in California | Indigenous Forum Indigenous ForumLoren Bommelyn • Corrina Gould • Valentin Lopez • Marshall McKay • Vincent Medina Justice is What Love Looks Like in Public | Council Council CircleKate Lipkis • Irasha Pearl Talifero Living Room Conversations: Using Open-Minded Dialogue to Transform Our World Tiburon RoomJoan Blades Ayahuasca in the 21st Century Showcase TheaterJeremy Narby • J.P. Harpignies • Rachel Harris • Eda Elsa Zavala Lopez • Sitaramaya Sita Leading with Nature’s Guidance: Finding Insight and Clarity in Nature Women's Leadership TentPolly Howells • Trebbe Johnson A Truly Inclusive, Women-Led Movement: What’s Needed Next? Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Anneke Campbell • Kate Kendell • Alnoor Ladha • Betsy McKinney • Lateefah Simon

4:30pm PDT

Democracy, Free Speech and Media | World Café World CaféAmy Lenzo • Denis Moynihan • David Shaw Relief, Recovery and Rebuilding in the North Bay & North Coast The Dome at The Bioneers ConferenceErin Axelrod • Brock Dolman • Trathen Heckman Narrative Healing: Restoring the World Through Storytelling | Indigenous Forum Indigenous ForumCalvin Hedrick • Dean Hoaglin • L Frank Manriquez • Cara Romero Art, Politics, Spirit: Braided Activism for Culture Shift Santa Rosa RoomLulani Arquette • Arlene Goldbard • Rosa González • Cynthia Tom The Peace of Wild Things | Council Council CircleKate Lipkis • Irasha Pearl Talifero Poetry Slam—Words Matter | Youth Leadership Youth Unity Center The New Laboratories of Democracy - Building a Progressive Agenda beyond the Trump Era Showcase TheaterTed Howard • Repa Mekha • Patricia Farrar Rivas Breakthroughs in Global Regenerative Design: Implementing Solutions for the Earth and People Larkspur RoomErin English • Joel Glanzberg Embodied Restoration: Rebalancing the Sacred Masculine and Feminine Women's Leadership TentClare Dubois From Plunder to Restoration: Re-Designing the Human-Ocean Relationship Manzanita RoomTeo Grossman • Marah Hardt • Bren Smith Finding The Lost City of the Monkey God Sausalito RoomBill Benenson • Steve Elkins • Douglas Preston Fighting for the Pillars of Democracy: Independent Media and an Open Internet Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (VMA)Cory Doctorow • Joshua Fouts • Amy Goodman • Danny O'Brien

6:15pm PDT

Drum and Dance Activation! Central LawnSpirit Drumz Ensemble • Afia Walking Tree

6:30pm PDT

Seed Exchange Exhibit Hall

7:00pm PDT

Curse of the Monkey God | Film Showcase TheaterBill Benenson

7:30pm PDT

Bioneers Awards Dinner Ballroom, Embassy SuitesSarah Crowell • Amy Goodman • Kandi Mossett • Denis Moynihan • Jeremy Narby • Victor Pineda • john a. powell • James Thurston • Kenny Ausubel • Joshua Fouts • Nina Simons

8:45pm PDT

Searching for Gold Spot -The Wild After Wildfire | Film Showcase TheaterMaya Khosla

9:30pm PDT

F R E E (a film about the Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company) Showcase TheaterDavid Collier • Sarah Crowell • Suzanne LaFetra • Sara Needham Dance Party Exhibit HallEve Bradford • Isis Indriya