Bioneers (www.bioneers.org) is a national organization dedicated to social and environmental justice. Bioneers hosts an annual conference in Marin County that attracts over 2000 scholars and activists. UCSC students have created a UCSC version of the Bioneers Conference, thereby enabling our local community to lead intriguing plenary talks and workshops based on the conference topics, which include but are not limited to: Eco-nomics; Ecological Design; Ecological Literacy; Ecological Medicine; Every Women’s Leadership; Indigenous Knowledge; Justice: Racial, LGBT, Human Rights, Equity, and Rights of Nature; Media; Nature, Culture, Spirit; Resilient Communities; Restorative Food Systems; Restoring the Bio-Sphere; and Youth Leadership.