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Nikayla Jefferson

Nikayla Jefferson is a political science graduate student at UC Santa Barbara, where her research focuses on the intersection of climate justice, the American environmental movement, democracy, and engaged spiritual traditions. She is interested in researching, writing, and living the questions related to what it means to be a human in this moment we call the Anthropocene. Nikayla’s work has been published in the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, the Guardian, the Nation, and others. Her essay, “From the Hunger Strike, With Love,” was selected for publication in the book “Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility,” edited by Rebecca Solnit and climate activist Thelma Young Lutunatabua.
EcoDharma
EcoDharma

Opening the Heart-Mind in Grief Ceremony

Giving voice to the depths of grief as well as anger, fear and overwhelm, Nikayla Jefferson escorts us through the healing potential of ceremony.
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EcoDharma
The institutionalized demand for endless growth is pushing us past safe planetary boundaries. How might we liberate ourselves from this disastrous collective dream?
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EcoDharma

A Conversation with Kritee Kanko

In this wide-ranging conversation, Kritee Kanko speaks to the power of Dharma practice to help us care for ourselves amidst ecological breakdown, clearly see the spiritual and political roots of our planetary crisis, and act in solidarity with our communities.