Terry Tempest Williams – The Glorians Are Among Us

Terry Tempest Williams, one of our nation’s living literary treasures and a guiding light for many of us regarding ethics and citizenship, shares how she emerged from a dream during the pandemic in 2020 with a renewed vow she had forgotten. In this time of political and climate chaos, as we seek beauty and cohesion wherever we can find its glimmer, Terry focused on "The Glorians," the overlooked presences—animal, plant, memory, moment—that reveal our shared vulnerability and interconnectedness with the natural world and how they can inspire us to carry forward with grace. "The Glorians are reaching out to us," she writes," inviting us to dream a new world into being." This keynote talk was delivered at the 2026 Bioneers Conference in Berkeley, CA, USA. Introduction by Nina Simons, Bioneers Co-founder and Chief Relationship Strategist Visit https://bioneers.org/ for more of Terry Tempest Williams 0:00 Introduction by Nina Simons 4:28 Terry's Keynote begins 21:55 Outro