Founder of Anayennisi. https://www.anayennisi.org/. Climate justice education for relational well-being. Working in service of collective regenerative systems change through education, facilitation, research, public speaking, strategy & writing. she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mlp7igkgts23Learn to sing the spells modernity exiled back into your own skin. The Earth's resurrection requires it.13 May 2026 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlp7igkgts23https://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mlclxzzlok2xStructural oppression perpetuates itself not only through force but through the systematic degradation of the interior capacities that would make genuine resistance and genuine regeneration possible. 1/408 May 2026 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlclxzzlok2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mkkrgpy5rk2cLet's be clear: regeneration is not optimization. It is not making a damaged system run more efficiently. It is the return of living capacity to what has been deadened and the restoration of genuine relational coherence to what has been fragmented. What was broken can find a new, more truthful form.28 Apr 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkrgpy5rk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mkfr7yssks2q"The call is coming from inside the house. Patriarchy goes deep. Overcoming it is a multitrack, generations-long effort." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/22/masculinity-gender-climate-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other26 Apr 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfr7yssks2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mkfr3svok22qGetting boys in on climate action. https://hechingerreport.org/getting-boys-in-on-climate-action/26 Apr 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfr3svok22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mjzoue3dw22zThis McSweeny's nailed the moment. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/fisher-price-is-pivoting-to-ai-powered-autonomous-weapons-manufacturing21 Apr 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzoue3dw22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mjssocrykc2lCannot say enough about this excellent film, Palestine 36. https://www.tiff.net/events/palestine-3619 Apr 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjssocrykc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mjpqc6vzos2dBe unapologetic in nurturing the kind of beauty that terrifies oppressive systems and nourishes the land. The kind of beauty that can’t be possessed, but only witnessed and blessed.17 Apr 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpqc6vzos2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mjdwjn5o7c2aHad such a beautiful time leading a session on regenerative facilitation for the fantastic national food security network, Right to Food. I loved seeing some folks name "presence is resistance" as one of their key takeaways from the workshop.13 Apr 2026 03:31 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdwjn5o7c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3miprl47yt22p"It’s as if we had set off 11 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs in the ocean, every second of every day." https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/30/opinion/earth-heating-energy-imbalance05 Apr 2026 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3miprl47yt22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3miap72cpas2aThe climate movement needed this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Mar 2026 03:17 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3miap72cpas2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mhl3jrprts25War has led to 5m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in two weeks and is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/21/middle-east-iran-conflict-environment-climate21 Mar 2026 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhl3jrprts25https://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mhjtp4d23s25Beautiful work on grief by the wonderful Frances Weller. Wonderful to see men unafraid of the depths. So needed to navigate these times. https://www.francisweller.net/the-wild-edge-of-sorrow-the-sacred-work-of-grief.html21 Mar 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjtp4d23s25https://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mhewhgcfnk2bhttps://www.thebulwark.com/p/douglas-wilson-pete-hegseth-moscow-idaho-theocracy-dominionism-christian-reconstruction-theonomy19 Mar 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhewhgcfnk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mhcm4ap52k2jIt was great to speak about the critical role of educators in responding to the climate crisis. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-2-climate-change-in-the-classroom/id1594610544?i=100054134261418 Mar 2026 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhcm4ap52k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mgppm7pmuc2pAmazing news coming out of New York! I want to encourage a courageous and visionary education that addresses root causes and centers regenerative and relational futures. https://www.nwf.org/Home/Latest-News/Press-Releases/2026/3-10-26-NY-Climate-Education10 Mar 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgppm7pmuc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mgpmpc5bfs2a"The blueprint of our current fossil fuel dependency has a long colonial background whose ecological ruination and social inequalities are still haunted by the specters of its colonial legacies." https://ajammc.com/2023/08/04/unmasking-petro-utopias-in-iran/10 Mar 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpmpc5bfs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mgn5mugs4k2kI am so appreciative of Dr. Greger's deep knowledge, ethics, values, and approach to holistic health. This is one of the best sources of information to support your overall health and well-being, and address specific health issues. Highly recommend. nutritionfacts.org https://nutritionfacts.org09 Mar 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgn5mugs4k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mfztd5jlds2kCarol Christ has an excellent conceptualization of patriarchy and women's oppression. https://feminismandreligion.com/2013/02/18/patriarchy-as-an-integral-system-of-male-dominance-created-at-the-intersection-of-the-control-of-women-private-property-and-war-part-1-by-carol-p-christ/01 Mar 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfztd5jlds2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mfv5vpnpms2rI really enjoyed my conversation with Thomas Doherty and Panu Pihkala on their Climate Change and Happiness podcast. I had the opportunity to discuss regenerative and relational educational approaches to climate change. https://climatechangeandhappiness.com/episodes/season-5-episode-13-fostering-good-mind-teaching-for-climate-change-with-maria-vamvalis28 Feb 2026 02:18 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfv5vpnpms2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mfgctsh66s2y"Until the collapse of military dictatorship in 1974, successive rightwing governments marginalised the role played by the leftist-led resistance during the second world war." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/21/greece-recovers-long-lost-photos-nazi-may-day-executions-athens-kaisariani?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other22 Feb 2026 04:36 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfgctsh66s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mdjomxlrec23We need to deepest shift in collective consciousness imaginable to respond to what is unfolding in ways that are life-affirming. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2026 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjomxlrec23https://bsky.app/profile/mariavamvalis.bsky.social/post/3mdcdjvokcs24"Minnesota may be the first test of whether constitutional limits on domestic military force still hold – or whether the United States is about to cross a line from which it cannot easily return." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/21/ice-minnesota-trump26 Jan 2026 03:48 +0000at://did:plc:s2ke4kyypc2vezerdo335qeu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdcdjvokcs24