Daniela Simm
Daniela Simm, Mindful Spring of the Heart (pronouns she/her), started her engagement with social and Earth justice in the area of agroecology and rural development alongside rural and indigenous communities and movements in Latin America, as well as humanitarian assistance since 2007. Rooted in Catholic theology of liberation, she embraced the Plum Village tradition in 2018. Dharanimdhara, the bodhisattva of Earth holding, is her motivation: building bridges and weaving networks of understanding, compassion, love, and trust between all peoples and beings on this precious Mother Earth.