Solarpunk Now!

"The way black radicals have characterized blackness to be about solidarity, rebellion, and liberation despite all odds is exactly the type of optimism I am driven by." @eruditelijah@kolektiva.social illuminating vital connections between #solarpunk practices and Black radical movements throughout history.

https://elijahclaude.substack.com/p/hey-cuz-solarpunk-needs-you

https://fromtheperiphery.com/2026/05/06/218-solarpunk-panel-2026-w-luka-dowell-ariel-kroon-andre/

In which we tiredly, carefully remain hopeful...

A conversation with some of my earliest friends in the solarpunk space, reflecting on what #solarpunk and #hope mean today. Learn some more about the #literature and #digitalhumanities projects I've been working on, and how we've all been thinking through the past couple of years!

Hope you enjoyed the conversation and your tea!

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Share the link with your friends & other solarpunk networks!

As a researcher, I seek to understand the ways in which individuals discover and engage with solarpunk. The format for data collection is ethnography, used by anthropologists to learn how a community makes sense of itself. This particular project is an “insider ethnography,” where the researcher studies their (my!) own community. Participants and their data will be anonymous. I'm looking forward to sharing my findings with you all in a variety of formats, including future episodes!

I'm embarking on an interview-based research project to explore the perspectives that make up solarpunk. Visit the link in my bio to participate!

"Water-street" by Dustin Jacobus is licensed under CC BY 4.0 / background removed from original

#solarpunk #research #hopepunk @digitalhumanities@a.gup.pe #digitalhumanities #digitalanthropology

New episode out now!

Solarpunk might seem impossible in 2026, but I argue we need it now more than ever. This episode makes the case for solarpunk as a form of engagement & resistance in our current moment.

Listen on the podcast app of your choice or at https://www.solarpunkcast.net/

#solarpunk #hopepunk #futurism #antifascism #climateCrisis #podcast #climatefiction

For those interested in looking at #solarpunk more academically and/or politically, ISE is launching a new course on utopian literature in just a few weeks: https://social-ecology.org/wp/courses/utopian-literature/

The syllabus looks great - the texts chosen are some of my favorites! This would be a great intro for anyone interested in utopian thinking, narrative change, and other ways of approaching hope in dark times.

#literature #hopepunk #climatefiction #climatecrisis #socialecology

Seattle Worldcon 2025 was an incredible experience! A huge shout-out to everyone who came to every panel with the word "solarpunk" in it like it was their job. ✊

My big takeaway is that we're all looking for hopeful visions of the future - the people want solarpunk! So honored to be able to present my research and network with amazing authors & organizers in such a beautiful city.

#solarpunk #worldcon #seattleworldcon #Worldcon2025 #sff #digitalhumanities #ClimateCrisis #climatescience

@alxd@writing.exchange Funny you should mention that! I love the seed library as a resource. I've had it close at hand the past few weeks 😎

Appreciate your work on this project!

My schedule for Seattle #Worldcon later this month!

Come watch my panels on hopeful fiction and speculative poetry, or check out the research posters (including mine) at any time in the 4th floor Paramount Lounge. Looking forward to talking #solarpunk with other #SF fans!

#seattleworldcon #worldcon2025 #sff #digitalhumanities #climatefiction #poetry

Excited to announce I'll be a panelist at #Worldcon in Seattle this August!

Looking forward to bringing a solarpunk perspective to conversations on hope, the future, poetry, and more.

In the wake of the Eaton Fire which destroyed more than half of the city in January 2025, three Dena scholars/activists share their personal stories & how they connect to Black history in Los Angeles, environmental racism, and the region's future.

Episode 21 is now available on the podcatcher of your choice, or through my link in bio!

#LosAngeles #eatonfire #ClimateCrisis #BlackHistory #solarpunk

New episode dropping tomorrow!

In episode 20, EpicTomorrows introduces collapse awareness, a view of the climate crisis which anticipates societal collapse. But the fight isn't over. Grab your trowel and tune in (link in bio) to hear how collapse awareness points a way forward for action!

To support the crowdfunded compendium on climate crisis, revolution and collapse: https://crowdbound.org/product/ecological-crisis-collapse-revolution-diverse-global-perspectives/

With just a few days to go, your donation really counts!

#solarpunk #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #collapse #books