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What is #Solarpunk and can it help save the planet?

2 August 2021
Nicola K Smith

"Lush green communities with roof top gardens, floating villages, transport fuelled by clean energy and hope-filled sci-fi tales. Imagine a world in which existing technologies are deployed for the greater good of both people and the planet.

"It's called solarpunk. The term, coined in 2008, refers to an art movement which broadly envisions how the future might look if we lived in harmony with nature in a sustainable and egalitarian world.

"'Solarpunk is really the only solution to the existential corner of climate disaster we have backed ourselves into as a species,' says Michelle Tulumello, a solarpunk art teacher in New York state.

"'If we wish to survive and keep some of the things we care about on the earth with us, it involves a necessary fundamental alteration in our world view where we change our outlook completely from competitive to cooperative.'"

Read more:
bbc.com/news/business-57761297

www.bbc.comWhat is solarpunk and can it help save the planet?Solarpunk is art movement that imagines a world where technology is used for the good of the planet.

Here is my updated #Solarpunk / #Permaculture / #Resiliency / #Hackerspace / #Makerspace / #RightToRepair / #LibraryOfThings list. I've included descriptions along with the account names. So many good accounts, I decided to alphasort for this round. Suggestions welcome!

@AgroecologyMap
Agroecology Map is an Open Platform that aims to assist in the mapping and exchange of experiences with the aim of bringing people together to strengthen and create new collaborative networks that enhance the sharing of real (and imaginary) experiences in #Agroecology (#Agroforestry Systems, Permaculture, #FoodSovereignty and Others)

@alxd
Programmer, hacker, #solarpunk, educator, activist and a wannabe writer fascinated by how technology is portrayed in culture - and how that affects human lives. Co-author of @SolarpunkPrompts #podcast , exploring realistic stories of our #CimateFuture with all their traumas and hopes.

@BrightFlame
Writes, teaches & makes magic for a just, regenerating world. Reclaiming Trad priestex. My debut speculative novel, THE WORKING, launched summer 2024! Sustainability Ed at Columbia U. #solarpunk #CliFi in various outlets. #Witch #SFWA #ClimateFictionWritersLeague #BSFW

@LabB
We're #BTV's membership-based community #HackerSpace located at 12-22 North Street. Open for public hours every Thursday from 7-9pm, and we put on the Old North End Repair Cafe on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 11-3pm. (In #BurlingtonVermont)

@lex
educator. activist. #solarpunk . father. #startrek lover. not necessarily in that order.

@makerspace
At #MakerSpace, we are all about technology you can use to build your own stuff. Our goal is to help you turn your ideas into reality with hands-on projects for makers.
#HackYourWorld

@onecommunity
Our mission at One Community is to help people create a better world by demonstrating a more #sustainable and enriching way of living and #OpenSource everything required for replication.

@OWGF
Celebrating the potential for a #WonderfulGreenFuture in a #PostFossilFuels world.

@PINA_na
Bringing Permaculture to the forefront in North America

@ProdigalFrog
A frog who wants the objective truth about anything and everything.
Admin of #SLRPNK.net

@pws
Former #bicycle mechanic, retired tech worker, repairer of things. Tell me about your bike and I'll try to help you fix it.

@RepairCafe_Barry
A #RepairCafe! Reducing Waste. Sharing Skills. Bringing People Together. Held 1st Saturday of the month, 10am til 1pm, in Barry Library - everyone welcome. (Barry #Wales)

@rhyseverquill
Journalist, writer, and community organiser. Co-founder of @thegazettecoop. " #ADHD, #Bisexuality, #Polyamory, #CommunityOrganising, #Cooperatives, #Journalism, #Writing, #Witchcraft, #Druidry, #Gardening, #Cooking, #Cartography, #Art, #Thrifting, #Hiking, #Foxes, #NaturePhotography, #VideoGames, #OpenSource #Solarpunk, #anarchism

@solarpunkpresents
Solarpunk Presents is a podcast that explores the people and projects working on bringing us a better world today. Solarpunk is more than just an idea, more than just an aesthetic. Those inspire us, but where do we go from there? Hosts Ariel Kroon and Christina De La Rocha are producing podcast episodes featuring interviews with people working to make the world a better place right now. Join us to explore #solarpunk in the present.

@SolarpunkPrompts
What is Solarpunk? Why does it matter? In this series we discuss Solarpunk as a movement within art, literature, and activism. We explore its themes and talk about what separates it from its genre peers. Each episode explores a writing prompt set in a Solarpunk aesthetic with examples and inspirations from our world today.

@tinker
#Tinkerer | Solarpunk | Hacker