#Solarpunk: A Deep Dive into the Cultural Revolution #Reimagining Our Future
The Philosophy Behind the Movement: More Than Just #SolarPanels
Solarpunk represents not just an aesthetic or literary movement, but a comprehensive framework for reimagining human civilization. Its strength lies in combining practical technical solutions with radical social and cultural innovation, while remaining grounded in ecological reality and human needs. As we face cascading environmental and social crises, Solarpunk offers not just hope, but a practical pathway forward that is both revolutionary and achievable.
by NickyCammarata
Nov 24, 2024
Excerpts: "While mainstream coverage often focuses on Solarpunk’s aesthetic elements, the movement represents a fundamental reimagining of human civilization’s relationship with technology, nature, and itself. At its core, Solarpunk challenges the dominant narratives of both techno-optimism and eco-pessimism, proposing instead a radical middle path that embraces both technological advancement and ecological wisdom.
#Decolonial Roots and #Indigenous Influence
"Often overlooked in basic Solarpunk discussions is the movement’s deep connection to #IndigenousKnowledge systems and decolonial thinking. Many Solarpunk principles mirror traditional ecological practices:
- The concept of “#SeventhGeneration” decision-making from #Haudenosaunee philosophy
- #AustralianAboriginal practices of landscape management and fire ecology
- #Andean concepts of “#BuenVivir” (good living) that emphasize harmony between human communities and natural systems
- Traditional #Asian #agricultural practices that create #ClosedLoop systems
The Political Economy of Solarpunk
Beyond #GreenCapitalism
"Solarpunk explicitly rejects the notion that market forces alone can address environmental challenges. Instead, it proposes alternative economic models:
- Commons-based peer production
- Gift economies for local exchange
- Circular economic systems that eliminate waste
- Democratic ownership of key infrastructure
- Time banking and alternative currencies
- #Degrowth economics in overdeveloped regions
#TechnologicalSovereignty
"Unlike techno-utopian visions that centralize control in #corporate hands, Solarpunk advocates for:
- #OpenSource technology development
- #CommunityOwned and maintained infrastructure
- Appropriate technology scaled to local needs
- #RightToRepair and modify equipment
- Distributed manufacturing through #makerspaces
- Knowledge sharing networks independent of #corporate control"
Read more:
medium.com/verdant-circuit/sol…
#SolarPunkSunday #PostCapitalism #Capitalism #CircularEconomy #SmallScale #BuildingCommunity #SustainableAgriculture
Solarpunk: A Deep Dive into the Cultural Revolution Reimagining Our Future
Solarpunk: A Deep Dive into the Cultural Revolution Reimagining Our Future The Philosophy Behind the Movement: More Than Just Solar Panels While mainstream coverage often focuses on Solarpunk’s …NickyCammarata (Verdant Circuit)
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1 September 1881 | Czech Jewish woman, Laura Kussiová, was born in Kolin.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 December 1943. She did not survive.
This article contains some excellent resources at the end!
Towards #Solarpunk Futures
by BrightFlame, Jan 20, 2022
"Solarpunk is a prefigurative, utopian artistic and activist movement that envisions what the future might look like if humanity solved major modern challenges like #ClimateChange, and created more #sustainable and balanced societies. As a genre and cultural aesthetic, it encompasses literature, visual art, fashion, video games, architecture, and more. Solarpunk carries many aspects of punk ideologies such as rebelliousness, #humanitarianism, #egalitarianism, animal rights, #decolonization, #AntiRacism, #AntiSexism, anti-#authoritarianism, anti-#corporatism, and anti-#consumerism. Similar to the cyberpunk genre, the big difference between the two is that in solarpunk technology and nature are in harmony with one another rather than in conflict."
Read more:
tc.columbia.edu/sustainability…
#SolarPunkSunday #Resiliency #FoodJustice #RestorativeAgriculture #FoodSecurity #NatureIsLife #BuildingCommunity #SocialJustice
Solarpunk | News | Sustainability | Teachers College, Columbia University
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I forgot I did the BlueSky to Mastodon bridge lol.
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Well well, it turns out Reeves probably wasn’t the only one bluffing about about their CV.
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Wenn Klingbeil auf tagesschau.de die Bombe platzen lässt, dass die Regierung „den Menschen etwas abverlangen“ muss, dann sind damit übrigens nicht die Superreichen und die Erben von Miollionenvermögen gemacht.
Nur, falls da jemand Hoffnung ob der Überschrift hatte, dass die SPD ihre soziale Ader wiedergefunden hat.
Nein. Hat sie nicht.
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Venti imbarcazioni con delegazioni provenienti da 44 Paesi hanno lasciato le coste spagnole alla volta del Mediterraneo orientale, e nei prossimi giorni riceveranno rinforzi da Italia, Tunisia e Grecia
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10 Jahre “Wir schaffen das”: Broders Bilanz
Heute vor zehn Jahren trat die damalige Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel vor die Bundespressekonferenz, um ihren verheerenden Dreiwortsatz zu verkünden. An einem solchen Gedenktag sollte man sich eine kurze Bilanz gönnen./ Foto: Achgut.comwww.achgut.com
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Wer hat’s gesagt? „Das Volk wurde brandschwarz angelogen“
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Wir haben „es“ nicht geschafft
Von Peter Winnemöller. Da fährt eine Ex-Kanzlerin über Land und behauptet, sie habe alles richtig gemacht. Im Grunde hat diese Politikerin 16 Jahre lang unser Land an die Wand gefahren.www.achgut.com
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Erik van Straten
in reply to Auschwitz Memorial • • •: you are not permitted to abuse Czech WWII victims for your hasbara spam purposes. But you do that anyway.
If a Czech holocaust victim is found at all in your online victims database, the record never contains an adorable pre-captivity photograph (sometimes a triple pane prisoner mugshot, typically a drawn silhouette of a man replacing a photograph).
However, commonly no record is found at all for murdered Czech Jews, like Laura Kussiová, in victims.auschwitz.org/victims?….
In addition, it is uncommon to find pre-captivity photographs of Czech Jews in the online Yad Vashem database, although usually a record exists (as is the case for Laura Kussiová - see the first screenshot).
Typically records describing Czech Jewish Holocaust victims ARE found in holocaust.cz/en/ as is the case forLaura Kussiová in
holocaust.cz/en/database-of-vi… (see the second screenshot which shows a warning not to mess around with the information and photographs provided).
Previous research result in a long list: infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStrat….
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Holocaust
www.holocaust.czErik van Straten
2025-08-31 19:14:21
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