Interviewed by Justine Norton-Kertson For Issue #18 of Solarpunk Magazine, we interviewed BrightFlame about her recently released solarpunk fantasy novel, The Working. Solarpunk Magazine: The Working features a modern coven working to prevent an eco-cataclysm. Can you talk about the inspiration behind merging magic with environmental activism in this story? BrightFlame: The short answer: magic makes mainstreamContinue reading “The Working: An Author Interview with BrightFlame”
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Genderpunk: A Bold New Genre of Resistance and Liberation in an Age of Rising Cishet Supremacy
The genre is characterized by its defiant spirit and its unflinching examination of gender and sexual identity in an oppressive society. However, at its heart, genderpunk is ultimately about hope, resistance, and the transformative power of self-expression, it’s about sheer and unabashed queer joy in the face of ideologies and institutions that want to wipe us out.
Solarpunk Action Week: April 22-May 1
Solarpunk Action Week (SAW) is a grassroots initiative that encourages people to engage in building a better world through eco-friendly, sustainable, social justice, and community-oriented activities in line with the solarpunk ethos.
Interview with Dr Jayde Lin Roberts about Saving Democracy through Urban Planning
Solarpunk Presents Episode Five Solarpunk is all about vibrant, beautiful, livable cities filled with plants, public transportation, and solar panels—in other words, nothing like the congested, polluted, inhospitable messes we live in today. How do we start making the great transformation? Simply by starting. Join us for a conversation with Dr Jayde Lin Roberts aboutContinue reading “Interview with Dr Jayde Lin Roberts about Saving Democracy through Urban Planning”
Interview with Dr Hélène Jacot Des Combes on Climate Change and the Marshall Islands
In this episode, Christina De La Rocha talks to Dr Hélène Jacot Des Combes, Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation Advisor to the National Disaster Management Office of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. They discuss sea level rise, infrastructure that can adapt to climate change, and land reclamation and protection. Dr Des Combes speaks passionately about reparations (for decades of colonialism, the US’s testing of atomic weapons on the atolls of the Marshall Islands, forced relocation of the Marshallese people, climate injustice, and much more) and advocates for the Marshallese peoples’ right to their own lands.
Kickstarter Live: Utopia Awards & Cli-Fi Con 22 Early Bird Admission!
Help make the first annual Utopia Awards & Climate Fiction Conference a reality!
The Solarpunk Now! Podcast: An Interview
Solarpunk Now! is a science/tech and politics podcast highlighting radical ideas, projects, and theories for a brighter future.
If This Goes On (Don’t Panic)
Our editors-in-chief recently joined a couple of the hosts and talked all things Solarpunk on the “If This Goes On” podcast.
Putting the Punk in Solarpunk
Regardless of what form the revolution that upends the current system takes, we can’t help but see how punk it truly is to imagine and dream of solarpunk futures.
Solarpunk Futures: A Fun and Creative Utopian Storytelling Game
The Solarpunk Futures card game let’s players solve problems and build utopias together through collaborative and cooperative storytelling.