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Now more than ever we need to come together to build a world where social justice and sustainability go together. That's why we salute those fighting for a Green New Deal for a fairer, greener society. You can see their demands and support the cause by clicking the image above. A better future is possible, if we make it so.
In our 1st story D.I. Russo tracks down criminals in a solarpunked 2066 where airships, not planes, rule the sky. Hear the first ever live reading from that story on zoom this Thursday. Book your ticket by clicking the image.
How Paris is solarpunking its underground spaces. Click the image to find out more.
Your home solar boiler talking with the local wind turbine about how to divvy up their energy. A solarpunk story? Yes, and happening now in Orkney. Hear more about how these islands became carbon free on the BBC's Costing the Earth by clicking the image.
What are your solarpunk songs? We're building a SolarPunk Stories playlist and want your suggestions. They can be any type of music as long as you think they're solarpunk! A few ideas to get things rolling: J Dilla - Sunbeams London Elektricity - Posssible Worlds Sun Ra - Everything! Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Garden (Calibre Remix) Krafty Kuts & Dynamite MC - Waste No Time Beck - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime The Big Moon - Your Light Greentea Peng - Mr. Sun Email us with your solarpunk song ideas :)
We're extremely pleased to announce the very talented Joshua Riley will be performing the reading of our first SolarPunk story at the SolarPunk Stories Live Lounge on 28.05. Here he is from an international tour of Richard III. Make sure you get a ticket to hear him perform by clicking the image.
Rob is following up his book 'From What Is To What If', about people SolarPunking it right now, with a podcast exploring what next? Click on the image to find out more and support Rob's Patreon to hear the podcast, which will also get you access to the 'Ministry of Imagination" and more.
Is solarpunk anarchist? Or is anarchist solarpunk just one shade of our movement? The Solarpunk Anarchist makes the case for his version on a really interesting Beyond Species podcast episode you can hear by clicking the image.
Are you cli-fi, space operatic or solarpunk? To find out take our test by clicking on the picture or button above.
We say the revolution without cocktails isn't worth having. That's why we've created some urban herb mixers and shakers for our upcoming event the SolarPunk Stories Live Lounge. If you get one of the limited number of tickets available we'll send you recipes for different cocktails like this one which we call 'Danny Champion of The Solar World', or just 'Danny' for short. Then we'll have a live cocktail making class at the event as well as a reading from our very 1st SolarPunk Story and more! To get a ticket, and some herby cocktail recipes, check out our event page
For us Team Human FM is the most solarpunk podcast there is right now. Hosted by Doug Rushkoff, its amazing selection of guests rebelliously fight for the power humanity as a team has to make a sustainable and socially just world. Check it out by clicking on the image above
We believe the heart of the solarpunk future we want to see is one where prosperity is defined by the quality of the experiences and relationships we enjoy rather than the quantity of crap we consume. One example of this is Classic Album Sundays where people make the time to come together to listen to a whole vinyl LP live (click image for more). What are your examples from right now of what you'd like a solarpunk future to be like? Email us solarpunkstories@gmail.com or leave a comment on our social media.
We're looking for an actor to play the solarpunk detective from our 1st SolarPunk story. DI Russo, described as being like an afrofuturist Poirot, is one of the last murder detectives based in a solarpunked London, 2066. If you know any voice actors of colour who might be interested in taking on this role please get them email their portfolio to us on solarpunkstories@gmail.com
Is this solarpunk preppy? Or is that an oxymoron? It comes from Gucci who've been described as the most sustainable fashion corporation in the world by green fashion blogger Eco-A-Porter. Some solarpunks might think that the words sustainable corporation are an oxymoron. What do you think? Check out what Eco-A-Porter has to say in her blog on the topic by clicking the image above.
Join us for SolarPunk Stories Live Lounge 28th May for a live reading from our 1st SolarPunk Story, an urban herb cocktail class, and more! You could be one of the first to hear our debut SolarPunk Story ‘The Prodigal' about DI Russo, one of the last murder detectives left in a solarpunked London of 2066, like this image created by WATG architects. Spaces are limited so book your tickets by clicking on the image above. A solarpunk future is possible, if we make it so
"I don't want to move to Mars even if I could. If we can pivot towards still living on earth instead of having to leave because we've destroyed it with pollution or atomic bombs or whatever dystopic stories we've been fed, that'd be kind of cool." One of the many great comments by solarpunk champion Keisha Howard on a recent Imaginary Worlds podcast exploring the development of our new movement. To listen click the link here https://soundcloud.com/emolinsky/solarpunk-the-future
Our Solarpunk Stories are set in futures where bikes, not cars, rule the roads. To help stack them up the clever people Manifesto Architecture designed these
Heads up SolarPunk Stories fans. There's an event today - Sunday 5th April 2020 - on Zoom 13:30 - 14:30 British time. Italian-based publishing house Future Fiction are hosting a chat about SolarPunk connected to their recent publication "SolarPunk: How I Learned to Love the Future". It will be in English. For more information on their event see their Facebook page here> https://www.facebook.com/events/698847957551972/permalink/699444900825611/ and to join via Zoom click the link here> https://us04web.zoom.us/j/323572584?status=success
In tough times it's good to remember the amazing people doing awesome things like refugee-made, upcycled fashion brand Adiff. This female-founded startup is SolarPunking Streetwear in serious style. Read a dope Melaninass interview with an Adiff CoFounder by clicking the image
James McKay is someone who draws the future. Not dystopias that rob us of our agency, nor the shiny skyscrapers and flying cars that leave us feeling cold. Instead James's visions are rooted in real places like Britain's Yorkshire and Bristol. They brilliantly show how we might adapt and augment our communities to make them human, livable and sustainable, you might even say SolarPunk. Check out a great Rob Hopkins interview with James about his artistic process by clicking on the image above
How might Solar Punks enjoy a varied wardrobe that is sustainable as well as stylish? Through swapping or renting clothes rather than buying them. Hurr Collective is a brilliant example that also incorporates cycle-powered delivery, chemical-free dry cleaning and 100% re-usable packaging. For more see a Financial Times piece on them by clicking this image
This Thursday we're heading to check out the University of the Arts London Speculative Futures event at the Horniman Museum and Gardens. They promise ways to explore potential futures using arts as diverse as origami, coaster creation and even speed dating. For more click the image for the event link
Our SolarPunkStories sister Almaz Ohene is hosting a night of screenings this 6th March to explore what sex, love and desire look like today and maybe into the future too? "What Went Where?! Sexualities on Screen" will feature;
+ 'The Orgy' a rom-com for the 21st Century,
+ An exploration of 'How to Kiss' taught by adult performers from The XO Sex School
+ ‘As Bare As You Dare: Pure Fiction' featuring our very own Almaz founder of explicit and exploratory short story and sexual empowerment platform #kayleighdanielsdated + And more...
Almaz's writing for @kayleighdanielsdated is the closest we've come to so far to the type of SolarPunk sex stories we'd like to publish in the future. Bold, sensual and boundary breaking. Check her work out @kayleighdanielsdated and book your tickets for 'What Went Where' by clicking the link here.
Article by Yossarian for GamePressure.com
Kibwe Tavares, Anab Jain & Bethany Williams are bringing some SolarPunk vibes to Tate Britain this week with their talk on the real-world uses of future thinking, afrofuturism and societal change. Part of the awesome looking Late At Tate 'From Tomorrow' event this Friday from 6pm. Link here https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/late/tate-britain
DI Russo tracks down criminals in a SolarPunk London where airships, not planes, rule the sky. Like in this vision of Heathrow reimagined by Hawkins Brown Architects. Become one of our original 88 members to get exclusive access to these thrilling tales from better futures by clicking on 'Find Out if You Are SolarPunk?' in the link here https://www.solarpunkstories.com/join
Urban honey farmers Detroit Hives are SolarPunking derelict buildings with bees. Click the pic to learn more.
To read DI Russo’s stories become one of our original 88 members by clicking on the link in this picture
"Let's show a future so delicious people make it to taste it" outstanding video about Transition Network's Rob Hopkins new book 'From What is To What If'. He argues we need to overcome the death of imagination to create the world we want, citing amazing examples of people SolarPunking It a tastier future right now.
That this Jude Yawson course at the Southbank Centre sold out so fast shows people want to get more creative about how we tell stories around Climate Change
The United Federation of Planets definitely seems like a future where people have overcome the challenges of sustainability and social justice. However SolarPunk is about a lot more than that (click here to find out more).
Watch this mini video from the 2040 Film to see how Bangladeshis are using micro grids and household solar power to democratise their energy system
Click the picture to see visionary architect Luc Shuiten’s evolution of Brussels from agrarian to industrial to solarpunk
Blade Runner and the dangers of predicting future tech by Leo Lewis
Our Solarpunk Stories see futures that are a riot of colour, but sustainable fashion now is often so biege. @fashionista_com Explores why in this link. What do you think?
"History shows if we can inspire people, we can achieve extraordinary things at unprecedented speed, against the odds. So what are we waiting for?"
This Greentea Peng video is Solarpunk dreaming
This film is on at the cinema now but only for a short time in the UK. It's about showing how we can make a sustainable and socially just world by 2040 with the technology we've got now. We're excited to see it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-rTQ443akE
Greta and Arnie unite to make a solarpunk future possible