Hi all!

Long time lurker here on slrpnk.net and just signed up to participate more. I have myself been moving on a fairly slow but steady trajectory towards a life aligned with solarpunk values (although not with zeal or even the knowledge of solarpunk for most of this time). I still have a good distance to go, but I also have some concrete ideas in mind going forward.

So I thought I’d make this post where people could share their stories to inspire each other to take bolder steps: what steps have you so far taken and what do you plan to do going forward to live more true to a real solarpunk? What turned you onto these ideals in the first place? If not all ideals speak to you, which do and why? etc. etc. Anything goes!

I’ll post my story in a separate comment.

  • tofu
    15·
    4 days ago

    This thread has some nice posts on how to live “more solarpunk” by yourself, but IMHO solarpunk is more than that. Finding/founding and participating in all kinds of neighborly/local groups is another big factor which plays a big role in resilience. Community gardens, people’s kitchens, cultural groups etc. Community is important. Can also be connecting to your neighbors in other ways.

    • thorwiththehammer@slrpnk.netOP
      5·
      3 days ago

      You are absolutely correct! I want to find such communities myself, but I think that a lot of this has to be built since we are living in a time when such communities are far and few between.

      The stuff that I’m meaning to participate in more going forward:

      • There’s a “local” makerspace I want to visit, but it is so far away that I’ve yet to go there. But I want to at least check it out, and talk with the people there. It’s a too expensive membership considering how far away it is, as I will not be able to utilize it much.
      • I went to my local library for the first time this week! I plan to go more often, and I know the host some events from time to time that looks interesting.
      • There is a community farm nearby - I tried to join that last year, but I had a very difficult time participating as expected next to my job. Due to lack of skills and experience, I was unable to just start doing things on my own schedule and needed to join up whenever there were common sessions - but those were usually too early for me to get home from work to join. I also missed out on several harvest sessions. This is something I would love to rejoin if I manage to get my work life more flexible again.
      • There seems to be not much going on in my neighborhood though, apart from religious stuff (I am not religious). But there certainly is room to join up more with my neighbors.