Optopia Collective

Now on Issuu! Go read it if you haven't yet! #solarpunk issuu.com/optopia/docs/i…

The deadline for Imagine 2200, the climate fiction short story writing contest,  is fast approaching. Deadline: June 13 No fee to participate Full guidelines and FAQs here: bit.ly/3yzPciH #ClimateFiction #Solarpunk #WritingCommunity #CliFi

🍄Mushroom Monday🍄

Essays on interface of ecology, philosophy, culture, ethics, politics, and much else! For orders: kvbooks@gmail.com, or visit kalpavriksh.org @milindwani

New snail friend 🐌🖤

Sitka spruce pollen cones

belatedly, but truly 🌿✨ (day 6 of anarchism and pigeons)

You are invited to the Municipalism and Labor on May Day at 1 PM PT/4 PM ET. Our speakers include Bianca Cunningham, @bcgproject; Claudia Jimenez, Richmond Progressive Alliance; Rand Wilson, Somerville Stands Together; and Shelton Stromquist. RSVP: municipalism.org

The history of enclosure.🌲⛓️ 🧵(1/10)

Here's a circuit diagram for an off-grid #LoRa radio node, which we'll use for our upcoming workshop "Let’s make a solar-powered chat network." If you put one together at home, let us know how it works out! iffybooks.net/solar-lora-cir…

Just a few of the books we're using for research at the moment.

Ursula K. Le Guin: "If it is the future you seek, then I tell you that you must come to it with empty hands… You cannot buy the Revolution. You cannot make the Revolution. You can only be the Revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere."

Tomorrow at 6pm! Only a few places left for our open Zoom, as we are capped at 100. So if you’re planning to come, register now. eventbrite.co.uk/e/writers-rebe…

In the meantime, you may spot us on various corners of the internet from Advaya to the Institute of Social Ecology. We're still working hard, it's just behind the scenes at the moment.

One member of our team is back at university to study mythology. Another is neck deep in studies on myth, eco-spirituality, eco-feminism, technology, social ecology, and herbalism. We hope to come back with a ton of new ideas to share with you all as soon as possible. 💚

You're probably wondering again... Why is Optopia so quiet? Well, we're working on a lot right now... Some projects are slowly being created for our supporters but mainly we're studying this year.

Roe deer in the garden

Wild violets! 💜

What projects is everyone up to this weekend? We foraged dandelions, violets, and recorded some content for a big upcoming semi secret project. :)

What's an interesting project you could do (or have done) to make sure your neighborhood is more resilient?

Hair ice day #HairIce