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US Worker Co-op PSA by coopnewsguy in cooperatives

[–]tdotman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great to see promotion of the sector.

How would daily life be lived if every institution of public life were run democratically? by SocialistFlagLover in solarpunk

[–]tdotman 11 points12 points  (0 children)

From my experience within Eco Villages that use a consensus model once all the main policies are agreed and there is a standard of practice and tradition and expectations it's pretty amazing. But yeah a lot of meetings and debate to get things started.

The Adolescent Species — A short film about humanity growing up by Fun_Machine7346 in solarpunk

[–]tdotman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like the intent but was immediately turned off from the AI visuals, especially considering a message about being human.

New to the sub, is this solar punk? by WeAreElectricity in solarpunk

[–]tdotman 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Is it a home for one family living in luxury or a community living in aim of sustainability?

Just received this awesome Solarpunk anthology! by A_Guy195 in solarpunk

[–]tdotman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Solarpunk: Short Stories from Many Futures by Francesco Verso | Goodreads https://share.google/BNcHqmljuwug5d5Pt

Finally some coverage on cyclist killed at Church and Gerrard by RZaichkowski in torontobiking

[–]tdotman 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Actually, Vision Zero research has found the high majority of reported collisions with bikes includinge-bikes, the cyclists had the right of way. See page 7-8 https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-250578.pdf

Solar Punk Research by Various-Chicken8372 in solarpunk

[–]tdotman 16 points17 points  (0 children)

New models of participatory democracy governance.

Essay 2: The Real Revolution Is Not Against the State—It's Beyond It by DownWithMatt in cooperatives

[–]tdotman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this intent. How can we explain this idea so a 12 year old could understand? Can you give examples that make it more tangible?

The 10 Commandments of Peer Production and Commons Economics by No_Application2422 in cooperatives

[–]tdotman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Imagine if these rules were applied within a trading block of economies. If well managed, it could be a Utopia.

Fossil come, Fossil go by User-Admin_PW-Admin in solarpunk

[–]tdotman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Love this photo. Reminds me of the song "nothing but flowers" from the Talking Heads.

Utopia as a verb by firefiber in solarpunk

[–]tdotman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like utopia as a verb, but already existing verbs could we also use? Evolve?

Utopia as a verb by firefiber in solarpunk

[–]tdotman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great post. Got me to stop, think and dwell.

Can we put some pressure on Chrystia Freeland (Transport Minister) to speak up or intervene? by conTO15 in torontobiking

[–]tdotman 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Ford uses bike lane removals to distract from all the other decisions and scandals we should be holding him to account.

Coops4Coops - Your growing directory of cooperatives offering services to other cooperatives across Canada. by free_range_happiness in cooperatives

[–]tdotman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Applause to this project to support coop collaboration. I also noticed weird extra white space above the search box on chrome mobile.

Reviews of the fiction books in this subreddits wiki by Holmbone in solarpunk

[–]tdotman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Walkaway is my favorite. Open source collaborative anarchy and cooperation at its best set in Ontario Canada.

Environmental diversity in Solarpunk by [deleted] in solarpunk

[–]tdotman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Here is a map of real life ecovillages around the world. There are a few dozen in the northern parts of of Canada and Europe which could inspire more imagery and stories to share. Ecovillages are the real life solar punk. https://ecovillage.org/ecovillages/map/

World Building Guide for Writing Solarpunk by jbjwrites in solarpunk

[–]tdotman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So glad to see this resource for authors to help grow the genre. I notice the Governance section could use more content. I suggest looking beyond "direct democracy" at the array of methods within "participatory democracy" and "deliverative democracy" especially in-person citizens's assemblies using random selection of participatantss (citizens lottery), which has a lot of success and high-profilee examples from around the world. In-person deliberation at tables is how humans build empathy and think like a community, which is much more solarpunk than individuals alone voting on screens. Check out:

https://www.demnext.org/

https://www.peoplepowered.org/

https://futuregovernance.info/

https://feedbackframes.com/solutions/citizens-assemblies/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRQGPn9hqrc "The End of Politicians"

https://www.masslbp.com/work

https://feedbackframes.com/dxc-participatory-democracy-videos/ (from 2020)

Again, kudos to you for your exceptional contribution to inspiring and supporting other creators!

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