218/ Solarpunk Panel 2026 w/ Luka Dowell, Ariel Kroon & Andre

About this episode

In this episode, Elia Ayoub discusses the evolving concept of Solarpunk with guests Luka Dowell, Ariel Kroon, and Andre amidst global changes since 2023.

For episode 218 of The Fire These Times, I talk to Luka Dowell ( Solarpunk Now! ), Ariel Kroon ( Solarpunk Presents ) and Andre ( HydroponicTrash ) about our changing relationships to Solarpunk given everything that's been going on in the world since the last time we all sat together (in 2023). ⁠⁠⁠⁠Lebanon emergency relief⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support: You can support my work with ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠a one-off or monthly donation⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Ko-fi Masterclass on Modern Lebanon: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Late registration still possible for May 2026⁠⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter : Subscribe to⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠Hauntologies⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social Media : I am on ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact: Reach out on ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ayoub@thefirethesetimes.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ or on Signal @ Ayoub.02 Previous TFTT episodes on Solarpunk: Solarpunk and Storytelling the Present and Future w/ Phoebe Wagner Climate Narratives that Go Beyond the Apocalypse w/ Alyssa Hull The Political Economy of Solarpunk w/ Andrew Dana Hudson In Search of Afro-Solarpunk w/ Rob Cameron Hauntings, Futurisms and the Present Movement w/ Luka Dowell aka Solarpunk Now! Solarpunk and Post-Capitalist Desires w/ HydroponicTrash The Fire These Times Social Media: TFTT is on ⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Elia Ayoub

Guests: Luka Dowell, Ariel Kroon, Andre

Topics covered

• Solarpunk
• Climate Change
• Political Economy
• Community Resilience
• Future Narratives

Keywords

• Solarpunk
• climate narratives
• community
• politics
• future
• environment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Solarpunk Now!, Solarpunk Presents, HydroponicTrash, Antidote Zine, From The Periphery Media Collective

Places: Lebanon

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