DoomsdaysCW<p>Large Groups Came Together for Grand Feasts at the End of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BronzeAge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BronzeAge</span></a> in Britain</p><p>After analyzing bone fragments found in millennia-old trash piles, researchers say that people may have brought livestock from far and wide to consume in the south</p><p>by Sonja Anderson<br>September 12, 2025 </p><p>"Nearly 3,000 years ago, groups gathering for feasts in southern Britain gnawed the meat off enough bones to generate massive trash heaps. These mounds, which became part of the British landscape, are known as middens. Now, a new analysis of material from six middens is providing insight into the scope of ancient feasting.</p><p>"The middens date back to the late Bronze Age, which was a time of '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocietalShifts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocietalShifts</span></a> across Europe,' according to a study published this month in the journal iScience. During this period, huge crowds came together for 'feasts on a scale unparalleled in British prehistory.'</p><p>" 'I’m pretty sure these gatherings would have had a really important role to play in creating some degree of community cohesion at a time of trouble,' co-author Richard Madgwick, an archaeologist at Cardiff University, tells the Guardian’s Steven Morris."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/large-groups-came-together-for-grand-feasts-at-the-end-of-the-bronze-age-in-britain-180987323/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/</span><span class="invisible">large-groups-came-together-for-grand-feasts-at-the-end-of-the-bronze-age-in-britain-180987323/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Histodon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Feasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Feasting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityFeasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityFeasts</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p>It's been a week...! Can we start <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> on Saturday? Anyhow, I do have some cool articles I'm planning to share, and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone else's posts!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryOfThings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resiliency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resiliency</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairReuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepairReuse</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VisibleMending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VisibleMending</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibrariesRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpendTimeInNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpendTimeInNature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rewilding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwn</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PreserveTheHarvest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PreserveTheHarvest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GardeningForPollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GardeningForPollinators</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Thought, to be perfectly honest, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.games/@bluespruce" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bluespruce</span></a></span> , I'm preprared to defend that community to the death if necessary, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@BrightFlame" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BrightFlame</span></a></span> . But the emphasis is on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefendingCommunity</span></a>! <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://my-place.social/profile/growfediverse" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>growfediverse</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@susankayequinn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>susankayequinn</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@AEMarling" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>AEMarling</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunbeam.city/@drewthewho" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>drewthewho</span></a></span></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>"I sometimes wonder if ppl misunderstand <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarpunk</span></a> because people think that the only way to rebel against oppression is fugly physical combat? Totally missing the innumerous times other strategies have succeeded too. The idea that rebellion can ONLY be direct violence seems like a fairy tale oppressive people tell to keep folks from trying other perfectly effective methods. Cuz violent oppressors already intuit how to deal with violent resistence. They don't know how to perceive of the impacts of concepts like malicious compliance, weaponized hope, undaunted kindness, or contageous self respect." Exactly, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.games/@bluespruce" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bluespruce</span></a></span>! </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@BrightFlame" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BrightFlame</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://my-place.social/profile/growfediverse" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>growfediverse</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@susankayequinn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>susankayequinn</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@AEMarling" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>AEMarling</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunbeam.city/@drewthewho" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>drewthewho</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, something <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LimitsToGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LimitsToGrowth</span></a> didn't consider was a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BAU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BAU</span></a> ending external event -- like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KesslerSyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KesslerSyndrome</span></a> . What would we do without our satellites or space travel? It would certainly throw us back a few decades. And then throw in the unpredictability of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>. That would emphasize the need for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SelfSustainingCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfSustainingCommunities</span></a> . As one of my wildnerness school teachers taught me, Know Your Water Source, Know Your Land, and Know Your Neighbors.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityGardens</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Reimagining Campus Life: Integrating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarpunk</span></a> Principles for a Sustainable Future</p><p>by Lily Packo, March 19, 2025</p><p>About the author: "Lily Packo (she/her) is an Indigenous undergraduate student in her third year of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus. She is passionate about exploring the connections between culture, environment, art and sustainability, with a focus on how these intersections support <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> conservation efforts and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a>. Her studies center on understanding how <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalKnowledge</span></a> and contemporary approaches can work together to promote <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalStewardship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalStewardship</span></a> and strengthen Indigenous communities."</p><p>Excerpt: "Universities and colleges often serve as microcosms of society, where innovative ideas, environmental consciousness, and social justice movements take root. By integrating Solarpunk principles into student living, we can create environments that are not only sustainable but also foster collaboration, well-being, and community-driven change. Assessing areas like UBCO and Academy Way, there seems to be a void of self-sustaining community development. Speculative fiction can provide places such as Academy Way with a community-based and collaborative plan focused on sustainability and innovation. </p><p>"In a world often dominated by dystopian narratives of environmental <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/collapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collapse</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> regimes, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TechnologicalOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologicalOverreach</span></a>, Solarpunk emerges as a counterbalance, offering a hopeful and actionable alternative. Rather than resigning to the idea that the future must inevitably be grim and disastrous, Solarpunk challenges this assumption by presenting a vision of a world where humanity has chosen <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ethical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethical</span></a> technological advancement, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/resilient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resilient</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SelfSustainingCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfSustainingCommunities</span></a>. More than just an aesthetic or literary movement, Solarpunk represents a framework for real-world change that can carry forward through generations."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://thefeeledlab.ca/2025/03/19/reimagining-campus-life-integrating-solarpunk-principles-for-a-sustainable-future/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thefeeledlab.ca/2025/03/19/rei</span><span class="invisible">magining-campus-life-integrating-solarpunk-principles-for-a-sustainable-future/</span></a></p><p>Printable zine (PDF):<br><a href="https://thefeeledlab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/solar-punk-zine-printable-.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thefeeledlab.ca/wp-content/upl</span><span class="invisible">oads/2025/03/solar-punk-zine-printable-.pdf</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SustainableAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rewilding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImaginingABetterFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImaginingABetterFuture</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>This article contains some excellent resources at the end!</p><p>Towards <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarpunk</span></a> Futures</p><p>by BrightFlame, Jan 20, 2022</p><p>"Solarpunk is a prefigurative, utopian artistic and activist movement that envisions what the future might look like if humanity solved major modern challenges like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>, and created more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a> and balanced societies. As a genre and cultural aesthetic, it encompasses literature, visual art, fashion, video games, architecture, and more. Solarpunk carries many aspects of punk ideologies such as rebelliousness, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/humanitarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanitarianism</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/egalitarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>egalitarianism</span></a>, animal rights, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/decolonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decolonization</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRacism</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiSexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiSexism</span></a>, anti-<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a>, anti-<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporatism</span></a>, and anti-<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumerism</span></a>. Similar to the cyberpunk genre, the big difference between the two is that in solarpunk technology and nature are in harmony with one another rather than in conflict."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.tc.columbia.edu/sustainability/news/stories/solarpunk/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tc.columbia.edu/sustainability</span><span class="invisible">/news/stories/solarpunk/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resiliency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resiliency</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodJustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestorativeAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RestorativeAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarpunk</span></a>: A Deep Dive into the Cultural Revolution <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Reimagining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reimagining</span></a> Our Future</p><p>The Philosophy Behind the Movement: More Than Just <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPanels</span></a></p><p>Solarpunk represents not just an aesthetic or literary movement, but a comprehensive framework for reimagining human civilization. Its strength lies in combining practical technical solutions with radical social and cultural innovation, while remaining grounded in ecological reality and human needs. As we face cascading environmental and social crises, Solarpunk offers not just hope, but a practical pathway forward that is both revolutionary and achievable.</p><p>by NickyCammarata<br>Nov 24, 2024</p><p>Excerpts: "While mainstream coverage often focuses on Solarpunk’s aesthetic elements, the movement represents a fundamental reimagining of human civilization’s relationship with technology, nature, and itself. At its core, Solarpunk challenges the dominant narratives of both techno-optimism and eco-pessimism, proposing instead a radical middle path that embraces both technological advancement and ecological wisdom.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Decolonial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decolonial</span></a> Roots and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> Influence</p><p>"Often overlooked in basic Solarpunk discussions is the movement’s deep connection to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a> systems and decolonial thinking. Many Solarpunk principles mirror traditional ecological practices:</p><p>- The concept of “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeventhGeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeventhGeneration</span></a>” decision-making from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Haudenosaunee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Haudenosaunee</span></a> philosophy<br>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AustralianAboriginal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustralianAboriginal</span></a> practices of landscape management and fire ecology<br>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Andean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Andean</span></a> concepts of “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuenVivir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuenVivir</span></a>” (good living) that emphasize harmony between human communities and natural systems<br>- Traditional <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Asian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asian</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> practices that create <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClosedLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClosedLoop</span></a> systems </p><p>The Political Economy of Solarpunk<br>Beyond <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenCapitalism</span></a></p><p>"Solarpunk explicitly rejects the notion that market forces alone can address environmental challenges. Instead, it proposes alternative economic models:</p><p>- Commons-based peer production<br>- Gift economies for local exchange<br>- Circular economic systems that eliminate waste<br>- Democratic ownership of key infrastructure<br>- Time banking and alternative currencies<br>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Degrowth</span></a> economics in overdeveloped regions<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TechnologicalSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologicalSovereignty</span></a></p><p>"Unlike techno-utopian visions that centralize control in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> hands, Solarpunk advocates for:</p><p> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> technology development<br> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityOwned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityOwned</span></a> and maintained infrastructure<br> - Appropriate technology scaled to local needs<br> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> and modify equipment<br> - Distributed manufacturing through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/makerspaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makerspaces</span></a><br> - Knowledge sharing networks independent of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> control" </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://medium.com/verdant-circuit/solarpunk-a-deep-dive-into-the-cultural-revolution-reimagining-our-future-4e77821c9d67" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/verdant-circuit/sol</span><span class="invisible">arpunk-a-deep-dive-into-the-cultural-revolution-reimagining-our-future-4e77821c9d67</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PostCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PostCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CircularEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmallScale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallScale</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SustainableAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableAgriculture</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Something else I took away from the MSN slideshow was the importance of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> and perhaps embracing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anarchy</span></a> (as in "No Rulers, No Kings"). These days, the ruling class are corporate executives and greedy politicians. Certainly, many who are currently in charge are failing us and the environment!</p><p>6. Political systems cannot coordinate responses to global crises.</p><p>"Democratic governance systems designed for gradual policy adjustments cannot process the rapid, fundamental changes required to address simultaneously occurring economic, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a>, and social crises that demand coordinated international responses exceeding current institutional capabilities. Political polarization and short electoral cycles prevent the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LongTermPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LongTermPlanning</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResourceAllocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResourceAllocation</span></a> necessary to navigate systemic challenges that span decades and require <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SustainedCooperation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SustainedCooperation</span></a> across competing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/national" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>national</span></a> interests.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InternationalCooperation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalCooperation</span></a> continues deteriorating as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResourceScarcity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResourceScarcity</span></a> and climate impacts intensify competition between nations, while domestic political systems fragment under the stress of managing declining living standards and increasing inequality that undermine social cohesion. The failure of governance systems to facilitate necessary changes creates the kind of institutional breakdown that characterizes the transition from complex societies to simpler, more localized forms of social organization that can better adapt to resource constraints and environmental instability."</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/mit-warns-society-could-collapse-by-2040-and-the-signs-are-already-here/ss-AA1LevRc?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhoverent&cvid=67506a067e5a4905be298b0a363777ec&ei=35#image=7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/money/markets/mi</span><span class="invisible">t-warns-society-could-collapse-by-2040-and-the-signs-are-already-here/ss-AA1LevRc?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhoverent&cvid=67506a067e5a4905be298b0a363777ec&ei=35#image=7</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nationalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoKings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtractiveIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtractiveIndustries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadGovernance</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanaki</span></a> Sustenance and Self-Determination </p><p>by Jillian Kerr<br>7 November 2024</p><p>"Before colonization, the Wabanaki region was rich in food; Wabanaki Tribes had excellent knowledge of their environment and knew where to find each resource, when it was abundant, and in what quantities. They utilized natural resources and foods respectfully, creating little or no waste. This sustainable approach to food and natural resources made the Wabanaki among the healthiest people in the world. However, the arrival of Europeans disrupted this harmony, forcing the Wabanaki out of their homelands. Europeans imposed a different understanding of nature and harvesting, which led to unhealthy and unsustainable practices. The Wabanaki continue to strive for the restoration of their traditional foodways as a way to practice <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSovereignty</span></a>.</p><p>"To develop food sovereignty and economic stability, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mikmaq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mikmaq</span></a> Nation in Aroostook County constructed an indoor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FishHatchery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FishHatchery</span></a> on the site of Micmac Farms in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CaribouME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CaribouME</span></a>. This farm, which previously only grew and sold fresh or preserved fruits and vegetables, now receives <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nesowadnehunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nesowadnehunk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrookTrout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrookTrout</span></a> eggs from the Maine State Hatchery in Enfield, Maine. The grown fish are then sold back to Maine’s Soil and Water Conservation District for public consumption throughout the state. In addition, they generously donate food to the local <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodBank</span></a> and provide discounts for Tribal members, demonstrating a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a> model for food sovereignty for the Mi’kmaq Nation. </p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HoultonBandOfMaliseet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoultonBandOfMaliseet</span></a> Indians launched a food sovereignty initiative to increase access to nutritious food, improve food sovereignty, and strengthen connections to Wabanaki culture by sharing traditional food production, storage, and preparation approaches. The lessons learned add to current knowledge about developing, implementing, and evaluating a model rooted in the principles of food sovereignty. </p><p>"Opportunities to learn and share knowledge about traditional storage and recipes are provided to community members, and existing partnerships have been leveraged to develop a sustainable model. Additional <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityGardens</span></a> were also created to increase food production capacity, increasing food sovereignty for the Maliseet. </p><p>"One way the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Passamaquoddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Passamaquoddy</span></a> Tribe fights for food sovereignty is by restoring the watershed of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SkutikRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkutikRiver</span></a>, which was renamed the St. Croix River by colonists. The Skutik River is at the heart of the ancestral home of the Passamaquoddy Tribe.. This crucial watershed is the natural spawning ground and ancient homeland for many species of sea-run fish, including Atlantic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/salmon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>salmon</span></a> and sea-run <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/alewife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alewife</span></a> (river herring), a vital food source. Historically, the number of fish swimming up the Skutik River was massive and sustained the Passamaquoddy for thousands of years. Yet now, the alewife population is too small to feed or sustain the Tribe.</p><p>"The large amount of pollution produced by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/colonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colonization</span></a> upset the productivity and natural balance of the Skutik River and the life cycles of the native fishery, straining the river’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystem</span></a>. For many years, Maine law blocked sea-run alewives from accessing their natural and ancient spawning ground in the Skutik watershed, which diminished this important traditional sustenance food source and disturbed the cultural practices of Passamaquoddy Tribal members. The Passamaquoddy established the Skutik Watershed Strategic Sea-run Fish and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RiverRestoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RiverRestoration</span></a> Plan to mitigate the damage and find a better way forward. They developed a collaborative of Skutik stewards, also known as the Skutik River Keepers, who work with various agencies to give the river the best chance at restoring the watershed, thereby giving the Passamaquoddy more access to traditional foods and strengthening their food sovereignty.</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a> fights for food sovereignty in various ways, including rebuilding outlets on Tribal trust lands. The Penobscot ancestral homeland is located within the drainage area of the Penobscot River and its many tributaries, lakes, and ponds. The area was the fishing place for spearing and netting fish, like salmon and alewives. It was a primary nourishing source of food, medicine, connection, joy, and spirituality for the Penobscot during spring and early summer. The mills and mill dams built by colonizers upset the river's natural ecosystem, cutting off fish from places required to complete their life cycle. As a result, the river no longer contained the fish that had historically fed the Penobscot Tribe. The Penobscot successfully rebuilt outlets on Tribal trust lands in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MattamiscontisStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MattamiscontisStream</span></a>, and they have completed many stream connectivity projects. This resulted in growing populations of alewives and blueback herring in the newly restored system, making more fish available as a food source for the Tribe.</p><p>"The land is a cornerstone of Native life. Before colonization, Wabanaki Tribes had developed an environmentally friendly and communal food system to protect the land and environment, using natural resources without harming the environment that provided bountiful food sources. However, centuries of colonization have separated the Wabanaki and other Native communities from their homelands and traditional foods. Natives were physically, culturally, and spiritually tied to their homelands, and forced relocation into unknown lands made it impossible to access traditional foods and harvest adequate nutrition from the land for survival. The lack of knowledge of unknown lands led to a dependence on government-issued rations and commodities. These rations and commodities consisted of dairy, processed wheat, sugars, etc., all foreign to the Native diet. The government's aim in providing these rations and commodities to Natives was not to provide nutrition but to prevent starvation.</p><p>"Forced relocation and other federal policies devastated many Tribes’ food systems, disrupting their hunting, fishing, farming, and harvesting traditions. The disruption continues today as the federal government still decides what foods they will distribute to Native communities. The government also makes agreements with the producers, a system that favors large-scale vendors, leading to missed opportunities for Native farmers. Problems with food quality also still exist; many traditional foods are still unavailable, and it is not uncommon for produce to travel long distances and arrive spoiled. Despite this upheaval, the Wabanaki have shown remarkable resilience and are determined to restore their traditional food practices and reclaim their food sovereignty."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.wabanakireach.org/wabanaki_sustenance_and_self_determination_by_jillian_kerr" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wabanakireach.org/wabanaki_sus</span><span class="invisible">tenance_and_self_determination_by_jillian_kerr</span></a></p><p>Article Sources:</p><p><a href="https://sites.bu.edu/nephtc/2022/02/18/the-maliseet-food-sovereignty-initiative-partnership-to-promote-food-sovereignty-and-food-security/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sites.bu.edu/nephtc/2022/02/18</span><span class="invisible">/the-maliseet-food-sovereignty-initiative-partnership-to-promote-food-sovereignty-and-food-security/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5dc48452ab6a5e7a070677aa/t/652417f4cd600e0f8a1dc638/1696864244899/Wabanaki-Foodways.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">static1.squarespace.com/static</span><span class="invisible">/5dc48452ab6a5e7a070677aa/t/652417f4cd600e0f8a1dc638/1696864244899/Wabanaki-Foodways.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thefishsite.com/articles/tales-from-a-tribal-trout-farm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thefishsite.com/articles/tales</span><span class="invisible">-from-a-tribal-trout-farm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.fws.gov/story/2022-06/saving-st-croix" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fws.gov/story/2022-06/saving-s</span><span class="invisible">t-croix</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.fws.gov/story/working-tribes-restore-fish-passage" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fws.gov/story/working-tribes-r</span><span class="invisible">estore-fish-passage</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.penobscotnation.org/departments/department-of-natural-resources/fisheries" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">penobscotnation.org/department</span><span class="invisible">s/department-of-natural-resources/fisheries</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalFoods</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousFoodSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousFoodSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigeousAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigeousAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalPreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalPreservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandConservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodIsLife</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NiweskokCollective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NiweskokCollective</span></a> Advances <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSovereignty</span></a> and Obtains Land</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Niweskok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Niweskok</span></a> (From the Stars to Seeds) is a nonprofit collaboration of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanaki</span></a> farmers, health professionals, and educators working to revitalize food systems for tribes in northeast <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wabanakik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wabanakik</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>). The collection is responsible for reclaiming traditional foods & healing for their communities, their peoples of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiConfederacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiConfederacy</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Penobscot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Penobscot</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wolastoqiyik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wolastoqiyik</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mikmaq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mikmaq</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Passamaquoddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Passamaquoddy</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Abenaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abenaki</span></a>), by practicing and promoting traditional crop cultivation, land-based education, and fisheries revitalization.</p><p>"From Tribal Business News’ article Wabanaki food sovereignty group secures no-strings land deal by Chez Oxendine, Niweskok has secured 245 acres of a piece of land called the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GooseRiverFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GooseRiverFarm</span></a> in Wabanakik through innovative methods. This effort is an example of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indigenous</span></a> Sovereignty and self-determination through unconventional means. For the first time, Niweskok will have a permanent base for its programs after years of operating on borrowed and leased lands, according to co-director Alivia Moore to Tribal Business News.</p><p>Partners and Funding</p><p>"A coalition of 12 organizations and several private donors, including the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineFarmlandTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineFarmlandTrust</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoastalMountainsLandTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoastalMountainsLandTrust</span></a>, helped secure the land for Niweskok without easements, giving the Wabanaki nonprofit sovereignty over the property. Easements frequently accompany land returns or transfers which are often well-meaning. However, they can create barriers to Indigenous sovereignty and land management by preventing practices such as prescribed burning and fishing or zoning preventing buildings or infrastructure. Without restriction, Niwekok can continue to practice self-determination and food sovereignty, preserve the culture and traditions of the Wabanaki Confederation, and create a strong community."</p><p><a href="https://www.indigenouscop.org/food-systems-agriculture/niweskok" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">indigenouscop.org/food-systems</span><span class="invisible">-agriculture/niweskok</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalFoods</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousFoodSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousFoodSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigeousAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigeousAgriculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalPreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalPreservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandConservation</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>White corn or the taste of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mohawk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mohawk</span></a> hospitality</p><p>By Radio Canada International <br>Posted: Monday, August 13, 2018 00:15<br>Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 14:36 </p><p>"Chief Christine Zachary-Deom is a member of the Mohawk Council of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kahnawake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kahnawake</span></a> and also an excellent chef in her home.</p><p>"Every Sunday she cooks a traditional Mohawk meal for family and friends. Hominy − dried white corn kernels softened through an ancient process known as nixtamalization − is at the heart of her cooking.</p><p>"Kahnawake is a Mohawk community on the south shore of Montreal. After mass at the St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church, Christine rushes back to her home to put the final touches to the meal. This includes corn soup, cornbread, and burnt-flour tea gravy, recipes she learned from her mother.</p><p>"On February 25th, Radio Canada International was invited to her house and got a great taste of Mohawk hospitality."</p><p>Read more (includes recipes):<br><a href="https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2018/08/13/white-corn-or-the-taste-of-mohawk-hospitality/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rcinet.ca/en/2018/08/13/white-</span><span class="invisible">corn-or-the-taste-of-mohawk-hospitality/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalFoods</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>What's on your mind? Wondering what topics folks would like the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> team to focus on. And articles and accounts are welcome! I know that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> is on a lot of folks' minds these days. Also, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> in the face of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IdiotsInCharge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IdiotsInCharge</span></a>... Let's share our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/knowledgebase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knowledgebase</span></a>! What can we do in the moment and to plan for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Future</span></a> we want?!!!</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Speaking of winding down, thanks to everyone who participated in this week's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a>! In addition to the usual topics, I'll be posting some articles about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousFoodSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousFoodSovereignty</span></a>, including ideas for foods that one might have right in their backyard! (Acorn bread, anyone?)</p><p>A special shout out to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@derekthiess" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>derekthiess</span></a></span> , <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@carapace" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>carapace</span></a></span>,<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@BrambleBearGrrrauwling" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BrambleBearGrrrauwling</span></a></span> , <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@BrambleBearWhuffling" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BrambleBearWhuffling</span></a></span> , <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@MaQuest" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MaQuest</span></a></span>, <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dmv.community/@RepairCafeFFX" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>RepairCafeFFX</span></a></span> , <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@NatureMC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>NatureMC</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@lydiaschoch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lydiaschoch</span></a></span> for their great posts and for participating! Join us again next week!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rewilding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mending</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairReuseRecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepairReuseRecycle</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SustainableFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SustainableFarming</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwn</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> etc!</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Meanwhile in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>... <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Saskatoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Saskatoon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityGarden</span></a> gets evicted</p><p>By Payton Zillich Global News<br>Posted August 6, 2025 8:07 pm</p><p>"On July 23, 2025, the Rotary Community Garden was given a 29-day eviction notice.</p><p>"The notice requested that the garden be completely removed by Aug. 21. According to the garden coordinators, the reason given for the eviction was to 'ensure efficiencies and cost savings' in site remediation.</p><p>"The garden, built in 2019, was the first vacant brownfield lot in Saskatoon to be transformed into community garden.</p><p>"On Wednesday, members of the Rotary Community Garden spoke to city council about the impact losing the garden would have, noting that produce from the garden cuts costs for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HouselessIndividuals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HouselessIndividuals</span></a>.</p><p>" 'Last summer we had one person who was not staying in the garden, (but) was staying in one of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a> shelters but came regularly and began gardening with us. (He) gardened on and off all summer and he has continued to correspond with us. He’s found housing, he’s in Prince Albert and he’s back on a stable path. He credits our support that summer with some of his success,' says Miki Mappin, a co-coordinator for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RotaryCommunityGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RotaryCommunityGarden</span></a>."<br> <br>Read more:<br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11321433/saskatoon-community-garden-gets-evicted/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11321433/sa</span><span class="invisible">skatoon-community-garden-gets-evicted/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityGardens</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CanPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Saskatoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Saskatoon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodInsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodInsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Unhoused" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unhoused</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrowFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrowFood</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Federal funding cuts could impact South <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mississippi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mississippi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>library</span></a> services</p><p>Aug. 7, 2025</p><p>GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - "The Harrison County Library System is asking for support to prevent further federal budget cuts.</p><p>"If a new round of federal funding cuts is approved, it would impact the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which is a federal agency and a major source of funding for local libraries.</p><p>"South Mississippi library officials said that cuts at the federal level could result in a loss of various services.</p><p>" 'We don’t want this to happen,' said Sarah Crisler-Ruskey, Director of the Harrison County Library System. “This will impact our ability to serve our patrons.'</p><p>"The federal funding helps provide <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DigitalMaterials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalMaterials</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InterLibraryLoans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InterLibraryLoans</span></a> to share books from other Mississippi <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a>, and grants for technology and programs.</p><p>" 'Libraries also help patrons access the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TalkingBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TalkingBook</span></a> service. So if they are visually impaired or have a physical reason they can not hold a book, this is a free service that is funded by the same money,' said Crisler-Ruskey.</p><p>"The Harrison County Library System is asking people to contact their Mississippi congressmen and senators and let them know that the library is important to them."</p><p><a href="https://www.wlox.com/2025/08/07/federal-funding-cuts-could-impact-south-mississippi-library-services/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wlox.com/2025/08/07/federal-fu</span><span class="invisible">nding-cuts-could-impact-south-mississippi-library-services/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibrariesRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FundingCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FundingCuts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesAreEssential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibrariesAreEssential</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryCuts</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryServices</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LoveOfReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoveOfReading</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Literacy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SupportingResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupportingResearch</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriticalThinkingSkills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalThinkingSkills</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Librarian</span></a> cuts at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glasgow</span></a> schools will 'rob kids of opportunities' as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SNP</span></a> Government urged to intervene </p><p>EXCLUSIVE: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> warned library cuts on Scotland's largest local authority risked worsening the country's 'shameful attainment gap'.</p><p>Chris McCall Deputy Political Editor, 02 Aug 2025</p><p>Excerpt: "Glasgow Life, which manages the library service for the council, is proposing to take 16 librarians out of the city's education system. The plans would see the school service headed up by a principal librarian along with three area-based librarians, while an 'assistant' would be placed in high schools.</p><p>"An online petition against the cuts and shared among parents has since been signed more than 1,300 times.</p><p>"Joy McLean said she was concerned about how a decline in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryServices</span></a> would impact her daughter and other pupils. '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Librarians</span></a> are essential <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/educators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>educators</span></a> who foster a love of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a>, support research and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DigitalLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalLiteracy</span></a>, and help students thrive <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academically</span></a> and personally,' she added."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/librarian-cuts-glasgow-schools-rob-35659625" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic</span><span class="invisible">s/librarian-cuts-glasgow-schools-rob-35659625</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibrariesRule</span></a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EducationCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EducationCuts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScotlandPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScotlandPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LoveOfReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoveOfReading</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Literacy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SupportingResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupportingResearch</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriticalThinkingSkills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalThinkingSkills</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Massachusetts</span></a> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrowFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrowFood</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Northampton</span></a> raises more than $1M for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AtRrisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtRrisk</span></a> communities</p><p>Namu Sampath, Thu, July 24, 2025 </p><p>NORTHAMPTON — "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrowFoodNorthampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrowFoodNorthampton</span></a> is growing.</p><p>"The local food and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farming</span></a> justice group has raised over $1 million for an effort to increase support for vulnerable community members, it said in a statement.</p><p>"The money will go toward providing more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreshFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreshFoods</span></a> to families experiencing hunger, will establish <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityGardens</span></a> at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> housing sites, will support <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LocalFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalFarms</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gardeners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardeners</span></a>, and will go toward implementation of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateResilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateResilience</span></a> measures.</p><p>" 'All of these efforts are critical right now due to drastic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalCuts</span></a> to local food and farming programs, the ongoing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a>, and ever-growing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/inequities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inequities</span></a> in the local food system and beyond,' the statement said.</p><p>"The fundraising effort began late last year. There was an 'outpouring of support,' and the financial goal was met ahead of schedule, the group said.</p><p>"The organization will still accept donations through the rest of the summer, and supporters can opt to add their names to a campaign contributors list, which will be installed at the Community Garden in Florence.</p><p>"The organization also said it would accept non-monetary support from the community.</p><p>" 'Community members are invited to attend summer events, share the campaign with friends and family, and volunteer their time,' the statement said."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/grow-food-northampton-raises-more-170811234.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/articles/grow-f</span><span class="invisible">ood-northampton-raises-more-170811234.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodJustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodInsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodInsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityGardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityGardens</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LocalProduce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalProduce</span></a> LocalFarmers <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingResiliency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingResiliency</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Massachusetts</span></a> - Learn, tinker and play at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpringfieldMuseums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpringfieldMuseums</span></a> this summer<br> <br>Ashley Potter<br>Fri, July 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM EDT</p><p>SPRINGFIELD — "Families can turn up the heat on summer fun while staying cool in air-conditioned halls at the Springfield Museums.</p><p>"Now open seven days a week through Aug. 15, the museums are offering a slate of activities including hands-on exhibitions, live entertainment on the Quadrangle Green, and music inspired by cultures from around the globe.</p><p>"Most summer activities are included with Museum admission, and that cost is waived for Springfield residents with proof of residence.</p><p>" 'I am hoping that visitors and their families leave the museums this summer thinking ‘I’ve learned something new,' said Abby Garner, Family Engagement Coordinator for the Springfield Museums, in an interview with The Republican. </p><p>" 'Whether that is from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/planetarium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planetarium</span></a>, one of our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/musical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musical</span></a> performances, the additional activities we are offering, or from one of our visiting exhibits.'</p><p>"Some of the Museums’ summer activities are returning favorites, like the return of Giant Bubbles with Mr. Vinny, a show on the Quadrangle each Friday afternoon that encourages children to watch, chase and pop bubbles. The Toe Jam <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Puppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Puppet</span></a> Band, a children’s entertainment troupe that combines <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/puppetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>puppetry</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storytelling</span></a>, also returns.</p><p>"Other activities, like hands-on experiences in the Cat’s Corner, Hasbro Games Art Discovery Center and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SparkLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SparkLab</span></a>, were curated by the Museum’s education staff for this year’s summer programming.</p><p>"In the Cat’s Corner, located inside of The Amazing World of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrSeuss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrSeuss</span></a> Museum, guests can read some of Ted Geisel’s stories and take part in facilitated art activities. In the Hasbro Games Art Discovery Center, located inside of the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, guests can participate in activities that range from arts and crafts to dress-up and puppet play. In the Spark!Lab, located inside of the Springfield Science Museum, make projects inspired by inventions and innovations in American history, or invent something totally new.</p><p>" 'Activities can change from week to week in our drop-in spaces, so there are new experiences often for visitors looking to visit more than once this summer,' Garner said.</p><p>A focus on music</p><p>"The summer schedule also offered the opportunity for more live music at the Museums.</p><p>" 'We’ve had musical performances on and off throughout the years, and they’re always really special events, especially when the weather’s nice and we can have them out on our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/QuadrangleGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuadrangleGreen</span></a> and kids can dance and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sing</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/play" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>play</span></a>,' said Larissa Murray, Director of Education for the Springfield Museums. 'But we wanted to make it more of a featured event, something that you could plan for as opposed to it just happening now and again.'</p><p>"Wednesdays are a strong turn-out day for the Museums, Murray explained, making it the perfect opportunity to test out a new music program.</p><p>"As a result, the Springfield Museums are offering a 'Music on Wednesdays' program this summer, with a different group or performer scheduled each week. The live music begins on July 9 with the Community Music School of Springfield performing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BombaYPlena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BombaYPlena</span></a> music from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PuertoRico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PuertoRico</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestAfrican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestAfrican</span></a>-inspired drumming and dance." </p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/learn-tinker-play-springfield-museums-112542385.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/learn-tinker-pl</span><span class="invisible">ay-springfield-museums-112542385.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LessScreenTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LessScreenTime</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Creativity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MultiCultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MultiCultural</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MakeArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakeArt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlobalCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalCommunity</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FourSisters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FourSisters</span></a>: Nurturing a time of plenty</p><p>"For the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mandan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mandan</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hidatsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hidatsa</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arikara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arikara</span></a> people, seeds are even more than miraculous kernels of life. They are relatives and storehouses of ancestral memory, linked back to a time of abundance connected to the land. That is why the seed sovereignty project generates so much excitement throughout the community. Last month, the program’s first Food and Seed Summit drew around 100 enthusiastic participants. </p><p>"The college’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSovereignty</span></a> effort aims to help reverse the cultural loss from the MHA Nation’s 1940s dislocation by flooding from the massive Garrison Dam. The seed sovereignty project engages faculty and community members, elders and USDA researchers to cultivate food security in the Three Affiliated Tribes. </p><p>Sowing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sovereignty</span></a>: Reclaiming <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousAgriculture</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> </p><p>By Tracy L. Barnett, June 10, 2024 </p><p>Excerpt:<br>"Like others from her community, Plenty Sweetgrass-She Kills grew up hearing the stories about a time of bounty, when the Three Affiliated Tribes farmed the rich bottomlands of the Missouri River. They grew nearly everything they needed in a tight-knit network of communities where work was shared and abundance existed for all. </p><p>"The stories were all that remained from those days – and the seeds.</p><p>" 'We had a lot of independence, even up to the 1940s,' Plenty Sweetgrass-She Kills told Buffalo’s Fire. 'Then, with the Garrison Dam, that had some devastating impacts in terms of our ability to grow our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TraditionalFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalFoods</span></a>.' "</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://esperanzaproject.com/2024/native-american-culture/sowing-sovereignty-reclaiming-indigenous-agriculture-in-north-dakota/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">esperanzaproject.com/2024/nati</span><span class="invisible">ve-american-culture/sowing-sovereignty-reclaiming-indigenous-agriculture-in-north-dakota/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeedSharing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanFoods</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a></p>
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