@Optopia_Project

Optopia is a collective focused on the intersection of humanity, technology and the environment.

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Joined February 2021
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Tory Stephens 🌱@torystephens15 May 2023
The deadline for Imagine 2200, the climate fiction short story writing contest,  is fast approaching. Deadline: June 13 No fee to participate Full guidelines and FAQs here: bit.ly/3yzPciH #ClimateFiction #Solarpunk #WritingCommunity #CliFi

Imagine 2200: Write the future

Everything you need to know about the 2024/2025 Imagine 2200 climate fiction short story contest, celebrating the futures we want to see.

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🍄Scott.Shroom🍄@manton3415 May 2023
🍄Mushroom Monday🍄
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Ashish Kothari@chikikothari4 May 2023
Essays on interface of ecology, philosophy, culture, ethics, politics, and much else! For orders: [email protected], or visit kalpavriksh.org @milindwani
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Jenja@mushroomJenja4 May 2023
New snail friend 🐌🖤
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Bob McIntosh@scotfot3 May 2023
Sitka spruce pollen cones
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belatedly, but truly 🌿✨ (day 6 of anarchism and pigeons)
Colored pencil drawing. View from above. Elegant Pigeon with anarchist CNT FAI hat flying over islands, through clouds. It holds a black flag. Text reads: “Every day should be Earth day.” The “a” in earth is the anarchist A symbol.

ALT Colored pencil drawing. View from above. Elegant Pigeon with anarchist CNT FAI hat flying over islands, through clouds. It holds a black flag. Text reads: “Every day should be Earth day.” The “a” in earth is the anarchist A symbol.

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You are invited to the Municipalism and Labor on May Day at 1 PM PT/4 PM ET. Our speakers include Bianca Cunningham, @bcgproject; Claudia Jimenez, Richmond Progressive Alliance; Rand Wilson, Somerville Stands Together; and Shelton Stromquist. RSVP: municipalism.org
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The history of enclosure.🌲⛓️ 🧵(1/10)
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@[email protected]@IffyBooks12 Apr 2023
Here's a circuit diagram for an off-grid #LoRa radio node, which we'll use for our upcoming workshop "Let’s make a solar-powered chat network." If you put one together at home, let us know how it works out! iffybooks.net/solar-lora-cir…
A circuit diagram for a solar-powered LoRa radio node, including a solar panel and battery. The text reads as follows: Iffy Books / Let’s Make a Solar-Powered Chat Network / 5V 6W monocrystalline solar panel / 100 nF ceramic capacitor / 100 uF electrolytic capacitor / MCP1700-3302E LDO regulator (flat side facing forward) / TP4056 battery charger w/ protection circuit / USB-C cable / 18650 lithium-ion battery / Heltec LoRa32 V3 w/ antenna

ALT A circuit diagram for a solar-powered LoRa radio node, including a solar panel and battery. The text reads as follows: Iffy Books / Let’s Make a Solar-Powered Chat Network / 5V 6W monocrystalline solar panel / 100 nF ceramic capacitor / 100 uF electrolytic capacitor / MCP1700-3302E LDO regulator (flat side facing forward) / TP4056 battery charger w/ protection circuit / USB-C cable / 18650 lithium-ion battery / Heltec LoRa32 V3 w/ antenna

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Spencer Beswick@spencerbeswick13 Apr 2023
Ursula K. Le Guin: "If it is the future you seek, then I tell you that you must come to it with empty hands… You cannot buy the Revolution. You cannot make the Revolution. You can only be the Revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere."
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XR Writers Rebel@XrRebel10 Apr 2023
Tomorrow at 6pm! Only a few places left for our open Zoom, as we are capped at 100. So if you’re planning to come, register now. eventbrite.co.uk/e/writers-r…
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Bob McIntosh@scotfot8 Apr 2023
Roe deer in the garden
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Bob McIntosh@scotfot27 Mar 2023
Hair ice day #HairIce
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Sophie Strand@strand_sophie16 Mar 2023
The Body is an Ecotone open.substack.com/pub/sophie…
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Bob McIntosh@scotfot22 Mar 2023
#lichen and hint of #moss
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Any feminism that privileges those who already have privilege is bound to be irrelevant to poor women, working class women, women of color, trans women, trans women of color. —Angela Davis
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There's been a lot of discussion on ecofascism in the past several years. What exactly is it? Why is it dangerous? How do we avoid the traps it sets for environmental movements, and how do we defeat it? We're launching a brand-new online course tackling exactly these questions.
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Bob McIntosh@scotfot20 Mar 2023
Ramalia fastigiata #lichen
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Bernoid@bernoid20 Mar 2023
Ear ear #auriculariaauriculajudae #jellyear #woodear #fungi
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