Solarpunk Presents

In this update I share snippets from the album creation process, talk about castles in the sky, how to create ecologically, and more! Website: https://fastfrwrd.info Solarpunk Presents Patreon: https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Carbon Neutral Strike update, I reflect on the past year of striking and what take-aways I have. We discuss the specifics, the situation that surrounded the carryings on of the strike, and the path forward. Would love to get some feedback on what you thought of the previous strike updates and what emotions you think your low impact lifestyle if you practice it would have brought about if y...

In this episode, Aleya and Ariel discuss the musical highlights of the post-punk and post-punk revival music scenes, and their influences on Aleya's teenage years and musical growth as well as whether they qualify not only as punk/post punk/revival but also solid Solarpunk or Lunarpunk. The music playlist can be found on the Solarpunk Presents Patreon where we share monthly playlist suggestions fo...

This short series is to explore the way people feel and think about Climate Change in a post-Melissa Jamaica where we were given strong evidence of a changing climate. The two guests preferred to be anonymous. Machine heat and Climate Change: https://www.gu.se/en/news/machines-and-lighting-affect-the-climate Solarpunk Presents Patreon: https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents Website with music and c...

This episode, Ariel talks to Ruthanna Emrys and Gideon Lichfield, two of the judges of the inaugural Protopian Prize. Ruthanna will be judging the Democratic Futures prize, and Gideon will be judging the Public AI prize. We discuss just what each of those means, how they got involved with the Protopian Prize in the first place, and ideas and concepts that they would like to see submitted. The winn...

For this episode, Ariel and Aleya sit down to talk with Dahvia Hylton, Jamaican Climate Advocate and educator, formerly from the Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council (JCCYC) and currently still supporting the Stronger Caribbean Together Network. We discuss deep sea mining, the oceans being the second set of lungs of the earth, hurricane Melissa, Solarpunk-esque happenings on the island and hints o...

This episode, Ariel questions Aleya about lunarpunk, how she got into it, why it attracts her, and even some things that she doesn't like about it. Aleya then turns the interview around to ask Ariel about solarpunk, how she got involved, and its application in her everyday life. This episode also serves to announce changes at Solarpunk Presents; Christina has stepped back for personal reasons, and...

This episode of DIY Virtuality has me talking couchsurfing, workaway, travel, hitchiking and alternative currencies with Albi or Albrecht Ihlenburg or Rumkommen, a former couchsurfer of mine! We also have a song together where he made the track on his own, I found it, asked permission, and made “Hammerhead” from the album “Seeker” and also on “Seekers of Utopia” the expanded album. Audio crackling...

This is a type of podcast I do with people from my past about sustainability, life, effective activism and a principled life, friendship and our past. With Elina Street, I catch up with this old friend from my adolescence in France. Elina Street is a director who has filmed an interview with Celine Dion! She has also done great work to co-create The Lesbian Bar project and we touch on that topic i...

I do two types of podcast! One about carbon neutral striking and this where I get in touch with people from my past! In this podcast with a good friend we talk life changes, smoking, philosophy, eating animals, art, and we improvise some music. Jesse Vanden Eynde is a solo artist based in Gent, Belgium. Since recording I have stopped smoking and eating animals and Jesse lives in Thailand. Recorded...

Hey all, so I do another type of podcast with people from my past who I want to touch base with. We often talk about life stuff but there is always a sustainability link. In this episode we speak at length about adoption which many in the anthropocene view as their only way towards child-rearing when the future is so uncertain. We also talk about gender-based (ish) issues and pressures of capitali...

Heyo! Today marks the last day of my hunger strike because I have to start my medication for my circulation and I need to take it twice a day with a meal. No getting around that and since I've been light-headed a lot it is somewhat urgent. In this final dispatch, I go into my history with food with a few pitstops about my travels, plastic and other topics. I then record having my first piece of fo...

For today's episode, Ariel talks to Luka Dowell, host of Solarpunk Now! about their current research project, which is specifically on the solarpunk community. Tune in for all the details! Sign up to participate in the solarpunk research project: https://forms.gle/YxWENCc47WoYAqkq6 Luka's podcast: https://solarpunkcast.carrd.co/ Luka's newsletter: https://www.patreon.com/c/SolarpunkNow Institute f...

Hey all, this is easy pease. Just light-headed while standing, couple stabbing pains in my stomach but not even belly grumbles. Probs cause I'm self-cannibalizing. Then we talk dreams, and get into details of the quests! Website: https://fastfrwrd.info May 2026 Hunger Strike Game Plan: https://fastfrwrd.info/may-2026-hunger-strike-game-plan/ Music (also on Fastfrwrd): https://aleya.bandcamp.com So...

Hey! Today I talk about how easy this is except for going blind sometimes when I stand, about the US leadership bunker hidden by the diversion of the ballroom, and the treatment of immigrants being enough to get him out of office as cruel and unusual punishment. Plus: no borders, it's not our natural state. Links to the Quest below! Slight correction: In the case of Guatemala there was an attempt...

Hey! Today is day 6 of my 8 day hunger strike and I'm light-headed when I stand but have no desire to eat! What a disappointment, thought I'd be crying by now. Anyhow, I go into detail about the quests for May; creating a list of sailors willing to carry cargo as a service, finding teachers to create carbon neutral guides ans how-tos on how the internet works, how to repair solar panels and more!...

In this episode I talk about the ease of the stike, and choosing violence. You can assist with the strike by taking on the quests outlined here for teaching people how to build ladders out of this ca-pit-alist world! CW: Slight Violence May 2026 Hunger Strike Game Plan: https://fastfrwrd.info/may-2026-hunger-strike-game-plan/ Website: https://fastfrwrd.info Solarpunk Presents Patreon: https://www....

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This is day 3 of 8 planned days of hunger striking to opt out of the broken food cycle. During this time, I have laid out quests to fulfill, doable quests, so we have more brainpower working on the problems qe face, together, education and information to get us out of this world and into the Solarpunk Present! Website: https://fastfrwrd.info May 2026 Hunger Strike Game Plan: https://fastfrwrd.info...

In this special episode, I detail the start of my Carbon Neutral Hunger Strike from May 6th, 2026 for 8 days. For more details visit: Fastfrwrd.info and go to Games then may 2026 Hunger Strike Game Plan. Love. Aleya. Website: https://fastfrwrd.info Game Plan link: https://fastfrwrd.info/may-2026-hunger-strike-game-plan/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This are the updates from one missed day in March 2026 about the Cannabis Licensing Authority in Jamaica essentially criminalizing Jamaican cannabis growers with exclusive pricing, and April updates from the countryside where I can cook and the city where I cannot. I’m Aleya, and I founded Fastfrwrd.info. I have been carrying out a Carbon Neutral Strike where I avoid oil, gas and plastic as much a...

Hey all. Special episode as we catch up to the present with some notes from March 2026 and commencement of my May Hunger Strike fill Carbon Neutral Hunger Striking for 8 days then halfway until we make headway. Hurricane season is incoming in Jamaica. We have not done enough. I am taking this stand and your invitation to take action is on the way. Lots of love. I’m Aleya, and I founded Fastfrwrd.i...

Hi! This is the summary from February 2026 where we discuss applying for grants, possible ecofascists amongst data center people, quite neurospicy material touching on unaliving, violence and seeming paranoia, what really happened with my dog, and a new house. CW: Unaliving, violence, seeming paranoia I’m Aleya, and I founded Fastfrwrd.info. I have been carrying out a Carbon Neutral Strike where I...

Hi! This is the summary from January 2026 where we discuss missed connections, my name's meaning, weed being illegal in Barbados, wanting to throw a sex party and changing to a 'Love Quest' party, terrible slogans, fair trade, typo definitions, more on name definition, buying out Russian soldiers, finding Fastfrwrd love and earworms that become songs like 'Rattle' which, if it goes viral, will com...

Hi! This is the summary of December 21, 2025 to January 1, 2026 where we discuss taking my music off Pandora and other music streaming sites when I was younger, new years setting the tone for the year, virality, schizo-affective bipolar (lacking dopamine and serotonin), a raw Christmas spread, a year of a swollen lymph node, Drumpf pirates in the Caribbean and yummy gummy fruit spring rolls for So...