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Solarpunk Conference 2024 (www.solarpunkconference.com)

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Ticket Sales and Call for Submissions are now open for this year's Solarpunk Conference

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Google forms, eventbrite, shop full of “”collectibles”(aka garbage), prices for tickets to pay every part of the event instead of crowdsourcing everything except for the server, not so little price for the tickets, domain squatting for “solarpunk”, presence only on mainstream social medial (Twitter included!!!), very little praxis… At least they do publish some talks on YouTube, even tho it’s stuff that some channel already explain.

I don’t like to be a killjoy because it’s not solarpunk to watch and point mistakes of people who try but this really feels like more trying to earn something out of solarpunk rather than trying to change something out there

I hope I’m wrong :/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I think the effort is genuine. Like props to them for the "supporter" ticket, and I think the example talk is really good.

I do feel a lot of what you're saying though. In terms of practical vs principled, this one heavily falls on the practical side.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I’m all for the practical side when the aiming result is also practical, like a training for organizing people or guerrilla gardening or how to influence urbanism and so on

But if the content is basically what “our climate change” and “not just bikes” offer on YouTube + a sprinkle of solarpunk I feel like it’s neither practical nor principled :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah... I suppose it is more like a fundraiser for video essay than an IRL conference. And once looking at it like a fundraiser, it is a weird way to go about fundrasing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Uh, nice point of view :O

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I’m not even seeing a way to buy tickets now.