Jerri Jerreat, author and Executive Director of the Youth Imagine the Future festival in Kingston, Ontario.
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Jerri Jerreat’s vision of solarpunk:
Imagine the place where you live--only better. There’s renewable energy--vertical wind or river turbines-- and biodiversity. Equality, diversity, and justice are at the heart of your community, as people of many cultures work and live together. The food you eat was grown organically nearby: sprouts by your sink, veggies on your patio balcony or in a community garden. You are best friends with a tree near your window. That is solarpunk to me: a better future, grounded in real solutions.
Theme: Can you imagine 15-Minute Neighbourhoods, microgrids from renewable energy with sand batteries, and dancing together outside? Joy.
We gratefully acknowledge the sponsorships of the Philosophy Department and the LIFE Energy Co-operative.