Solarpunks in the Pub

Open mic nights for protopia, solarpunk farms and more in our latest round-up

Mar 11, 2025

Raise a pint to solarpunk

Our friends The London School of Solarpunk are organising a protopian pub night every Wednesday this March at the Post Bar in Tottenham.

Upon arrival you sign an 'accept the weird' contract. From there you can engage in activities like 'subvertising workshops and use a time-warping postbox to send letters to the future. The Streetlight Soundsystem provides the bassline and there will be opportunities to jump on the mic and share what you are up to.

Members of The London School of Solarpunk, community organisers, activists and various creative practitioners will be there. Everyone is welcome from introverts to extroverts and everyone in between.

Upcoming dates: 12th March, 19th March, and 26th March
Time: 6–11pm
Location: The Post Bar, London, N15 4BP
Entry: Free

So if you can make it to London town this March check out Solarpunk Sounds to see what a protopian future could sound and feel like with a pint in your hand and a song in your heart.

Running towards joy with Solar Punk Farms and the Shelterwood Collective

Mother Earth News have done a great podcast interview with Nick Schwantz from our friends at Solar Punk Farms and Niko Alexandre of the Shelterwood Collective, an indigenous, black, disabled and queer-led community forest.

Highlights include Nick arguing solarpunk’s great power is it creates something people want to run towards, not away from. Niko also stresses how vital political engagement is to make a bigger impact. Both explore their queerness as a framework for restoring the relationships between humans and the land.

You can listen to the pod here.

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