In Defence of Servers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://disintermedia.net.nz/in-defence-of-servers/

A few weeks ago I was asking around for an invite to #FOSStodon for our #Koalagator calendar FOSS project only to have folks quickly tell me that drama was afoot.

Sounds like things have settled down https://hub.fosstodon.org/fosstodon-community-statement AND that the project has recommitted to being an inclusive space for marginalised communuties.

Very glad to hear this! Thanks @fosstodon team for all you've done and continue to do for the FOSS community, @Gina especially.

Now, about getting my project onto fosstodon. @Gina any chance of an invite?

Koalagator is a multi-year code revival project of a 10 year old much loved calendaring platform. We have big ambitions to make local community events easier to discover on the open web, away from big tech control.

https://github.com/koalagator/koalagator

#FOSS #Koalagator #Calagator #Ruby #RubyOnRails #CalendarPlatform #CommunityCalendar #CommunityOrganising #SelfHosting #FOSStodon

Here is my updated #Solarpunk / #Permaculture / #Resiliency / #Hackerspace / #Makerspace / #RightToRepair / #LibraryOfThings list. I've included descriptions along with the account names. So many good accounts, I decided to alphasort for this round. Suggestions welcome!

@AgroecologyMap
Agroecology Map is an Open Platform that aims to assist in the mapping and exchange of experiences with the aim of bringing people together to strengthen and create new collaborative networks that enhance the sharing of real (and imaginary) experiences in #Agroecology (#Agroforestry Systems, Permaculture, #FoodSovereignty and Others)

@alxd
Programmer, hacker, #solarpunk, educator, activist and a wannabe writer fascinated by how technology is portrayed in culture - and how that affects human lives. Co-author of @SolarpunkPrompts #podcast , exploring realistic stories of our #CimateFuture with all their traumas and hopes.

@BrightFlame
Writes, teaches & makes magic for a just, regenerating world. Reclaiming Trad priestex. My debut speculative novel, THE WORKING, launched summer 2024! Sustainability Ed at Columbia U. #solarpunk #CliFi in various outlets. #Witch #SFWA #ClimateFictionWritersLeague #BSFW

@LabB
We're #BTV's membership-based community #HackerSpace located at 12-22 North Street. Open for public hours every Thursday from 7-9pm, and we put on the Old North End Repair Cafe on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 11-3pm. (In #BurlingtonVermont)

@lex
educator. activist. #solarpunk . father. #startrek lover. not necessarily in that order.

@makerspace
At #MakerSpace, we are all about technology you can use to build your own stuff. Our goal is to help you turn your ideas into reality with hands-on projects for makers.
#HackYourWorld

@onecommunity
Our mission at One Community is to help people create a better world by demonstrating a more #sustainable and enriching way of living and #OpenSource everything required for replication.

@OWGF
Celebrating the potential for a #WonderfulGreenFuture in a #PostFossilFuels world.

@PINA_na
Bringing Permaculture to the forefront in North America

@ProdigalFrog
A frog who wants the objective truth about anything and everything.
Admin of #SLRPNK.net

@pws
Former #bicycle mechanic, retired tech worker, repairer of things. Tell me about your bike and I'll try to help you fix it.

@RepairCafe_Barry
A #RepairCafe! Reducing Waste. Sharing Skills. Bringing People Together. Held 1st Saturday of the month, 10am til 1pm, in Barry Library - everyone welcome. (Barry #Wales)

@rhyseverquill
Journalist, writer, and community organiser. Co-founder of @thegazettecoop. " #ADHD, #Bisexuality, #Polyamory, #CommunityOrganising, #Cooperatives, #Journalism, #Writing, #Witchcraft, #Druidry, #Gardening, #Cooking, #Cartography, #Art, #Thrifting, #Hiking, #Foxes, #NaturePhotography, #VideoGames, #OpenSource #Solarpunk, #anarchism

@solarpunkpresents
Solarpunk Presents is a podcast that explores the people and projects working on bringing us a better world today. Solarpunk is more than just an idea, more than just an aesthetic. Those inspire us, but where do we go from there? Hosts Ariel Kroon and Christina De La Rocha are producing podcast episodes featuring interviews with people working to make the world a better place right now. Join us to explore #solarpunk in the present.

@SolarpunkPrompts
What is Solarpunk? Why does it matter? In this series we discuss Solarpunk as a movement within art, literature, and activism. We explore its themes and talk about what separates it from its genre peers. Each episode explores a writing prompt set in a Solarpunk aesthetic with examples and inspirations from our world today.

@tinker
#Tinkerer | Solarpunk | Hacker

#SolarPunkSunday

Community Organizations Are Taking Ownership Of Boston’s Local Food Systems

#CommunityOrganising #FoodSystems #LandTrust #FoodCoop #UrbanGardens #SolidarityEconomy

https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/community-organizations-are-taking-ownership-of-bostons-local-food-systems

"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect." - Aldo Leopold

#lifeboatacademy #lifeboats #mushrooms #mycelium #mycelialnetworks #nature #forest #climatecrisis #polycrisis #climateemergency #collapse #collapseaware #permaculture #regenerativeag #communityorganising #communityorganizing #sociocracy #community #relocalization #placebased