Reimagining Campus Life: Integrating #Solarpunk Principles for a #SustainableFuture

About the author: "#LilyPacko (she/her) is an #Indigenous undergraduate student in her third year of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus. She is passionate about exploring the connections between culture, #environment, art and #sustainability, with a focus on how these intersections support Indigenous #conservation efforts and #sovereignty. Her studies center on understanding how traditional knowledge and contemporary approaches can work together to promote #EnvironmentalStewardship and strengthen #Indigenous communities."

March 19, 2025:
by Lily Packo

Excerpt: "By embracing Solarpunk principles, universities can serve as a starting point for a more sustainable environment. Through green spaces, robust transit systems, inclusive housing solutions and self-sustaining local economies, institutions of higher learning can become models of ecological and social innovation. Implementing these changes on campus can set the precedent for broader societal transformation, proving that an optimistic and sustainable future is not only possible but within our grasp."

Read more:
https://thefeeledlab.ca/2025/03/19/reimagining-campus-life-integrating-solarpunk-principles-for-a-sustainable-future/

Link to 'Zine PDF:
https://thefeeledlab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/solar-punk-zine-printable-.pdf

#SolarPunkSunday #Sustainability #Zines #SolarPunkEssays #IndigenousStudents #SustainableFuture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-muDtopwZo

#DemocracyNow

3 1000+ #IndigenousStudents Died at U.S. 'Boarding schools' : #NativeAmerican #journalist #DanaHedgpeth

In the first of what they hope will become regular #HeritageFairs, Grade 9 #students from Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik school in #RankinInlet explored #Canadian figures & conflicts and how they relate to #Inuit #cultural values.

A #heritage fair is like a science fair but for #SocialStudies, said teacher Sarah Bruckschwaiger.

https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/they-absolutely-killed-it-students-embrace-first-heritage-fair

#Nunavut #ArcticCommunity #Educational #Learning #IndigenousStudents #NativeStudents #Canada