Solar Punk Pen Pals: Crafting Hopeful Futures Together

Date and Time

• Sunday, Jun 28, 2026  1pm - 3pm

Location

Details

visit website

In the Solarpunk Pen Pals workshop, participants will imagine a brighter tomorrow for our community by collaborating to write letters from a hopeful, regenerative future they help create. No writing experience needed!
This workshop is a chance to envision and step into a future rooted in community, ecological harmony, and social justice! Inspired by the vibrant solarpunk movement, this unique experience was created by artist Taylor Seamount and author Todd Medema.

Participants will partner with another participant to imagine our local area 20 years into the future, transformed by solarpunk themes. Explore how real-world challenges – like housing, food access, or climate adaptation – can be addressed through creative, community-led solutions. Then bring that future to life by creating their own characters – think of it like designing a character for a role-playing game - but instead of playing, the character will write a letter to your partner's character, sharing updates on their life within this vibrant solarpunk world you've both imagined.

Enjoy a fun, accessible way to explore creative writing and world-building through a simple letter.
Discover Solarpunk and see how its values can spark positive change right here in our community.
Gain an inspiring, actionable vision for a better future.
Leave with a unique keepsake: a letter written from the future you helped build!
No special skills needed – just your imagination and an open mind!