The Solarpunk Starter Kit: 30 Days of Radical Hope in Action

A zine for the lurkers who want to act but are stuck in a rental with a north-facing window and a landlord who thinks "energy efficient" is a slur.

What it is:



A 74-page, black-and-white zine designed to be photocopied, stapled, and passed around. Not a glossy manifesto. Not an Instagram aesthetic guide. Just 30 days of tiny, stubborn actions you can take with $0, zero skills, and no permission. Each day has:

• A Morning Mindset reframe (unlearn capitalist brainworms)
• A Today's Action with two difficulty levels (5 min vs. 30 min)
• A $0 DIY box (found-object planters, seed bombs, sundials from trash)
• A Capitalism Detox question to journal on
• Real Community Voices from r/solarpunk and the Solar Commons network

What's inside:

Day 1: Map your sunlight. Day 4: Mend something (badly). Day 12: Guerrilla garden a tree pit. Day 15: Practice radical rest (it's resistance). Day 20: Forage a salad (maybe). Day 30: Start a commons. Plus a whole chapter on climate grief and burnout—because the revolution doesn't run on shame.

Who it's for:

• Apartment dwellers with no outdoor space
• People paralyzed by "but I can't go off-grid"
• Anyone who knows doomscrolling is poison but doesn't know what else to do
• The "I fixed my neighbor's toaster and felt more revolutionary than 3 years of posting" crowd
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