Solarpunk Solstice - An Un-Masquerade

? Introducing SOLARPUNK SOLSTICE - An Un-MASQUERADE ?A one day pop-up festival imagining a positive vision of the future for humanity! Join our evolution revolution as we harness the underground dance music, big art, mesmerizing performances, and community connection that made Steampunk MASQUERADE ( https://airpusher.org/steampunk-masquerade [https://airpusher.org/steampunk-masquerade] ) so special… and infuse it with a new intention: bringing about a beautiful, verdant, and liberated future for humanity! Solarpunk Solstice is an invitation to be our full authentic selves, dance with joy, create with freedom, incorporate resiliency into our lives, practice sustainability, and use our collective imagination to envision a life affirming future for planet Earth. If we can’t imagine the beautiful future, we can't build it! ✨FEATURING✨ ? Indoor/Outdoor arts/makerspace with four environments to explore ? Two dance music stages, DJs, performances & bands ? BIG Art, art cars, & interactive experiences ? BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists featured ??‍♂️ All ages event! Kids 12 and under in free before 3pm ♻️ A hella low-waste event ⚡ Renewable-powered main stage ? Solarpunk inspired workshops & opportunities for connection ?‍☠️ Airpusher SOLARPUNK Airship (check out our new look!) ✅ A safe space for our community to gather - we practice consent ? Sustainability focused vendors ?? Spotlight on community partners ? A celebration of the Earth and the summer solstice ? Invitation for imagination - Co-create a beautiful future world! ? A celebration of your true, unique, beautiful human spirit! ?? PARTICIPATE - Help manifest this vision ?? ??‍♀️Volunteer Interest Form: https://forms.gle/K7NJtrs6kpw3F8m18 [https://forms.gle/K7NJtrs6kpw3F8m18] ?️ TICKETS & INFO ?️ • TIX: https://solarpunk-solstice.secretparty.io [https://solarpunk-solstice.secretparty.io] • LOCATION: Seaport Studios Arts & Makerspace, Richmond CA • TIME: 1pm - 9pm ? MUSIC ? ? DJ LINEUP - Flavors include: House / Hypersoul / World Grooves / Progressive • OVEOUS (Hypersoul) Soundcloud ( https://soundcloud.com/Oveous [https://soundcloud.com/Oveous] ) Insta ( https://www.instagram.com/oveous/hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/oveous/?hl=en] ) Having birthed his artistry in the world of poetry, OVEOUS blends his powerful voice with his HYPERSOUL & HYPERANCESTRAL House Music Sounds to bring an unforgettable experience of healing on the dancefloor, loved by music lovers everywhere, from NYC, to Mexico, to Brazil, Ibiza, Australia, and Black Rock City. • DJ CECIL & CALI (The People's Party) • GOLDEN RATIO (Dulce Vita & Exoendo) • BLACK PANDA (Pandamonium, BIPOC Beats Collective) • CPTN JAY (Airpusher, YES! Records) • MANILA VANILLA (Heavy Petting Zoo) • PRISCILLA (Heavy Petting Zoo) ? LIVE PERFORMANCES ?️ • IИTI MYSTICA (Band) • NALAMORA (Band) • Sarah LaRock (Spoken Word) ? ART & INTERACTIVE ? • Airpusher SOLARPUNK Airship (Art Car) • The Juke Joint (Art Car) • Bee Here Now (Art Car) • Division & Sprout by Enright Sculpture (Sculpture from reclaimed materials) • EverybodyCanPaint Art Wall by @artismobilus (Interactive art wall) • Ghost of Solarpunk Future by Anastacia V Spada (Interactive photography) • Full Circle Tea Lounge (plush chill space & tea service) • Bubbles • Coloring books • Chalk art • Seed give away ??‍♀️ BODY & SPIRIT ? • “Ceremony of the Cosmic Directions” by Artuo Mendez • “Golden Dragon Qigong” by Sean Fox • Regenerating Drinks by Gabrial Guerrieo • All Pau Berkely food service by Lily ?SOLARPUNK INSPIRED WORKSHOPS? • "Exit the System, Build What’s Next: A Practical Workshop for Resilient Living" by Mike Jones of Resilient Tomorrow • “Mushroom Cultivation” by Bay Area Applied Mycology • “DIY Solar+Battery Systems 101” by Matt Kroll of GRID Alternatives • “Rivers of Califas & Regenerative Imagination” by Niko • “Cultivating Consciousness: An Introduction to Guided Meditation” by Klynt • “Working Backwards From Visions of a Solarpunk Future” by Bobby Fishkin ? VENDORS & BOOTHS ? • CoolHandSuuze Handblown Glass - Handblown glass art and homegoods • The Mermaid Muze - Acrylic pouring jewelry/pendants & earrings • JungleKat Creations - Upcycled jewelry made of bike inner tubes • Miss Velvet Cream Neocouture - Ultrafemme upcycled clothing made by hand, one piece at a time • Cherrry Drop - 3D printed toys, keycaps, leather accessories and collars, impact toys, & stickers. All designed / made by me! • NeighborhoodShare - Web app that allows people to find and borrow tools, equipment, cooking stuff, instruments, etc. from their neighbors. • GRID Alternatives - We use grants, donation, State, and Federal funding to install solar, batteries, and EV chargers at no cost for low income homeowners. We're also involved in home electrification/decarbonization work as well as policy / advocacy work • Urban Tilth - We inspire, hire, and train local Richmond and East Bay residents to cultivate agriculture, feed our community, and restore relationships to land to build a more sustainable food system, within a just and healthier community. • Sogorea Te’ Land Trust - Sogorea Te’ calls on us all to heal and transform the legacies of colonization, genocide, and patriarchy and to do the work our ancestors and future generations are calling us to do. BAND DETAILS IИTI MYSTICA "Inti Mystica’s sound is like the sun breaking through a foggy day: warm, vibrant, and electrifying. Their music blends traditional genres with rock, bomba, cumbia, hip-hop, punk, and “psychedelic vibrations.” It’s a bilingual, bicultural conversation between past and present, tradition and rebellion. Their songs don’t just make you move — they make you feel." “We want to inspire people with raw emotions, make them feel seen and understood,” says lead singer Andreína Limón. “Our music offers healing—a way to reconnect with yourself, your creativity, and your community.” READ: Inti Mystica: A San Francisco band that centers the immigrant experience ( https://eltecolote.org/content/en/sf-inti-mystica-music/ [https://eltecolote.org/content/en/sf-inti-mystica-music/] ) WATCH: Inti Mystica - Cosita de la Mañana - Live @ The Chapel SF ( ?si=CuzjnD7vLJPGmBNC) EXPLORE: INTI MYSTICA Link Tree ( https://linktr.ee/nalamora [https://linktr.ee/nalamora] ) NALAMORA NALAMORA crafts melodies that resonate with a mission to spread good vibes and promote a positive future. Band leader Neil Nyberg’s personal philosophy is encapsulated in his self-description as a "Mascot for a bright future," highlighting his dedication to uplifting and inspiring others through his art. His journey exemplifies the power of music and creativity to unite and elevate, ensuring that every performance is both a celebration and a transformative experience. READ: nalamora.com WATCH: NALAMORA - “SolarPunk Opus” ( ) ☀️ WHAT IS SOLARPUNK? ☀️ WATCH: "What is Solarpunk?" ?si=-qMgReL-u9NXNr-a Like Steampunk and Cyberpunk, Solarpunk is a genre of fiction and exploratory imagination, a “what if…” landscape. But unlike those others, Solarpunk imagnins a positive vision of a post-climate crisis future. It ESCAPES DENIALISM by acknowledging the great polycrisis facing the world today, but it also MOVES PAST DOOMERISUM by looking at this great unraveling not as the end, but as opportunity! We can move past our “business as usual” sleep walking, let the oppressive systems that do not serve us fall away, and collectively BUILD A JUST, VERDANT, AND EQUITABLE FUTURE WORLD where we’ve regenerated the Earth, reconnected with each other, have a healthy relationship with technology, and all people are free to find their soul’s calling. "What is the song of a community that seeks to live within its means and in harmony with nature? What is the highest vision we are capable of bringing forth? What is the most beautiful story we could write about humanity?" "Envision a world where we live in service to the planet and the well-being of our communities. Every person has a unique role. Each being has a gift and offering to the world that sustains and nourishes them with energy and resources to accomplish their mission. Imagine a world in which humans and nature are flourishing and thriving. In this vision, we live in a symbiotic alliance that honors and respects our relationship with nature and each other." * Day Sanchez Most importantly, this is a vision of the future that we can start building TODAY! Let’s manifest the future world we want through our actions and intentions in this present moment! ☀️ SOLARPUNK SOLISTICE STYLE ☀️ What does a beautiful, vibrant, and liberated future for humanity LOOK LIKE to you? Maybe Afrofuturism meets Futuristic Flower Power? Nature inspired and spirit infused? Fractals forward? Check out this SOLARPUNK SOLSTICE STYLE BOARD ON PINTEREST TO GET SOME IDEAS ( https://www.pinterest.com/gregory4818/solarpunk-solstice-style/ [https://www.pinterest.com/gregory4818/solarpunk-solstice-style/] ). REMEMBER we can’t get to a positive vision of our future if we can’t imagine it! We are all artists in the world, we can't wait to see what you create. ☀️ COMMUNITY PARTNERS ☀️ Crowddoing & Solarpunkification Helping us in our transition to Solarpunk are the amazing crowddoing/solarpunkification groups. Check them out here to get everything from the big Solarpunk vision down the practical resources on how to bring more Solarpunk into your life as we all manifest the world we want to be: • https://crowddoing.world/ [https://crowddoing.world/] • https://www.solarpunkification.art/ [https://www.solarpunkification.art/] • SOLARPUNKIFICATION PLAYLIST FROM THEIR PREVIOUS EVENT, https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLA1524DqsFLlrlLPoZL1ToE5No1CSyKQd [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA1524DqsFLlrlLPoZL1ToE5No1CSyKQd] • SOLARPUNK COURSE - https://www.udemy.com/course/backcasting-via-regenerative-ai/couponCode=SOLARPUNKIFLOW [https://www.udemy.com/course/backcasting-via-regenerative-ai/?couponCode=SOLARPUNKIFLOW] • Solarpunk GPT https://chatgpt.com/g/g-ncEqRoN2a-trillion-times-brighter-future-gpt [https://chatgpt.com/g/g-ncEqRoN2a-trillion-times-brighter-future-gpt] ?? REGENERATING FOOD & DRINKS ?? ? DRINKS - Airpusher’s Solarpunk Solstice Bar At the core of Solarpunk we embrace living joyously, celebrating wholeheartedly, all while honoring our deep connection with life. For our bar menu on this Solstice, this has inspired us to create new drink experiences outside of the traditional, alcohol-centric festival options. We're talking about healthful and uplifting drinks, drinks that will enliven your body and awaken your soul! Original drinks crafted from fresh ingredients that promote regenerative agriculture, organic farming, bio-dynamic farming, carbon sequestration, and soil health. Our menu will include three hand crafted drink specials you won't find anywhere else, inducing "Calm Mojito", "Electric Ginseng Paloma", and "Pear Pu-erh Kombucha". We'll have some life-affirming alcoholic options as well, including bio-dynamic wine and solar-powered beer! ? FOOD - All Pau Berkeley We’re thrilled to welcome All Pau Berkeley! Ono inspired by Ohana???️??We are a food pop up created from love of Hawaii and the spirit of Ohana. We cook pan-Asian flavors that remind us of home. Chef Lily Rockholt will be serving some seasonal sensations from skewers, to onigiri, to some light sweet treats all made fresh and primarily from local sources. https://www.instagram.com/allpauberkeley/ [https://www.instagram.com/allpauberkeley/] ? BRING YOUR OWN CUP! Remember, we're doing our very best to make this LOW WASTE event, so we will not be providing disposable cups. Bring a cup! We'll also have super cool Solarpunk Solstice commemorative cups for purchase. ? RAISING FUNDS FOR AIRPUSHER ? • We are 501c3 non profit arts group and this is our biggest fundraising event of the year! • All proceeds will go to creating more Solarpunk art for both on and off the Playa, art designed to inspire a beautiful, regenerated, and liberated future. • Your donation is tax deductible. Please reach out if you would like explore this option: Y2JvbGhvdXMgfCBnbWFpbCAhIGNvbQ== ⛑️AIRPUSHER CONSENT & SAFE SPACES POLICIES & VALUES⛑️ We strive for Airpusher events to inspire open hearted joy, radical self expression, and deep community connection. To manifest this intention we are committed to ensuring that every one of our guests feels safe and empowered to be their authentic selves, and are free from any kind of harassment, abuse, or discrimination of any type. This is especially true for non-consensual interactions, including sexual harassment. ⛑️ We Practice Consent - Practice clear communication and ask for consent to understand another's desires and boundaries. This means: • Clearly and politely ask another before engaging with them • Wait for an enthusiastic verbalized “YES”! If this is not received, then the answer is “No”. • Make space to hear any kind of “No” and receive it with gratitude. Do not ask again. ⛑️ No Sexual Harassment - We have zero tolerance for sexual harassment* of any type. This means: • No unwanted touching or invading personal space • No unwanted staring or sexually objectifying acts • No unwanted conversations * We have zero tolerance for other types of harassment and discrimination as well, including, but not limited to: racism, ageism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and prejudice based on ethnicity, nationality, class, gender, gender presentation, language ability, body type, asylum status, spiritual practices, or religious affiliation. ⛑️ Reporting Incidents - We encourage our guests to report any incident of harassment. We take reporting incidents seriously. • All venue staff, event staff, and/or members of the Airpusher Safety Team (in white vests) are ready help with any incident report • We take the reports seriously of those who have been harmed and will prioritize their safety and care • The perpetrators of any kind of harassment will be asked to leave immediately. If they would like to dispute the claim, we will take their information for a follow-up at a later date. ⛑️ Harm Reduction & Physical Safety - Verbal abuse and physical violence are not tolerated at Airpusher events. We center the process around the protection and care for those who have been harmed. • We have a Safe Space zone at all of our events that is open to anyone in need, any incidents can be reported there. • Attendees are encouraged to reach out to AP safety lead if there are any threats of violence or erratic behavior from other attendees. • Report any concerns of safety having to do with the venue site - building codes, etc. • Attendees can seek out the AP safety team at the Safe Space or elsewhere for any minor injuries or if anyone is having a health event. Also check out other Arts events in Richmond [https://allevents.in/richmond-ca/art] , Music events in Richmond [https://allevents.in/richmond-ca/music] , Entertainment events in Richmond [https://allevents.in/richmond-ca/entertainment] .