Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast

On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson continues our series on Disaster Prep as Community Care with part 5, on building layered communications networks to make your neighborhood more resilient during disasters.
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On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson continues talking about fire season with a consideration of Indigenous land stewardship. How we can build a better relationship with fire and the land through Indigenous land stewardship practices while respecting sovereignty rather than continuing our settler-colonial history of Indigenous cultural appropriation and exploitation.
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News Articles and Other Sources
These young firefighters are learning ancient Indigenous practices to save Oregon’s forests from wildfire
https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2026/06/these-young-firefighters-are-learning-ancient-indigenous-practices-to-save-oregons-forests-from-wildfire.html
(Note: The Oregonian article is behind a paywall. It was republished by The Chronicle. You can read the full article for free at https://www.chronline.com/stories/these-young-firefighters-are-learning-ancient-indigenous-practices-to-save-oregons-forests-from,404042)
Tribal Youth Ecological Forestry Training Program
https://lomakatsi.org/project/tribal-youth/
Inter-Tribal Oregon Conservation Corps Crew earns Firefighter Type 2 certification, expanding prescribed fire capacity
https://lomakatsi.org/inter-tribal-oregon-conservation-corps-crew-earns-firefighter-type-2-certification-expanding-prescribed-fire-capacity/
Indian Youth Service Corp making a difference in Oregon
https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/features/indian-youth-service-corp-making-difference-oregon
Oregon State University Extention Services Fire Program
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/fire-program
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On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson gets into the fourth part in our series on Disaster Prep as Community Care, resilience hubs: what they are, where they are, what they do, and how to identify and develop one in your community.
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More Info on Resilience Hubs
https://www.resiliencehubcollaborative.org
https://www.usdn.org/resilience-hubs.html
https://greenlining.org/2024/whats-all-the-hub-about-how-community-resilience-hubs-can-bridge-gaps-in-social-connection-wellness-and-transportation
https://gisweb.miamidade.gov/agolpdf/Resilience_Hubs_Examples.pdf
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On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson takes a look at a climate human rights case out of Australia, and its implications for the ability to hold corporations accountable for their role in damaging the climate. Then, we explore what a solarpunk system of climate accountability would look like.
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News Articles and Other Sources
Trapped by floods and fearing death in the heat: the Australians taking legal action over the climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/22/trapped-by-floods-and-fearing-death-in-the-heat-the-australians-taking-legal-action-over-the-climate-crisis
Meet the 10 Australians and Read their Complaint
https://earthjustice.org/hardtruthscase/legal
Fossil Fuel Exports at Center of UN Human Rights Case Against Australian Government
https://earthjustice.org/press/2026/fossil-fuel-exports-at-center-of-un-human-rights-case-against-australian-government
U.N. court rules countries have duty to limit greenhouse emissions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/07/23/world-court-climate-ruling
Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change
https://www.icj-cij.org/case/187
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On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson looks how extreme heat is changing the way World Cup matches are played, and asked why those same protections aren't afforded to all working people.
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News Articles and Other Sources
Study warns of dangerous heat at 2026 World Cup as climate risks grow
https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/study-warns-dangerous-heat-2026-world-cup-climate-risks-grow-2026-05-14
World Cup puts urban heat risk in the spotlight
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/world-cup-puts-urban-heat-risk-spotlight--ecmii-2026-06-16
Mexico, Italy and others see up to two more months of heat stress than in the 1970s, study says
https://apnews.com/article/climate-heat-stress-feelslike-temperatures-50-days-daae5fb348e8cb587bccdf770e842611
Two World Cup matches were played in ‘severe heat’, analysis finds
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/19/world-cup-matches-severe-heat-level-analysis
Hydration breaks affect game more than I initially thought, says England's Tuchel
https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/hydration-breaks-affect-game-more-than-i-initially-thought-says-englands-tuchel-2026-06-22/
Heat at work: Implications for safety and health
https://www.ilo.org/publications/heat-work-implications-safety-and-health
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