Defying Fermi: Sci-Fi Wisdom for Our Survival and Thriving
“We are … interested in generating stories, visions and futures that are hard and realistic and hopeful.”
-Adrienne Maree Brown, from “Science fiction and social justice: giving up on utopias“
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Earlier this year I had the opportunity to sit in on a session in Detroit with Adrienne Maree Brown, writer, editor, facilitator and consultant to social movement organizations. Adrienne’s offering was on the potential of “radical science fiction” to realize empowering visions of a just and sustainable future. After sharing some of her own writing, she encouraged participants to play with a sense of imagination grounded in realistic projections of current social and environmental conditions and trends. Read More
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