Announcing Solarpunk Action Week 2019!

solarpunkactionweek:

A week for planting, building, fixing, creating, sharing, and spreading awareness of the #solarpunk movement! Coming Spring 2019, exact dates TBA (currently leaning towards late March)

I’m looking for another mod or two to help me run this, so lmk if you’re interested! I’ll also be making a Matrix chat and sharing resources as we get closer to Spring

In the meantime, follow me here and on Mastodon (@actionweek@sunbeam.city) and reblog to spread the word!

bekkathyst:

BEKKATHYST SUMMER 2017 GIVEAWAY

~This giveaway is in no way affiliated with Tumblr.~

Please read thoroughly before entering!

Hello lovely Tumblr folk! It’s that time again- I have a giveaway for you all. Summer is quickly approaching, and I know a lot of you are getting ready to relax and vacation! So in celebration, I’m giving you the chance to win this large collection of items.

All these items came from my shop (minus the sage!).

What you get:

  • (Handmade by me) Clear quartz and copper necklace
  • (Handmade by me) “Full moon” rainbow moonstone hairpins
  • $25 credit that can be applied to anything in my shop.
  • amethyst cluster with calcite
  • selenite wand
  • tourmalinated quartz wand
  • black & blue kyanite crystals
  • polished petrified wood slice
  • four polychrome jasper hearts
  • an amethyst stalactite slice
  • baby amethyst sphere
  • rose quartz sphere 
  • large rose quartz chunk
  • labradorite sphere
  • fluorite obelisk
  • labradorite point
  • golden calcite point
  • ocean jasper marble
  • Dominican amber cabochon
  • rutilated quartz point
  • amethyst pyramid
  • spirit quartz crystal
  • a black sparkly candle (because why not?!)
  • a sustainably harvested California white sage piece, picked by me (sadly if you are outside the US I cannot send this to you)
  • This has a retail value of $260 in addition to the $25 shop credit!

Rules:

  1. You must be 16 or older. (If under 18 you MUST have parent’s permission)
  2. You don’t have to live in the US
  3. You must be following me, so you can get updates if anything about the giveaway changes.
  4. Please check out my shop and if you’re interested, you can sign up for my email newsletter here. (Totally not necessary or required, it’s just an option!)
  5. DO NOT tag this post as giveaway. That will risk the notes getting messed up, and this will be ruined for everyone. Please don’t argue about this- for some reason people have said really nasty and mean things to me over this.
  6. Reblog this post to enter. Likes count, too. No giveaway or spam blogs. If you reblog on a side blog, let me know in the tags what the name of your blog is that you’re following me with.
  7. Please don’t spam people with reblogs- you can reblog however many times you’d like, but please be courteous.
  8. Each entry will be assigned a number and the winner will be chosen by a random number generator.
  9. The giveaway ends Wednesday, July 26th at 6 pm Pacific time.
  10. The winner will be messaged and must respond with their full name and address within 24 hours, or a new winner will be chosen.
  11. Please respect me and my rules, and have fun!

Divine Refractions: Shop Opening Giveaway!

strawberrylogan:

strawberrylogan:

Hello everyone. So I’ve been getting into the hobby of wire wrapping and it’s a huge deal for me. I’m thoroughly enjoying it, and I decided I’d really want to sell them! I have a shop open over on Etsy called Divine Refractions

I wanted to do something really cool to start off my shop, so I want to do a giveaway!

This giveaway is not affiliated with Tumblr.

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The wire wrap that will be given away is posted above! It is a labradorite wrapped in copper with a mostly deep blue sheen. It also has a spot where it has multiple colors. The length is 6.5 cm, the width is 3.5 cm. This piece would have been $20 USD at my shop.

To enter:

  • Be 18+
  • Follow me at strawberrylogan
  • Reblog this post! Only once counts, likes do not count.
  • Please do not tag as giveaway
  • US only
  • Ends: March 20th, 2017 at 5:00 PM (if I get too few people, this may be extended!
    )
  • When a winner is chosen, they must respond within 24 hours or I will choose another winner!
  • I will choose a winner through a random number generator

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments! c:

I have decided to extend the giveaway until Friday, March 25 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

I want there to be a little bit more people who join it!

typhlonectes:

How Animals Communicate Via Pheromones

Human behaviors are probably influenced by invisible smell signals, just like all other animals.

by Tristram Wyatt

The study of smells that signal particular behaviors has a long history,
beginning with insects and ending in the final frontier: humans.
Although a definitive human pheromone has yet to be identified—and human
behavior is notoriously difficult to study—mounting evidence suggests
that people likely give off and sense smells that influence them.

Wyatt
walks the reader through the major systems of study in pheromone
research, including sensory systems for smell, using pheromones for pest
management, and a compound secreted during breastfeeding that is
currently under scrutiny as the first human pheromone…

(read more: American Scientist)

photograph by Alex Wild

Dear “But Hillary would be the first female president” people

gioseppi:

You know what Bernie Sanders would be? The first Jewish President. And alongside that (though it goes without saying) the first non-Christian President.

In a country dominated by Christians, run on their values, and where ‘because the bible says so’ is considered a valid political argument, that’s just as important (if not moreso) as a female president. And while its not ever been as prevalent as racism or mysoginy, antisemitism has played a role in American history (and Western history in general), so this would also be a way to push away from that.

Just thought I’d point this out, since no one seems to be talking about it.