Author: kel
Anti-capitalist Existence in a Capitalist System
Helen Tremethick shares her experience, insight, and advice on how to navigate the system without losing hope. // What does it mean to thrive as someone who is opposed to capitalism but still has to exist in a capitalist system? This question is one that my friend and colleague, Helen Tremethick, has spent a lot…
Beyond the Garden: Permaculture as a Way of Life
Liz Postlethwaite shares her love of permaculture, the arts, and explores how we might live in a more connected way with living systems in the modern world. // Like many people, I learned about permaculture as an approach to help me understand how to grow food in a more sustainable way. But Liz’s approach goes…
Grassroots Community Support During the Current Housing Crisis
Meghan Sheffield shares her experience supporting unhoused community members in her hometown. // In this episode of the podcast, I chat with Meghan Sheffield, a friend and co-conspirator living in Cobourg, Ontario. For the first issue of the Novitas magazine, Meghan shared an intimate and beautiful article about her experience working with her community to…
Disability Justice and Art in a Post Capitalist World
Maria Epp shares her experiences and journey on this episode of the podcast // Maria Epp is an artist, a mother, and an advocate for those struggling with disability, both visible and invisible. Maria shares her art and writing online, also lending her energy to her local community in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her journey has been…
Project Knotwork: Merging community and education through project based self-directed learning
Listen to co-founder Lane Clark share her story about starting Project Knotwork // Lane Clark is an unschooling parent living in Marquette, Michigan where she and two friends started a very cool micro school called Project Knotwork. In this episode of the podcast, Lane shares her experience building out a community space that was designed…
Introducing Novitas
Welcome to the first episode of the podcast! // Welcome to the first episode of Novitas Podcast! My partner Shay and I dive in talking about our journey over the last few years exploring systems of oppression, capitalism, and share the story the led to the beginning of this project. Download There are a dozen…
Radical Parenting and Political Art
A lil’ collab with Eleanor Ford from Creative Spaces <3 // It’s easy to fall into the mindset that direct action is the only way to contribute to systemic change. Protest, civil disobedience, contacting government officials—all these approaches are critical pieces of the puzzle. I wrote this spring about the importance of direct action. But…
Holding on to the Tethers
Social Media Burnout, Impending Move, and Presales are Done. // I’m still here. I’ve been quiet. Here are a few reasons why: Presales are complete. The presales for the first issue of Novitas Magazine have ended. It was a huge success (in my books), selling just shy of 50 copies. I’m currently waiting for the…
Towards Collective Liberation
Why running away from capitalism isn’t enough. // For most of my adult life, I have been anti-money. I just don’t like the stuff. It’s the worst part of capitalism, in my opinion. I honestly think we would all be better off without it, but I begrudgingly understand its uses. When I think about a…
Reflections on Relocating
How opting out of one set of harmful conditions can often lead to buying into others. // I hit a robin today with my car. I was on my way home after picking up R from forest school, coming down a big hill. The robin was sitting too close to the side of a road,…