Grounded Futures Show
11. Doomer Joy - Nick Montgomery
“As radicals we need to be offering a different exit from middle class life.”
Season two begins with a joyful bang! Liam and carla talk with the wonderful Nick Montgomery about radical exit plans, the limits and problems of “rights”, generational myths, the importance of cultivating alternatives, finding joy and humour amid disasters, and more.
Bio
Nick Montgomery is an anarchist, theory nerd, and permaculturalist. He’s currently working with carla and Jamie-Leigh to launch Solidarity Housing: a project to transition privately-owned houses to permanently-affordable homes. He’s also starting a nut tree nursery with friends on Sla-dai-aich (Denman Island, K’omoks territory) where he lives. Sometimes he also teaches university courses on environmental politics and climate catastrophe. He loves good conversations, learning and sharing skills, and cooking giant meals. Nick is the co-author of Joyful Militancy.
Recommendations
- Ivan Illich – Tools for Conviviality
- p.m. – Bolo’bolo
- Invisible Committee – To our Friends
- Fred Moten on youtube
- Robin Wall Kimmerer – Braiding Sweetgrass
- Killjoy podcast – live like the world is dying
- Richard Powers – The Overstory
- NK Jemisin – broken earth trilogy
Zines
- Anon zine – The Next
Eclipse - Anon zine – hello
- Plan C – we are all very anxious
Links from our segment: Delighting in our Friends!
The song by Time is, Barrel of a Pen (produced by AwareNess)
This song is an exclusive GF song (for now)!
Music for our show by: Sour Gout
About the Grounded Futures Show:
Our team works alongside youth to co-produce episodes on topics ranging from climate change to identity to how youth can gain new skills to engage meaningfully with current world events. The show will take a deep dive on these issues, and be in conversations with incredible guests! The hosts are Liam Joy, Joey, Jamie-Leigh Gonzales, and carla bergman.