B2. Social Ecology

In 2026, Solarpunk Magazine will publish a landmark series of articles by Palestinian journalist Aya Al-Hattab, reporting directly from Gaza amidst the ongoing Israeli invasion and genocide. This six-part series, titled Radical Hope from Gaza, will appear in each of our bimonthly issues throughout the year.

Aya’s work brings an unflinching yet deeply humane perspective to life under siege. Her series for Solarpunk Magazine will illuminate the ways people in Gaza are building and sustaining life in the face of destruction—stories of mutual aid networks, everyday survival, community-led solutions, ecological know-how, healing practices, and visions for peace and a better world.

These are not just reports of endurance; they are chronicles of radical hope, grounded in the daily practices of people refusing erasure, and in doing so, pointing toward the kinds of futures solarpunk imagines: resilient, community-based, and rooted in justice.

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Across six articles, Radical Hope from Gaza will cover:

• Mutual Aid Networks: How communities mobilize to feed, house, and protect one another in the absence of basic infrastructure.
• Everyday Survival: Tactics, creativity, and solidarity that allow families and neighborhoods to endure relentless assault.
• Community-Led Solutions: Grassroots organizing that responds faster and more effectively than state or international bodies.
• Ecological Know-How: How traditional knowledge and resourcefulness provide tools for survival under blockade and bombardment.
• Healing Practices: Cultural and collective ways of tending to grief and trauma.
• Visions for Peace and Future: Imaginaries of a better world, even under impossible circumstances.

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Aya Al-Hattab is a graduate Al-Azhar University who has emerged as one of the most vital journalistic voices from Gaza. She focuses on writing and sharing the stories and experiences of young Palestinians striving for a better future. Her writing has appeared in Mondoweiss, The Guardian, The Electronic Intifada, We Are Not Numbers, and others.

Some of her published works include:

• “When you can’t recognize home anymore” (Mondoweiss)
• “Israel is starving Gaza: blockade weaponizes hunger” (The Guardian)
• “Genocide has changed Gaza’s heres and theres” (The Electronic Intifada)
• “Determined to graduate despite horror” (The Electronic Intifada)
• “Exploring the bookstores of Gaza City” (We Are Not Numbers)
• “Somaia survives 21 days in the rubble of her home” (We Are Not Numbers)
• “Pinky: the best gift ever” (We Are Not Numbers)
• “Winter is coming is now a nightmare phrase” (We Are Not Numbers)
• “My sister decides not to give in to the loss” (We Are Not Numbers)
• “Making music and rediscovering joy” (We Are Not Numbers)
• “The life we live now is devoid of meaning” (We Are Not Numbers)

Solarpunk is more than speculative fiction. It is a vision of just, ecological, and liberated futures—and it must be grounded in the lived struggles for survival and justice unfolding today. Aya’s reporting connects the solarpunk imagination to the urgent realities of Gaza, reminding us that hope is not abstract. It is radical, embodied, and made in the hardest of places.

We are honored to provide a platform for Aya’s voice in 2026, and we believe her series will be among the most important works ever published in Solarpunk Magazine.

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