disaster-joy
@joyfulcarla.bsky.social
carla joy bergman (she/they)
a punk philosopher dwelling in the impossible...
always anti-empire & pro autonomy
📚 joyful militancy; Trust Kids! etc.
🐦⬛ CAW: https://www.cawshinythings.com
@thestartrekpod.bsky.social + other works: joyfulcarla.com
a punk philosopher dwelling in the impossible...
always anti-empire & pro autonomy
📚 joyful militancy; Trust Kids! etc.
🐦⬛ CAW: https://www.cawshinythings.com
@thestartrekpod.bsky.social + other works: joyfulcarla.com
doing a little test print of the booklet that goes with the militant cards.... off to the printers this week...
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
doing a little test print of the booklet that goes with the militant cards.... off to the printers this week...
fullmoon vibes with my kiddo. #AlwaysTimeForASwing
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
fullmoon vibes with my kiddo. #AlwaysTimeForASwing
on Samhain I chat with the ghost of Emma? what about you?
(h/t to Dani for this wonderful meme!)
(h/t to Dani for this wonderful meme!)
October 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
on Samhain I chat with the ghost of Emma? what about you?
(h/t to Dani for this wonderful meme!)
(h/t to Dani for this wonderful meme!)
in 2012 I wrote a post abt how trust is the foundation to having solid relationships - it's a post about my kiddo who at the time was turning 18 & how we had been on 3 intergenerational collectives & i should write a book called Trust Kids!! (book took 10 yrs to come out but hey, seeds take time!!)
October 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
in 2012 I wrote a post abt how trust is the foundation to having solid relationships - it's a post about my kiddo who at the time was turning 18 & how we had been on 3 intergenerational collectives & i should write a book called Trust Kids!! (book took 10 yrs to come out but hey, seeds take time!!)
my new tree friend... aka I moved to a new city in the summer, fell into a deep depression & now coming out of it im like where are my friends?
the art was made by someone who read Joyful Militancy -- it's a cherished gift but the words hit hard these days even tho i still believe it to be true.
the art was made by someone who read Joyful Militancy -- it's a cherished gift but the words hit hard these days even tho i still believe it to be true.
October 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
my new tree friend... aka I moved to a new city in the summer, fell into a deep depression & now coming out of it im like where are my friends?
the art was made by someone who read Joyful Militancy -- it's a cherished gift but the words hit hard these days even tho i still believe it to be true.
the art was made by someone who read Joyful Militancy -- it's a cherished gift but the words hit hard these days even tho i still believe it to be true.
i cannot wait to share this episode with Federico Campagna--
a fascinating & brilliant Italian philosopher & activist! I LOVE LOVE his newest book, Otherworlds: Mediterranean Lessons On Escaping History, so we chat about it + + +
this episode of Walking With Change will be out soon over on CAW!
a fascinating & brilliant Italian philosopher & activist! I LOVE LOVE his newest book, Otherworlds: Mediterranean Lessons On Escaping History, so we chat about it + + +
this episode of Walking With Change will be out soon over on CAW!
October 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
i cannot wait to share this episode with Federico Campagna--
a fascinating & brilliant Italian philosopher & activist! I LOVE LOVE his newest book, Otherworlds: Mediterranean Lessons On Escaping History, so we chat about it + + +
this episode of Walking With Change will be out soon over on CAW!
a fascinating & brilliant Italian philosopher & activist! I LOVE LOVE his newest book, Otherworlds: Mediterranean Lessons On Escaping History, so we chat about it + + +
this episode of Walking With Change will be out soon over on CAW!
being sad and doing acts of solidarity are budz.
October 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
being sad and doing acts of solidarity are budz.
ngl i'd love to write a book inspired by this.... and/or, moving ahead, just start singing these as a response when asked how i am today.
October 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
ngl i'd love to write a book inspired by this.... and/or, moving ahead, just start singing these as a response when asked how i am today.
these analog-joy cards will be ready around the 8-year-anniversary pub date of Joyful Militancy! ❤️🔥
Militant Joy Cards coming later in the FALL!!!
Militant Joy Cards coming later in the FALL!!!
October 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
these analog-joy cards will be ready around the 8-year-anniversary pub date of Joyful Militancy! ❤️🔥
Militant Joy Cards coming later in the FALL!!!
Militant Joy Cards coming later in the FALL!!!
the journey of departure begins early.
October 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
the journey of departure begins early.
📘 favourite things! 🖖
September 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
📘 favourite things! 🖖
first "gen Z" stare?
July 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
first "gen Z" stare?
i unpacked my joy... watch out empire. militancy was sans joy for a bit.❤️🔥
(still in the throes of this move/recovery... bbs. 🌹)
(still in the throes of this move/recovery... bbs. 🌹)
July 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
i unpacked my joy... watch out empire. militancy was sans joy for a bit.❤️🔥
(still in the throes of this move/recovery... bbs. 🌹)
(still in the throes of this move/recovery... bbs. 🌹)
#acab
Satsuki to Mei: "Hide!... Whoops. I Thought That Was A Policeman. Hello!" (waves to person on bike)
(from opening scene ofMy Neighbor Totoro)
Satsuki to Mei: "Hide!... Whoops. I Thought That Was A Policeman. Hello!" (waves to person on bike)
(from opening scene ofMy Neighbor Totoro)
June 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
#acab
Satsuki to Mei: "Hide!... Whoops. I Thought That Was A Policeman. Hello!" (waves to person on bike)
(from opening scene ofMy Neighbor Totoro)
Satsuki to Mei: "Hide!... Whoops. I Thought That Was A Policeman. Hello!" (waves to person on bike)
(from opening scene ofMy Neighbor Totoro)
a message of love from one of our youngest friends :at Grounded Futures, a kiddo with a big heart!
From the Salish Sea to Palestine, Every Child Matters 🍉 🕊️🐋 🌊
From the Salish Sea to Palestine, Every Child Matters 🍉 🕊️🐋 🌊
June 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
a message of love from one of our youngest friends :at Grounded Futures, a kiddo with a big heart!
From the Salish Sea to Palestine, Every Child Matters 🍉 🕊️🐋 🌊
From the Salish Sea to Palestine, Every Child Matters 🍉 🕊️🐋 🌊
hehe. check out this beauty!
June 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
hehe. check out this beauty!
this placement of JM in the bookstore made my day!
June 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
this placement of JM in the bookstore made my day!
maybe one more footnote.
![Still image. Social media post.
Me as a teen rebel:
This system sucks and is pointlessly cruel
Me now:
This system sucks and is pointlessly cruel [footnotes 1, 4, 11]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hgwculcz3tubk2lwdcaiz3px/bafkreibmyibc35cer6npzbkc6upofxbtw7b4q5pi5zb4krbvisj7nro2rq@jpeg)
June 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
maybe one more footnote.
visiting a place where we might find a home and there were thistles.
a powerful omen, if you know me!
a powerful omen, if you know me!
May 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
visiting a place where we might find a home and there were thistles.
a powerful omen, if you know me!
a powerful omen, if you know me!
things are fucking shit but i just saw and smelled the first rose of the season!
May 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
things are fucking shit but i just saw and smelled the first rose of the season!
❤️🔥 safety over following the fucking rules ❤️🔥
now let's do this more with food and shelter, and well everything.
everything for everyone.
now let's do this more with food and shelter, and well everything.
everything for everyone.
May 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
❤️🔥 safety over following the fucking rules ❤️🔥
now let's do this more with food and shelter, and well everything.
everything for everyone.
now let's do this more with food and shelter, and well everything.
everything for everyone.
THE GENIUS THING THAT WE DID WAS, WE DIDN'T GIVE UP!
(Photo by Pádraig Ó Tuama)
(Photo by Pádraig Ó Tuama)
May 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
THE GENIUS THING THAT WE DID WAS, WE DIDN'T GIVE UP!
(Photo by Pádraig Ó Tuama)
(Photo by Pádraig Ó Tuama)