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Call-Out for Projects
by ecotopiabiketour2022 12 Mar '22

12 Mar '22

Call-out for projects 2022 Hello everyone! A routedecision has been made for next year’s biketour and we are really excited to announce it to you! Ecotopia Biketour 2022 will start in the beginning of July in Amsterdam and will end in the end of September around Marseille in France. The exact Route the Biketour will pass is not 100% set yet and that’s where you are asked! For sure the Biketour will pass through the Netherlands, Germany and France, and might also go through Belgium and Luxembourg. We are looking for projects and events that could host us and for local coordinators to help with planning the tour. If you know of any projects or events that you think would fit our needs and could potentially host 10–50 people from the Biketour in summer 2022 please let us know. To propose a project for the Biketour to stay at please send us an email to 2022(a)ecotopiabiketour.net with the Name of the project, what they’re doing, location and how to contact them. More Informations can be found here: https://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/ecotopia-biketour-2022/call-out-for-projec… <https://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/ecotopia-biketour-2022/call-out-for-projec…>

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Invitation to the Ecotopia Winter Meeting
by ecotopia2021 04 Feb '22

04 Feb '22

Hello everyone :) Our date and time for the winter meeting is finally fixed, hurrah :) Everyone is welcome to come to Greene, a little south of Hannover, in Germany from the 17th Feb, Thursday, to the 21st Feb, Monday. The meeting will be in the Funkenhaus, a nice collective which often hosts seminars like this. The programm is not fixed yet, but some parts will be about which direction to go this Summer, feedback from last year, gender topics around the tour, free time to wonder around, etc. :) Your welcome anyway, but you are also welcome to send us a mail if you are coming, which days, and if you have special needs (dogs, money issues (we can offer travel-reimbursement for people which need it), etc.). Write to info(a)ecotopiabiketour.net The adress is Leinestraße 8, 37574 Greene. You can find more infos about the place here: https://funken.haus/besuchinfos/ (in German, but with a translator it should work) Hope to see you in Greene and/or on the Tour this Summer :) Falda for the Ecotopia Biketour Collective

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anonymous sim-cards
by lukaese 16 Nov '21

16 Nov '21

Helllo everyone! I am need of an anonymous simcard. It is important that it can be recharged without being in the country where it was bought. (but it would be possible to buy recharges in andvance and activate them from abroad) Maybe you have any advice in which country this is possible? So far I know that in france lycamobil is good, just that you have to make a phonecall for each one and it is not always working, in czech republlic there is the ones from tesco but recharge is trouble. sorry for the off-topic but it is for an important issue ;) good bike, L

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Invitation to Ecotopia Biketour 2021: Czech republic, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia (July 9 - end of September)
by 2021＠ecotopiabiketour.net 14 Jun '21

14 Jun '21

*English - Deutsch - Français- Italiano - Slovensky - עִבְרִית* Spread the message! Register for the tour here: https://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/ecotopia-biketour-2021/register-2021 *English* Ecotopia Biketour is a self-organised, international community that has been organising a yearly bicycle tour in different regions of Europe since 1990. During the tour we visit environmental and social projects and practice forms of activism and sustainable living. We cook communal vegan food, practice consensus decision making, and share skills by doing workshops. Ecotopia Biketour is for anyone interested in travelling by bike, community life, DIY, an ecological lifestyle, and/or learning by experience. If this sounds good to you, feel welcome to join us! We are usually a group of 20–40 cyclists. Most people join for between 2 weeks and 2 months and are participating for the first time. We rarely cycle all together, some people go ahead in the morning and mark the route with arrows on the road. People then follow in small groups at their own speed and rhythm. We support each other and keep distances at a level that everybody and everybike can manage. Don't worry if you have never travelled by bike before. We attempt for a non-hierarchical environment by rotating responsibilities, sharing skills and respecting personal needs. People can sign up for daily tasks (cooking, pulling a trailer, marking the route, etc.), but everyone can decide individually how much they want to do. We gather as a group in a circle every few days to talk about how everything is going and to collectively make decisions. We aim to create a non-discriminatory environment, where discrimination based on perceived or actual gender or sexual orientation, class, race, age, ability or religion is not tolerated. We cook communally with portable stoves, carry all our equipment ourselves, try to buy local and organic food; and we dumpster-dive where possible. We suggest a donation of 3–5 € per day to cover food costs, but people who cannot give this donation are also welcome to join. In the year 2021 we will be cycling for 2½ months in Czech republic, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. We will start on the 9th of July close to Prague with one-week of preparation camp and cycle south towards Linz to join the bike festival Cyclocamp (July 30 - August 8), then going east crisscrossing Danube towards Vienna. We will then continue south admiring the Alps, visiting Graz, Ljubljana, pass by Zagreb, eventually navigate westwards and cycle to the Adriatic for a final swim. If you have some questions or have recommendations for projects, groups and events for us to visit on the way or would like to help preparing the tour, please write to 2021(a)ecotopiabiketour.net or join our mailing list on our website: https://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/ *Deutsch* Ecotopia Biketour ist eine selbstorganisierte internationale Community, die seit 1990 eine jährliche Fahrradtour durch Europa organisiert. Auf der Tour werden soziale und ökologische Projekte besucht und verschiedene Arten von Aktivismus und nachhaltigem Zusammenleben praktiziert. Wir ernähren uns vegan, treffen Entscheidungen per Konsens und versuchen, unser Wissen zu teilen. Die Biketour ist für alle, die am Fahrradfahren, gemeinschaftlichen Zusammenleben, Selbstorganisation, Nachhaltigkeit und praktischen Lernen interessiert sind. Normalerweise fahren 20–40 Leute gleichzeitig mit, die meisten bleiben für 2 Wochen bis 2 Monate und sind zum ersten oder zweiten Mal dabei. Wir fahren fast nie als geschlossene Gruppe, sondern ein paar fahren morgens voraus und markieren die Route mit Pfeilen auf der Straße. So können alle in ihrem eigenen Tempo fahren und entscheiden, ob sie Gesellschaft haben möchten oder nicht. Die Entfernungen werden gering gehalten und sind auch ohne vorheriges regelmäßiges Sporttreiben machbar. Wir versuchen, Hierarchien zu bekämpfen, indem wir Verantwortlichkeiten rotieren, Wissen austauschen und persönliche Bedürfnisse berücksichtigen. Aufgaben (Kochen, Anhänger ziehen, Route markieren etc.) können und sollen freiwillig übernommen werden. Alle paar Tage machen wir Plenum, um uns auszutauschen und Entscheidungen zu treffen. Wir streben ein nicht-diskriminatorisches Umfeld an und tolerieren keine Diskriminierung aufgrund von Geschlechts- und sexueller Orientierung, Rassismus, Klassismus, Behinderungen jeglicher Art, Alter oder Religion. Wir transportieren unsere Töpfe auf Fahrradanhängern, kochen mit Holz und versuchen, regional und bio zu kaufen und zu containern, wo es möglich ist. Es wird empfohlen, 3–5 € pro Tag für Lebensmittel beizusteuern, dieser Beitrag ist aber freiwillig. Im Jahr 2021 starten wir in Tschechien und für 2½ Monate radeln durch Österreich, Slowenien und enden die Tour in Kroatien. Wir treffen uns am 9. Juli nördlich von Prag für ein einwöchentliches Vorbereitungscamp und fahren gemeinsam südlicher Richtung nach Linz zum Cyclocamp (30. Juli - 8. August). Danach mäandern wir östlicher Richtung der Donau entlang nach Wien. Von dort aus fahren wir nach Graz, bestaunen die Alpen auf dem Weg, und rollen weiter nach Süden Richtung Ljubljana und Zagreb. Die Tour endet gemütlich am Adriatischen Meer in Kroatien für eine letzte Abkühlung. Falls ihr Empfehlungen für Projekte, Gruppen und Ereignisse habt, die wir auf dem Weg besuchen sollten, oder wenn ihr mithelfen wollt, die Tour vorzubereiten, schreibt uns an 2021(a)ecotopiabiketour.net oder tragt euch auf unserer Website auf den Mailverteiler ein: https://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/. *Français* Le cyclo-tour Ecotopia est un tour à vélo autogéré organisé depuis 1990 chaque année par un collectif international à travers l'Europe. Pendant le cyclo-tour, nous visitons des projets écologiques et sociaux, et participons à des activités militantes et respectueuses de l'environnement. Nous cuisinons de la nourriture vegan, les décisions se font au consensus et nous souhaitons autant que possible organiser des ateliers de transmissions de compétences. Le cyclo-tour Ecotopia s'adresse à quiconque est interessé.e par l'idée de voyager à vélo, vivre en communauté, bricoler/DIY, se poser des questions sur l'écologie et apprendre par l'expérience. Si ces sujets te parlent, nous t'invitons à nous rejoindre! Le groupe est généralement constitué de 20 à 40 cyclistes. La plupart participent entre 2 semaines et 2 mois, et c'est souvent leur première ou deuxième fois. Nous voyageons rarement tou.tes ensemble, certain.e.s d'entre nous partent tôt le matin et flèchent la route à la craie. Les autres suivent ensuite en petits groupes à leur propre rythme. Chaque étape est calculée afin que tout le monde puisse suivre avec n'importe quel type de vélo. Ne t'inqiéte pas si tu n'as jamais voyagé à vélo auparavant. Nous essayons de créer un environnement autogéré, c'est-à-dire sans hiérarchie, en faisant tourner les responsabilités, partageant nos savoirs et en respectant les besoins individuels. Chacun.e peut s'inscrire pour les tâches quotidiennes (faire la cuisine, rouler avec une remorque, flécher la route, etc) mais chacun.e est libre de décider personnellement la mesure de sa contribution. Tous les 2-3 jours, nous nous réunions en cercle pour discuter de comment le voyage se passe , faire un tour des ressentis et prendre des décisions collectivement. Nous souhaitons créer un environnement non discriminant, où la LGBTQIA+phobie, le sexisme, le racisme, le classisme, le validisme, les discriminations liées à la religion et toutes autres formes de discriminations ne sont pas tolérées. Nous cuisinons ensemble sur des réchauds à bois, portons tous notre équipement et essayons autant que possible d'acheter de la nourriture bio et/ou locale et de faire de la récup'. Nous encourageons une participation à prix libre à la hauteur de 3 à 5 euros par jour, chacun.e selon ses moyens, si quelqu'un.e ne peut pas participer il.le est également bienvenu.e. En 2021 nous voyagerons pour 2½ mois en Tchéquie, Autriche, Slovénie et Croatie. Nous commencerons le voyage le 9 juillet dans le nord de Prague et roulerons vers le Sud jusqu'à Linz pour rejoindre le festival de vélo Cyclocamp (du 30 juillet au 8 août). Nous irons ensuite à l'Est vers Vienne, puis nous continuerons vers le Sud, en longeant les Alpes et en passant par Graz et Ljubljana. Nous visiterons ensuite Zagreb pour finalement aller vers l'Ouest, rejoindre la méditerannée et clore le voyage les pieds dans l'eau. Si tu as des questions ou des recommendations pour des projets, des groupes ou des événements à visiter sur le chemin, ou si tu veux aider à l'organisation du tour, merci d'écrire à 2021(a)ecotopiabiketour.net ou de t'inscrire à notre lettre électronique sur la page internet www.ecotopiabiketour.net *Italiano* L’Ecotopia Biketour è una comunità internazionale auto-organizzata che organizza ogni anno dal 1990 un giro in bicicletta in diverse regioni d'Europa. Durante il viaggio visitiamo progetti ambientali e sociali, praticando forme di attivismo e stili di vita sostenibili. Seguiamo una dieta vegana, prendiamo decisioni per consenso e incoraggiamo la condivisione interpersonale. L’Ecotopia Biketour è aperto a chiunque sia interessato a viaggiare in bicicletta, alla vita in comunità, all'autonomia e all'autosufficienza (fai da te), all’ambientalismo e ad imparare nuove cose. Di solito 20-40 persone pedalano con noi. Gran parte di loro si aggregano in qualche punto del tragitto per periodi dalle due settimane ai due mesi, partecipando al Biketour per la prima o seconda volta. Raramente pedaliamo tutti insieme: solitamente qualcuno va avanti al mattino e fa da apripista per gli altri, lasciando segni sulla strada. Gli altri quindi proseguono in piccoli gruppi al proprio ritmo e velocità. Copriamo ogni giorno distanze per le quali non sono necessarie una particolare esperienza o condizione fisica. Cerchiamo di creare un ambiente non gerarchico facendo ruotare le responsabilità, condividendo le abilità e rispettando i bisogni personali. Ognuno può proporsi per compiti quotidiani (cucinare, trainare un rimorchio, fare da apripista, ecc…), ma chiunque è libero di decidere individualmente quanto vuole contribuire. Ci riuniamo ogni due giorni per parlare dell'andamento del viaggio e per prendere decisioni sulla base del consenso. Uno dei nostri principi fondamentali è costruire un ambiente accogliente per tutti, dove la discriminazione basata su genere o orientamento sessuale, classe, origini, età, disabilità o religione non è tollerata. Cuciniamo sempre tutti insieme con la legna, trasportiamo tutto il nostro equipaggiamento e cerchiamo di comprare cibo locale e biologico e di fare dumpster-diving laddove possibile. Ai partecipanti si chiede un contributo di 3-5 euro al giorno per coprire le spese per il cibo, ma anche quanti non sono in grado di fare donazioni sono invitati a partecipare. Quest’anno viaggeremo per 2½ mesi in Repubblica Ceca, Austria, Slovenia e Croazia. Ci troveremo il 9 luglio a nord di Praga per una settimana di preparativi; pedaleremo a sud verso Linz per partecipare al bike festival Cyclocamp (30 luglio – 8 agosto) poi a est incrociando il Danubio, verso Vienna. Continueremo a sud, ammirando le Alpi, passando per Graz, Lubiana, Zagreb, infine a ovest verso l’Adriatico per un bagno conclusivo. Se vuoi aiutarci a preparare il tour oppure se vuoi segnalarci dei progetti, delle comunità o degli eventi presenti sul percorso, scrivici a 2021(a)ecotopiabiketour.net *Slovensky* Ecotopia Biketour je samostatne organizovaná medzinárodná komunita, ktorá od roku 1990 každé leto organizuje cyklotúru v rôznych častiach Európy. Počas týchto túr navštevujeme rôzne environmentálne a sociálne projekty, aktivizujeme sa a žijeme udržateľným spôsobom života. Varíme spoločnú veganskú stravu, robíme rozhodnutia na základe spoločného konsenzu a zdieľame naše zručnosti cez workshopy. Ecotopia Biketour je pre každého, kto sa zaujíma o cestovanie na bicykli, komunitný život, DIY, ekologický životný štýl a/alebo osobný rast na základe skúseností. Ak sa ti to páčí, neváhaj sa k nám pridať! Zvyčajne je nás v skupine 20-40. Väčšina ľudí sa pridáva na dobu od 2 týždňov až po 2 mesiace a zúčastňuje sa po prvý raz. Málekedy bicyklujeme všetci spolu. Niektorí ľudia idú napred už skoro ráno a značia šípkami spoločnú trasu. Ostatní ich neskôr nasledujú vlastným tempom. Vzájomne si pomáhame a robíme také vzdialenosti, ktoré dokáže zvládnuť každý človek a každý bicykel. Ak cestuješ na bicykli po prvý raz, nemusíš sa báť! Snažíme sa o vytvorenie prostredia bez hierachického usporiadania striedaním povinností, zdieľaním zručností a rešpektovaním osobných potrieb. Ľudia sa môžu prihlásiť na denné úlohy (varenie, ťahanie cykloprívesu, značenie cesty, atď.), ale je na každého osobnom zvážení, na koľko sa chce podieľať. Niekoľko krát do týždňa sa spolu zídeme, rozpŕavame sa o túre a robíme kolektívne rozhodnutia. Naším cieľom je vytvoriť prostredie, kde diskriminácia na základe vnímaného alebo skutočného rodu či sexuálnej orientácie, triedy, rasy, veku, schopností alebo vierovyznania nie je tolerovaná. Varíme spoločne na mobilných pieckach "rocket stove", vezieme kolektívnu výbavu a snažíme sa nakupovať potraviny od miestnych alebo bio výrobcov alebo ich hľadáme v kontajneroch (dumpster diving), ak je to možné. Od účastníkov pýtame dobrovoľný denný príspevok 3-5 € na pokrytie spoločných výdavkov, ale aj ľudia ktorí si to nemôžu dovoliť, sú u nás vítaní. V roku 2021 budeme bicyklovať 2½ mesiaca v Českej republike, Rakúsku, Slovinsku a Chorvátsku. Začneme 9. júla severne od Prahy jednotýždenným prípravným táborom a potom sa vydáme južne smerom k Linzu, kde sa zúčastníme cyklofestivalu Cyclocamp (30. júl - 8. august). Odtiaľ pôjdeme na východ krížom krážom popri Dunaji smerom do Viedne. Kochajúc sa pohorím Álp pôjdeme ďalej na juh, kde cestou navštívime Graz, Ľubľanu a Zagreb. Eventuélne na bicykloch donavigujeme k pobrežiu a zaplávame si v Jadranskom mori. Ak máš nejaké otázky alebo tipy na zaujímavé miesta, projekty a udalosti, ktoré by sme mohli navštíviť počas našej túry, alebo ak sa chceš zapojiť do organizácie, prosím napíš nám na 2021(a)ecotopiabiketour.net alebo sa pridaj do mailing listu na našej webstránke: www.ecotopiabiketour.net *עִבְרִית* אקוטופיה בייקטור היא קהילה מאורגנת בין לאומית המארגנת מסע אופניים שנתי באיזורים שונים באירופיה מאז 1990. במהלך המסע אנו מבקרים פרוייקטים סביבתיים-חברתיים ומתרגלים צורות שונות של אקטיביזם וקיימות. אנו מבשלים אוכל טבעוני, מתרגלים קבלת החלטות בקונצנזוס וחולקים מיומנויות על ידי סדנאות. אקוטופיה בייקטור היא בשביל כל אחד המעוניין בטיול אופניים, חיי קהילה, "עשה זאת בעצמך" אורח חיים אקולוגי ו/או ללמוד מתוך התנסות. אם זה נשמע לך טוב, תרגיש חופשי להצטרך אלינו! אנחנו בדרך כלל קבוצה של 20-40 רוכבים, רובם משתתפים חדשים המצטרפים לשבועיים עד חודשיים. לרוב, איננו רוכבים ביחד, חלק מהאנשים יוצאים בבוקר לסמן את הדרך בחיצים על הכביש. שאר האנשים עוקבים בקבוצות קטנות במהירות ובקצב האישי שלהם. אנחנו תומכים אחד בשני ומשאירים את המרחק ברמה שכל אחד וכל אופניים יכולים לשאת. אל תדאג.י אם מעולם לא טיילת על אופניים לפני כן. אנחנו מנסים ליצור סביבה נטולת היררכיה על ידי חלוקת אחריות מתחלפת, שיתוף ידע וכיבוד צרכים אישיים. אנשים יכולים להירשם למשימות יומיות (בישול, נשיאת טריילרים, סימון הדרך וכו'), אבל כל אחד יכול להחליט באופן אישי כמה להשתתף. אנחנו מתכנסים כקבוצה במעגל כל כמה ימים לשתף איך הולך ולקבל החלטות קבוצתיות. אחד מערכי הבסיס שלנו זה ליצור סביבה ללא אפליה. תפיסות מוטות מגדר, מין, מעמד, גזע, גיל, יכולת או דת לא ייתקבלו בברכה. אנו מבשלים על ידי גזיות ניידות, לוקחים את כל הציוד בעצמנו, מנסים לקנות אוכל אורגני ומקומי; ומצילים אוכל מפחים בכל הזדמנות אפשרית. אנחנו ממליצים לתרום 3-5 יורו ליום (12-20 שקלים) לכסות הוצאות של אוכל, אבל אנשים שלא יכולים לתרום מוזמנים להצטרף בכל זאת. השנה נרכב בצ'כיה, אוסטריה, סלובניה וקרואטיה מתחילת יולי עד סוף ספטמבר. נתחיל ב-9.7 צפונית לפראג ונרכב דרומה ללינץ (אוסטריה), שם נצטרף לפסטיבל אופניים בינלאומי - Cyclocamp (30.7-8.8). משם נמשיך מזרחה לכיוון וינה. לאחר מכן דרומה, נחצה את הגבול עם האלפים, נבקר בגראץ, נמשיך ללובליאנה ומשם מזרחה לזאגרב. בהמשך נפנה מערב ונרכב אל עבר הים התיכון לטבילה אחרונה. אם יש לכם שאלות או המלצות לפרוייקטים, קבוצות ואירועים שנוכל לבקר על הדרך או תרצו לעזור לארגן את המסע כתבו לנו 2021(a)ecotopiabiketour.net :או הצטרפו לרשימת התפוצה שלנו באתר https://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/

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Invitation to the Spring Meeting 4th-6th June, North Italy :)
by 2021＠ecotopiabiketour.net 20 May '21

20 May '21

Hello everybody We hope you are doing fine. The location for the Ecotopia Spring Meeting is set: we will meet in Moncalvo, close to Torino, North Italy. You are very welcome to join :) Of course it is possible to join online with the classic jit.si-link (https://meet.jit.si/EcotopiaBiketour2021) The meeting will take place 4th, 5th and 6th of June. The program and schedule is presented in the follwing pad as soon as they are ready. Feel free to already contribute discussion points or ideas into it :) https://pad.rankenste.in/p/springmeeting2021 The place in Moncalvo is a beautiful farm surounded by nice hills. There is a regional bus going to Moncalvo on a regular basis. The next bigger train station is Vercelli, with connections from Milano and Torino. At the moment to travel to Italy usually a negative Covid swab test from max. 48h hours before is required. (http://www.italia.it/en/useful-info/covid-19-updates-information-for-touris… is yellow at the moment) Please let us know if you feel like coming so we can send you the exact location. Also for any other questions and feedback we are there. Mail us at info(a)ecotopiabiketour.net. Wishing you all the best The biketour-orga

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Spring Meeting 4-6th of June - looking for venues
by 2021＠ecotopiabiketour.net 02 May '21

02 May '21

Dear bike-touring lovers! Our Spring Meeting will happen between the Fri 4th to Sun 6th of June. At the moment we are looking for possible venues to organize the meeting in Southern-Central Europe (Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, etc.). If you know of a suitable place that could host the meeting during the aforementioned dates, let us know by writing to this email address. This summer we want to cycle in Southern-Central Europe. See this map for our rough route ideas: https://facilmap.org/bt2021 This year it is more challenging to organize the biketour, so we ask for the support. If you know about communities, projects or events happening in this region, please get in touch with us! The more places we have on the map before the Spring Meeting, the more defined route we can make. With some help we will be able to make the biketour a nicer experience this year! arrivederci!

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Invitation to Winter Meeting 26–28 of March
by Ecotopia Biketour 2021 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

Our Winter Meeting will happen from Fri 26th of March to Sun 28th of March not far from Delémont in the north-west of Switzerland. Among other things, we will talk about the region and plans for the next Biketour, start some of the preparation processes and think about ways to improve the gender balance during the preparation and on the tour. Anyone who is interested is welcome to join the meeting physically or online. Please contact us (info(a)ecotopiabiketour.net) if you are planning to join the meeting, then we can let you know more details about how to find us. Please note that the meeting will happen in a place where a lot of people are staying and social distancing is not always possible. It might be worth having a look at the legal regulations for entering Switzerland <https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pande…>, regulations inside Switzerland <https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pande…> and list of risk countries <https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pande…>. When entering Switzerland using public transportation, you are required to fill out an entry form online beforehand. When entering from a risk country, you are obliged to go into quarantine for 10 days.

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Info event in Freiburg this Friday, Feb 21st!
by 2020＠ecotopiabiketour.net 16 Feb '20

16 Feb '20

Come and meet the Ecotopia Biketour collective! We will have an info event in Freiburg this Friday at 8 pm (place: TBA). We will announce where we are going to cycle in 2020, show some photos and tell something about the history of the bike tour and try to answer your questions. There will be something to eat and you can talk with different people who did the tour. Also you can come to our winter meeting in KTS Freiburg that happens from 20th to 23rd of February. More information about the program is here: https://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/ecotopia-biketour-2020/winter-meeting-2020

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Winter Meeting (20-23 February) & Call-out for projects to visit in summer 2020
by 2020＠ecotopiabiketour.net 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

Our Winter Meeting will happen from Thursday, February 20 until Sunday February 23 in South Germany or in the North-West of Switzerland. We don't have a fix venue yet, but will publish the location on our website as soon as we know more. The Winter Meeting will be the first of our two physical preparation meetings for the Ecotopia Biketour 2020. We will look for interesting projects and based on it decide in which countries (Central/Southern/Southeastern Europe) and which time frame the next tour will happen, analyse the last year tour and discuss our values and how to implement them, create flyers, posters and stickers to advertise the tour, make up a task list and a time line of what needs to be done, and have fun together! Anyone who is interested in meeting us and finding out how we organise is welcome to join, there is no obligation to take on any tasks afterwards. You are welcome to join us even for less days, if you want. ***Call-out for projects and events to visit in summer 2020*** Ecotopia Biketour is looking for interesting projects and events happening in summer 2020 in Central, Southern and Southeastern Europe. Based on that during our meeting in February we will decide more precisely the countries to visit on the next tour. Any information is appreciated. To propose a project for Biketour, please enter it in this map: https://facilmap.org/btprojects or send us an email to 2020(a)ecotopiabiketour.net. We are also looking for local coordinators (for the mentioned parts of Europe) to help us with planning the tour! Ecotopia Biketour is a self-organized political bicycle tour that has been cycling through different parts of Europe each summer since 1990. The tour visits different groups, communities, projects and events which share our group values: ecological sustainability, anti-oppression, veganism, skill-sharing, multi-linguality, consensus-based decision making. We are interested to meet with local groups for a couple of hours to learn about their situation and activities, but also for larger places who can host us for a couple of days. For example we have visited alternative social centers and squats, cooperative farms, bike kitchens and critical masses, anti-discrimination groups, self-sustainable communities, action camps and environmental campaigns. A diverse, international group of around 20 to 50 people cycle with the Biketour each day. Our group usually sleep in tents and are happy to use outdoor spaces. We need access to water and electricity whilst visiting projects, which we can give a small donation for. We cook meals every day (with our own cooking equipment), which we are always happy to share with our hosts. We offer to help in the projects we visit by doing some work in return. Because we’re a mixed group of people, we have a wide range of skills and activities that we are happy to share with you. Whilst we are visiting projects we are interested in learning about them, helping out, sharing activities together and resting. We usually like to stay for anything between 1 and 5 nights.

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