> Hello!
>
> Ecotopia??
>
> One of the topics that came up during the meeting in December 2023 was
> about the name of the biketour. More specifically, if we want to
> change it.
>
> The name has a lot of history – it was first used as a name of a bus
> tour and later gathering from many years ago, starting in 1986, then a
> biketour was attached to the gathering in 1990, and then the gathering
> stopped happening in 2008, and since then there is just the biketour!
>
> This isn’t the first time we have discussed the idea of changing the
> name. It has already come up a few times in meetings over the last
> years, but the decision to change it was never made. When we discussed
> the idea in the last meeting, we came to conclusion that the
> organisation group is too small to make this decision and we want to
> ask more people what they think.
>
> The main reason we discussed, as a reason to change the name, is to
> have something that reflects more of the values that we try to
> practice. Sustainability and the environmentalist approach are still
> main points on our agenda, however some felt like the name “Ecotopia”
> can give the impression that we are only that. And since many
> eco-/sustainability-/climate movements in Europe are very white,
> ableist and cis/heteronormative, we worry that the name “Ecotopia
> Biketour” paints that same image instead of the intersectional
> approach that we want to have. The biketour has changed a lot over the
> years and has a wider focus than just environmental issues.
>
> On the other hand, we are quite widely known under the name Ecotopia,
> we have lots of connections and it’s easier for us to receive funding,
> while we have this long history.
>
> As a small group we couldn’t reach any decisions or concrete ideas, so
> we want to ask all previous participants, current participants, hosts,
> friends and community, what you all think. Below is a link to a poll
> where we want to hear from you what you think.
>
> Here is the poll
> <https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/7LwFw7T5WvS620tZMpnY22UcjIk2L4SvxKIv…>
>
>
> https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/7LwFw7T5WvS620tZMpnY22UcjIk2L4SvxKIv…
>
>
