Biketour
Where? Bulgaria and Turkey (Sofia to Sinop on the Black Sea
coast).
When? 2nd July - 14th August 2008
Each year Ecotopia Biketour aims to create an "ecomobile" community connecting different people from all over the world into a diverse, clumsy, joyful, slow, funny, unpredictable, sunny, caring group of people.
Biketour participants promote sustainable ways of living by cycling, doing press work, participating in the actions organized by local groups and as well as organizing our own actions.
Some 10 to 50 cyclists from different backgrounds - nationality, age, language, experience - cycle together towards Ecotopia, carrying all equipment for camping on their bikes and trailers. It is a dynamic tour, with constantly changing sleeping places, group composition (you don't have to join the whole route) and food quality, but with some common things like: consensus based decision making, all tasks divided between the participants, a sleeping place every night and vegetarian breakfast, lunch and dinner for a participation fee calculated using Ecorates.
Join us, if:
• you can cycle 50-80 km per day (trust me, you can!)
• you are interested in environmental issues and willing to take part in some actions
• you are willing to take part in consensus decision-making and
• you are willing to take part in the daily tasks such as preparing meals, carrying trailers, washing up or tidying the sleeping places.
• watch out: sexist, racist, homophobic and other discriminatory behaviour will not be tolerated on the tour.
How to take part?
First you have to fill out in the application form. Those people who need visa for the countries the Biketour travels through will receive as much help as possible from the Biketour organisers. Each person pays a participation fee of about 15 Eco per day (check Ecorates for more info). This fee covers everything - organizational effort, various events, actions, workshops, three meals a day and a place to put your tent. Each person cycles at their own pace and we carry everything ourselves, with large items in trailers. we usually cook ourselves. The organization is well under way, but we are always happy for every helping hand. Lots of things can be done via internet - writing texts, layout, etc. please have a look here.
Contact "bike it yourself tour" organizing team: info@ecotopiabiketour.net
or mail4yoy@gmail.com
Join the biketour mailing list at:
https://lists.eyfa.org/mailman/listinfo/biketour
Give a workshop
Do you know of any local or international environmental struggles, energy related issues, or topics around activism? Yes? Give a workshop!Come and help at the Ecotopia Prep Camp!
We need people willing to use their creative skills, and learn new ones to help us prepare the Ecotopia campsite. Read more.Join the kitchen crew
If you have experience or like spending time working in an outdoor cooking collective let us know.Join the medical team
if you want to join ecotopia as a first aid medic, let us know.