*Kotrljajte se! Velika Ekotopija 2008 bajk tura!!*GDE? *Bulgaria and Turkey*
KADA? *2nd July - 14th August
PRIJAVITI SE NA:http://www.ecotopiabiketour.netEcotopia Biketour is a mobile community that comes together for
several weeks, in a different part of Europe each summer. The tour
provides a sustainable way to reach the Ecotopia gathering organized
each year by EYFA (European Youth for Action).
This year - for the first time - Ecotopia Biketour goes beyond Europe,
pushing deep into Anatolia. Beginning on 2nd July in Sofia (Bulgaria),
the tour will cross the hills of Bulgaria before reaching Istanbul and
taking in the Turkish Black sea coast. Reaching the Ecotopia gathering
near Sinop on the 14th August. Along the route, the Biketour links with
local action groups and communities to support their campaigns. In Sof?a
and Istanbul local activists have called a day of action on renewable
energy
sources and alternative forms of transport to coincide with the Biketour\\\'s visit. In Krumovgrad (Bulgaria) the tour will meet an activist communi ty which has succesfully resisted gold mining. Preparations are being made for protests against planned nuclear and thermic power plants in Turkey and together with local groups we will raise awarenes on the damaging effects of planned oil pipelines through Bulgaria and Turkey.
Ecotopia Biketour is suitable for a broad range of abilities and is not
limited to the super-fit. All participants carry their own luggage and
anyone who feels able can take a turn pulling communal equipment in one
of the tour\\\'s bike-trailers. Decisions are made together on a consensus
basis and participants share tasks such as cooking. Accommodation is
usually camping. Participants pay a small participation fee based on the Eco-rates system, meaning that costs should reflect the cost of living in your home country.
If you are interested in environmental issues, willing to take an
active part in the group, and you have a bicycle, then Ecotopia Biketour is for you.
I JOS INFORMACIJA NA:
www.ecotopiagathering.org
