In preparation for the Berlin Kick off days – we though we would share some resources with you! Here are some of the Berlin D.I.Y (Do It Yourself) bike workshops and collectives we have discovered so far! Rainbow Factory –  DIY, community http://www.regenbogenfabrik.de/index.html http://www.regenbogenfabrik.de/kontakt.html HubSchrauber – die Fahrradfakultät –     DIY bike workshop, at University but open http://www.refrat.de/hubschrauber/ hubschrauber@refrat.hu-berlin.de    030-2093-4169 Bike Surf Berlin – Free Bike Loans (short term), workshops, not for profit, http://bikesurfberlin.blogspot.de/ 121 Alt jakob strase    bikesurfberlin@gmail.com Uni Rad – DIY workshop at the Technical University http://unirad.blogsport.de/ http://unirad.blogsport.de/kontakt/ http://www.adfc-berlin.de/service/selbsthilfewerkstatt.html Bike Aid – DIY Refugee Bike workshop http://bikeaidberlin.blogsport.de/ Schwartz…

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Since this year’s biketour theme is “borders” I thought it might be interesting to write a short introduction to migration law in Europe. I structured it as a tool for people to get acquainted with the legal side of border issues. I believe it’s very important that legal knowledge is open to all, instead of – as is often the case – the domain of “specialists.” The introduction gives an overview of the relevant legal instruments and where to find them (there are some hyperlinks in the pdf). It’s just an outline where it could easily be a book, but…

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Check out the Biketour Flyer / Poster design and get printing, cutting and distributing to groups, projects and networks that may be interested to join, or to follow us biketour on this blog. All the 2013 print material is here, including earlier versions. The final versions are “FLYER TO PRINT” and POSTER TO PRINT” All the original svg files are there so you can amend them yourself for T-Shirt / booklet / sticker designs to bring along!!

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27.5.13 The trial against Belgium activists, now under heavy criminal charges for targeting a GM potato field in Belgium two years ago, has restated this week. On 9 May 2011, 400 activists attempted to replace a GM test filed with organic potatoes, in an act of civil disobedience to rubbish the destructive GM trial and highlight the long term damage this could mean for sustainable agriculture. 11 people, of the 400, were arrested (some with and some without probation) and are now under criminal charges without any of their witnesses having been heard. This conviction poses a dangerous precedent for…

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***JOIN OUR FIRST OPEN MEETING IN BERLIN, before the CRITICAL MASS ON FRI, 31-MAY*** To get started with regularly meetings of the “Berlin base”, we invite you to our first Open Meeting on May 31st, 17:00, at the circular courtyard outside the Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Mariannenplatz, Kreuzberg. We will introduce the project, talk about ways to get involved, and share some picnic food that everyone contributes to, and maybe make a banner for the critical mass. Please bring some food to share and your bikes because we plan to join the Berlin Critical Mass at 8pm from Heinrichplatz. If you cannot…

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OK, we were some four to six thousand and they were maybe a hundred, and our noisy and chants of disgust filled the streets much more than their heroic songs could ever do. But: They marched. The Nazi demonstration took place in a suburb of Berlin, protected by german police. The sad thing is that in other places big masses of people crowding in the streets (also referred to as “blockading”) could prevent such events. With the sad impression in mind that we had been many, but yet to few, I went home after their march was over. To get…

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