Trailer mishap already! – 16th July

Maalesef, biz Türkçesine bu metni tercüme değil. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. Account 1) The cycling day to Bad Belzig was meant to be a straight forward ride along the R1 cycle path, follwing the potsdam lakes and forrest. For some of us it was, including a swim, but for the food crew, they had a broken axel only 10 kms into ther route, so they had to redistribute the food and replace…

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Following the Berlin wall – 15th July

Maalesef, biz Türkçesine bu metni tercüme değil. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. Account 1) After a few great days in Berlin to get the tour going, we leave at midday – 3 or 4 o’clck in this meditterannean climate. It’s an almost perfect day for pedalling: Sun, heat, but plenty of shade along the road to keep the atmosphere fresh. We follow the Mauerweg, a cycle path which traces the route of the…

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Grenzen im Berliner Umland

Maalesef, biz Türkçesine bu metni tercüme değil. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. Grenzauswirkungen auf die Flora Heute sind wir im Sueden Berlins entlang dem “Mauerweg” gefahren: Jenem Radweg, der mehr oder weniger genau dem alten Mauerverlauf um den politischen Westteil der Stadt folgt. Interessant war der Blick auf die Flora auf jenen Abschnitten, wo der schmale Radweg tatsaechlich auf den Resten der alten Mauer gruendet: Wo mensch rechts und links des Weges bei…

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The Kick off!…we are finally on the road..well at least in Berlin!

Maalesef, biz Türkçesine bu metni tercüme değil. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. So we are finally on the road, after a busy few days in Berlin. Here are few things we got up to during our Kick off days in Berlin…more on them is to follow… On Thursday We met at  New Yorck to share remaining tasks such as making food teams / sourcing rocket stove workshop materials and anything else we might…

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Grenzen der Landmasse

Maalesef, biz Türkçesine bu metni tercüme değil. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. Verknappung ueberall: Immer mehr fleischfressende Menschen und essensverbrennende “Bio”sprit-Motoren, sowie profitable Errichtung der Infrastruktur fuer erneuerbarer Energien auf eigentlichen Agrarflaechen lassen Land knapp werden und Preise in die Hoehe schnellen. Vom “Land Grabbing” ist schon seit einigen Jahren die Rede – jener neuesten Ausformung des Neo(-Neo?)-Kolonialismus, in dem sich transnationale Konzerne durch legale Vertraege billigst Flaechen in einkommensschwachen Staaten sichern und…

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Finding Biketour and Connecting with Mambesak, African Refugees and Kreuzberg Activists – 13th July

Maalesef, biz Türkçesine bu metni tercüme değil. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. The Morning I understand that biketour started very early but very well on Saturday; successful blocking a Nazi protest in Berlin. The Nazi supporters had to cancel their march after many people, including biketour participants, turned up to campaign against them. Das war gut! Mabesak & West Papua Beth and I did not meet up with biketour until after 1pm in…

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Grenzen in Berlin

Maalesef, biz Türkçesine bu metni tercüme değil. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. Ost / West Wer in Berlin ueber die “Grenze” redet, meint damit meist jene Sektoren-Grenze der Alliierten, die zum groessten Teil mit der Berliner Mauer uebereinstimmte und 40 Jahre lang die gesamte Stadt entscheidend mitpraegte. Doch die Grenze zwischen Ost und West an sich ist nicht die einzige interessante Grenze, die sich in Berlin finden laesst… Antinukleare Zone Kreuzberg 1984 hat…

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MEET THE ECOTPIA BIKETOUR 2013: “BEYOND BORDERS” Open Event

Maalesef, biz Türkçesine bu metni tercüme değil. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. Open Event The Ecotopia Biketour – an activist community on wheels – will start its 24th yearly ride in Berlin this weekend! If you are interested in our project or theme, come and meet us at: XB – Liebig Liebigstrasse 34 10247 Berlin-Friedrichshain SATURDAY, 13-July 2013, 20:00 We’re going to present our project, this year’s route and theme – and you…

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