Le cyclo-tour Ecotopia est un tour à vélo autogéré organisé depuis 1990 chaque année par un collectif international à travers l’Europe. Pendant le cyclo-tour, nous visitons des projets et lieux qui s’attaquent aux problemes environnementaux et sociaux, et pratiquent du militantisme/activisme et/ou des formes de vie respectueuse de l’environnement. Le tour est vegan, les décisions se font au consensus et nous souhaitons autant que possible organiser des ateliers de transmissions. Le cyclo-tour Ecotopia s’adresse à quiconque est interessé.e par l’idée de voyager à vélo, vivre en communauté, bricoler/DIY, se poser des questions environnementales et apprendre par l’expérience. Lire plus de ce qu’est l’Ecotopia Biketour.
Biketour concepts
Participation Guidelines
Because we all have different visions of life and diverse personalities, Ecotopia Biketour has developed a set of basic values which helps all of us to create similar expectations from this project.
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> participation guidelines
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Self-Organisation
As we oppose any leadership or hierachical structures, the Biketour is organised in an open way where everyone can be a part of.
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> how it’s prepared
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Online Tools
We try to use free and open-source software as much as possible in the preparation process. The same goes for sharing photos and videos in the group.
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> online-tools
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On the road
Everyone should be able to cycle with the Biketour. Therefore we keep distances low and have scouts going ahead who mark the route. Everyone can follow the signs on their own level of speed. Any tasks like scouting, cooking or pulling a trailer are shared.
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> on the road
> tasks & rota
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Food
All communal food on Biketour is vegan and cooked with wood on our mobile rocket stove.
Whenever it’s possible we go dumpster-diving and buy food from local farmers and small shops.
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Whenever it’s possible we go dumpster-diving and buy food from local farmers and small shops.
> veganism
> rocket stove
> dumpster-diving
Activities
We plan and make many activities on the tour: skill-sharing, helping at projects, joining actions and protests, bike-fixing and other events.
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Latest blog posts
Biketour update for 2009-08-05
Biketour trailers are hitchhiking through Durmitor. Now in Žabljak, tomorrow to Pluzinje. # Twitter updates from montenegro don’t seem to work #
Biketour update for 2009-07-31
Nizams picture selection now on the web on http://bit.ly/3FVUew # New maps! See http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/share/maps/ for the route in MNE and to Sarajev, planned by Daka! #
Biketour update for 2009-07-29
Were in Rijeka Crnojevica. Friday rendez-vous 10 am @greenhome in Podgorica #
Biketour update for 2009-07-27
Biketour entered Montenegro without problems. Planning to be in Podgorica thursday. #