This is a selection relevant links from 2012:
Degrowth
- From 19-23rd September Venice will host the 3rd International Degrowth conference, we will be there :-)
- We are very grateful to Research and Degrowth who are hosting Joao and Alice in Barcelona to help them get the ecotopia bike wheels in motion this summer.
- Degrowth magazine is a great place find out more about degrowth and alternative economics.
Catalunya
- Boodaville eco-build project (near Tarragona)
- Mou-te en-bici is a really active cycle site for Girona
- Ca la fou – Eco-industrial post-capitalist colony – site of Cooperative Integral Catalunya
- Pedaleando caminos alternativos – a shorter biketour around Catalunya organised by ecologistas en accion
Barcelona
- Critical Mass Barcelona, first Friday of every month
- Can Masdeu is a really inspiring squat just on the outskirts of the city, where we camp for the first weekend!
- Kan Pasqual another really wonderful collective, with yummy bread
- Biciosxs bike workshop
- Cal Rosset food cooperative producer in the LLobregat delta
- Desa Cord creative actions with revolutionary songs and music
- Can Piella amazing beer and bread making collective with lots of vegetables!
- Transition Barcelona events, projects and working groups to combat the twin issues of climate change and peak oil
- Eurovegas campaign to save the Llobregat Delta, south west Barcelona, from the casino development planned
- Private port protest group at Port Vell by Barcelonetta
- Indymedia Barcelona
- Permaculture Barcelona
- Biciclot bike recycling workshop and really good place to get a second hand bike
- Barcelona rent a bike workshop has a good selection of second hand bikes…
- Green bikes Barcelona – Bike shop in Barcelona
- Usurpa downloadable events schedule in squats in Barcelona – updated daily
- Group in defence of Collserola mountain, Barcelona, against the many town hall plans
Spain
- Hospital de bicis very amazing little bike workshop in Murcia with Juan (who has a t-shirt which says ’Juan less car)
France
- Can Decreix (the house of Degrowth), is a new project which is putting degrowth ideas into practice in Cerbére, just over the border from Spain into France
- Festival of resistance(cinema) from 14-16th July in Foix
- AlterTour are cycling this summer in France
- Les Reencontre des Amis de S!lence is a gathering for the French magazine of resistance ’S!lence’ from 9th-24th July 2012, Loubières in Ariège
- Le maquis self managed farm in land from Narbonne near Minerve
- Le Vieux Biclou Montpellier
- Ouvre Tete amazing environmental group in Montpellier
- Les Cervennes Auto-constructions against tourism and development in this national park
- La Vielle Valette alternative community
- Longo Mai – network of ecovillages
- Roulons a Velo urban cycle organisation in and surrounding Avignon
- Collectif Vélos en Ville bike collective in Marseille
- Critical mass Toulon 1st Thursday of the month, 2nd Friday of the month in La Seyne
- Toulon à Velo active cycle group with lots of events
- La ferme du collet Self sufficient eco-community near Nice
- Velorution bike revolutionaries in Nice
- Ferme Autogérée de la Roya – Alpine farming collective who have a camp space in the summer
Italy
- Torri Superiore big eco-village and holiday accommodation in Western Liguria
- Casa Gaia eco village since 2001, near Torino
- Mezcal occupatto in Torino where the Reclaim the fields gathering was held this year
- No TAV campaign in the Susa Valley near Torino, strong movement against the construction of a high speed rail line
- Muovi Equilibri bike blog Torino
- Critical mass in Legano, ever second Wednesday of the month
- Villa Vegan Squat in the area north of Milan
- We are not the only ones who are taking a slower, more sustainable route to Venice for Degrowth this summer, Movimento Lento and La Compagnia dei Cammini are organising A passo lento verso la decrescita, 2 weeks walking and Cycling from Milan to Venice, we will meet them there!
- Critical mass Milano, every Thursday
- Granara Community with lots of exciting things; environmental education, appropriate technologies, theatre, and more…
- El Tamiso food cooperative network based in Padova
- Noix de Kola Language school for immigrants in Asti
- xm24 squatted market, amazing bike workshop in Bologna
- Coop Dulcamara, Bologna
- Appropriate technology, based near Bologna
- No Autostrada Romea – campaign to protect the Brenta Riviera and Miranese
- Reuse and recycle workshop in Padova, open space bikeworkshop, clothes, furniture :-)
- Ciclofficina bike workshop in Modena
- Cooperative La Collina farm and community near Reggio Emilia
Bikes bikes bikes
- Ivan Illich on Bicycles, a lovely summary of the story of our two wheeled friends
- [http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Organizations A-Z of bike workshops all over the world
- World Carfree Network, great newsletter :-)
- Operation seed bomb Britain bikeride through the UK from April 2012, spreading wild seeds and learning about permaculture.
- Bicycle Innovation Lab – really awesome bike experiments!
- Magnificent Revolution – Bike power people and pedal-powered generators
- Bike ride for Women’s literacy happening summer 2012
- …and just for fun:overloaded bikes!
Other stuff…
- Open source ecology
- EYFA activist support network
- Seeds for Change training and support for grassroots activists
Flightless travel
- Flightless travel – ideas and some route planning
- For anything to do with trains visit the man in seat 61 – Amazing!
- Another train website which helps you find you way about Europe