Ecotopia Biketour is a self-organized environmental and social activist bicycle tour that has been cycling through different parts of Europe each summer since 1990. On our way we visit social and environmental projects and groups, to learn about their struggles and visions, to exchange knowledge, to create connections and to support them by participating in actions or doing some physical work. Read more about what the Ecotopia Biketour is.
Ecotopia Biketour 2017 will go through Germany, France and may be to Switzerland and eastern Spain. A more specific route will be announced on the website as soon as it is decided. If you have some recommendations for projects, groups and events for us to visit on the way or would like to help preparing the tour, write to 2017@ecotopiabiketour.net. Read more about Ecotopia Biketour 2017.
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On the road
Food
> veganism
> rocket stove
> dumpster-diving
Activities
> skill-sharing
Latest blog posts
No Dirty Coal! More impressions from the Climate Camp…
Coal is just dead dinosaurs – 20th July
So my Uncle used to say. I’m not so sure of the science behind that, but this dinosaur is very much alive! Its arms flail around scaring small children under the guidance of cyclists and campers until it reaches the centre of the village. It’s stomache opens up and regurgitates a hosts of black biodegradable balloons with messages tied to them praying for the village to be spared. They drift off into the distance as local Sorbian counter-polka animates us into dancing the traditional Sorbian circle dances we have just been taught. It’s a sunny Saturday afternoon, and we are…
A night at Ventus – 18th July
(PICTURES TO FOLLOW – INTERNET TOO SLOW!!) After 70 kilometres, we arrive in the little village of Niebendorf to stay with Christian, Ben, Lucia, Virginia in the gardens of Ventus e V. It is a group of fantastic people who are giving a few teenagers a chance to try an alternative psychiatric health treatment, living close to nature and lowering their medication. We had a wonderful sunset as we celebrated Katy’s birthday with an Austrian cherry cake cooked on the rocket stove with cherries from trees passed on the long day’s ride. Christian made us a little campfire with a…
Grenzen der Mehrsprachigkeit
Wir werden auf unserer Reise mehr Sprachgrenzen übertreten, die nicht mit Staatsgrenzen übereinstimmen, als Staatsgrenzen, die gleichzeitig eine scharfe Sprachgrenze darstellen. Heute haben wir eine überquert: Die erste Grenze der “offiziellen” Mehrsprachigkeit. Auch wenn dies z.B. in Berlin jeden zweiten Meter passiert: Die Stadt mit ihren tausenden Sprachen gilt juristisch gesehen als einsprachig. Anders die Situation in der Lausitz, deren Grenze wir heute passiert haben: Als “offiziell anerkannte” Minderheit im deutschen Recht, gilt das Gebiet der Sorben als mehrsprachig. Dies zeigt sich uns als erstes markant an den zweisprachigen Ortsschildern, aber natürlich hören wir es auch hier und dort. Ein…