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Climate activists in front of Danish Embassy in Brussels

August 29th, 2010

From De wereld van morgen (The world of tomorrow)

Brussel — Enkele tientallen activisten protesteerden woensdag voor de Deense ambassade in Brussel. Ze eisen de onmiddellijke stopzetting van de juridische vervolging van zeven klimaatactivisten. De zeven activisten namen deel aan acties tijdens de Klimaattop in Kopenhagen afgelopen december. Volgens de actievoerders is deze vervolging een criminalisering van de milieubeweging.


Biketour update for 2010-08-28

August 28th, 2010

Biketour update for 2010-08-24

August 24th, 2010
  • dear cyclists

    At the end of this years tour we will have a party to celebrate the 20th birthday of the tour – and u all are warmly welcome #

  • http://twitvid.com/AHCTV RT @ Ecotopia bike tour onderweg! #
  • I uploaded a YouTube video — 20100823 ecobike tour Internet http://youtu.be/yRs-O249i-g?a #
  • In the Netherlands & on Limburg TV highlighting some ridiculous highway plans: http://bit.ly/9LecVp & more info: http://ping.fm/7jaa3 #
  • Groenfront and Stop-AWACS #
  • Buitenring Parkstad #
  • Biketour update for 2010-08-23 #

Biketour update for 2010-08-23

August 23rd, 2010

Groenfront and Stop-AWACS

August 21st, 2010

Groenfront and Stop-AWACS campaign at the forests of Schinveld

The Association STOP awacs is a dutch organisation of about 450 local members from eastern South-Limburg that fights against the noise nuisance caused by AWACS surveillance aircraft.

For 26 years the Association STOP awacs, in collaboration with other groups, has been organising actions against the presence of the 17 AWACS surveillance planes (a derivative of Boeing 707 civil airplanes) that are stationed at the NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen in Germany, very close to the Dutch border. The NATO uses this base solely as a training site. to train pilots. That means doing practice runs, flying loops and roaring over a dozen villages and towns here. Read the rest of this entry »


Buitenring Parkstad

August 21st, 2010

Buitenring Parkstad: the unnecessary and destructive plan of a 4-lane highway

While population is decreasing and newborn business parks in the area are barely getting into use, politicians don’t seem to stop thinking in terms of growth and hold on to prestigious constructions plans… for, it seems, whatever might be the costs. Read the rest of this entry »


Biketour update for 2010-08-17

August 17th, 2010
  • Tomorrow morning is action day!! First action 8am in Merelbeke, then cycling 55km to Brussels, second action at 15:30 at the Danish Embassy! #

Biketour update for 2010-08-16

August 16th, 2010
  • After 70km through insane wind and rain, we've arrived at the Plataan squats, in Merelbeke, Gent – their cooking is amazing!!! #

Biketour update for 2010-08-13

August 13th, 2010
  • Hiding from the rain right now before we cross the border into Belgium, staying tonight in Keiem, West Flanders #
  • Spent a few days in Calais meeting migrants & activists there – shocked at the situation,Had a critical mass for solidarity for sans-papiers #
  • We left Wales 4 weeks ago but @campcymru09 is starting today! Sorry we couldn't be there now but today we arrive in Belgium… #

Biketour update for 2010-08-08

August 8th, 2010
  • Going from Ruisseauville to Wierre-Effroy today, arriving in Calais at 13:00 on Monday to make lunch and decide where we are going to stay #
  • Satisfied & wet: in the rain we built foundations of a hut, moved 4000kg of hay, constructed a compost toilet & had a rocket-stove workshop! #