Newsletter #3 – 2014

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Dear Ecotopians,

The time of this year’s Biketour start is fast approaching, so here is another quick update!

1. More detailed route is now online
2. Registration is open!
3. Check everything you need for the ride
4. Contribute to collective equipment
5. Spread the word
6. Translate
7. Collective organisation
8. Presentation in Thessaloniki 25 June

1. More detailed route is now online

Last time we gave you a rough idea of which places we are passing. In the meantime we have uploaded a detailed day-by-day plan as well as some info on what projects we’ll be going to. Look at it here: https://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/?page_id=4438 There might still be some small changes so check back and look at the date at the bottom of the pdf to see which version you have. And get in touch with us a short bit before you want to join so the meeting point is clear. Also, it will be good if you could register so we know when to expect you!

2. Registration is open!

We have already given it away in the paragraph above: Registration is open! It is not compulsory, so if you have a friend who wants to join last minute we won’t refuse her or him. But in order to have an idea of how many people we’ll be at a certain point and when and where to expect you, please register. And it will also make you read more about what to expect and what you could contribute to the group before you join! Here is the link: https://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/?page_id=4409

3. Check everything you need for the ride

We already touched on this topic last time, but once more it is good if you come prepared to the biketour (although being creative, skipping and sharing things, and/or improvising on the road are essential parts of Ecotopia Biketour). Read the FAQ’s to be informed: https://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/?page_id=1242

4. Contribute to collective equipment

More than just you bringing the stuff that you need, we would urgently need your help in sourcing collective equipment! As mentioned last time, a lack of bicycle trailers and cooking stuff are giving us some troubles at the moment. So, whether you can help by picking up the stuff which is spread over Europe or you can just help out by getting others, please look at this wiki and edit it with the things you can bring! https://wiki.ecotopiabiketour.net/Equipment
Apart from this main equipment which will keep us going everyday by filling our stomachs, we also need to know where we are heading to. If you can contribute some research into the routes already now and/or bring some maps along please edit this wiki page: https://wiki.ecotopiabiketour.net/2014_Route

5. Spread the word!

It seems many people have heard about this year’s Ecotopia Biketour already – and we are very happy about that! But even so, it would be great to let even more people know, even if they can’t join this year maybe they’ll think of it again next summer. So why don’t you print off some of these brand new flyers with the text in the languages you prefer and distributing them among your friends and collective spaces in your city? Here you find all the material: https://wiki.ecotopiabiketour.net/BT_2014_advertising_material

6. Translate!
As you see on our webpage and the wiki page with advertising material, several languages are already present. But there is still no information available in the language you are most fluent in? Help us change that by translating the text on the flyer or the main parts of the homepage so people not so fluent in English can also understand what Ecotopia Biketour is about and may then be encouraged to join.

7. Collective organisation

As you surely all have read in the participation guidelines Ecotopia Biketour is aiming to be a non-hierarchical mobile collective. So while you now receive newsletters from a small group of people organising the bigger chunk of this year’s tour, it all would not be possible without your contributions. We are aiming to make also the organisation of the Biketour before the actual start as collective as possible, everyone of you is invited to contribute within the last weeks before this year’s start, while on the road. You may also already think ahead of the coming year, which will be discussed at some point during this summer, so don’t keep your suggestions only to you but talk about them with people while you are there.

8. Presentation in Thessaloniki 25 June
On Wednesday, 25 June 2014 9pm, there will be a presentation with discussion of Ecotopia Biketour at the social center Sxoleio, it is located at the corners of Vassilios Georgios and Bizaniou streets. Hoping to meet many people there!

Excited to get this year’s tour started!
Samuel, Christabel & Candid
Ecotopia Biketour 2014

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