[Falkor-info] Ecotopia Biketour in Spain & Portugal

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17^th Ecotopia Biketour, in Spain & Portugal

Barcelona (1st June) - Aljezur, Portugal (9th August)

Each year Ecotopia Biketour aims to create an "ecomobile" community 
connecting different people from all over the world into a diverse, 
clumsy, joyful, slow, funny, unpredictable, sunny, caring group of people.

The Ecotopia Biketour is an eco-mobile action community on its way to or 
from the Ecotopia gathering. Some 10 to 50 cyclists from different 
backgrounds - nationality, age, language, experience - cycle together 
towards Ecotopia, doing actions on their way and meet up with 
environmentally minded people and groups. They carry all equipment for 
camping on their bikes and trailers. It is a dynamic tour, with 
constantly changing sleeping places, group composition (you don't have 
to join the whole route) and food quality, but with some common things 
like: consensus based decision making, all tasks divided between the 
participants, a sleeping place every night and breakfast, lunch and 
dinner for a participation fee calculated in "ecos" and collected by 
Sigmund, our magic hat.

Being a horizontal community, everyone is responsible for making the 
tour a success. Decisions are made and problems are discussed in the 
morning/evening circle by practicing consensus.

Biketour is a project which promotes a sustainable way of life by 
cycling, doing press work, participating in/organizing actions. We 
participate in the actions organized by local groups and also our own 
actions.

All food in biketour is vegetarian, but we will provide vegan, raw food 
and other diet options. Meat eaters are welcome, but there will be no 
meat option during any common biketour meal.

Once again BT is a do-it-yourself "DIY" playground for environmentalism, 
culture, nature, community life,... topics. You'll be invited to Can 
Masdeu, Escanda and other communities. You'll be able to participate in 
actions for defending the last wild river on Iberian Peninsula, the 
north coastline, regional train lines and you can experience the world 
naked bike ride at Zaragoza and many other events. During the tour, you 
can attend to workshops or prepare and offer your own.

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