Ecotopia Biketour Wiki - User contributions [en]

Timeline 2016

2016-02-22T13:29:05Z

Charliecharlie:

''Deciding on the route'' - mid-March
*research visa costs to decide whether we're going to Belarus
if not Belarus then research projects between Warsaw and Vilnius

'''Contacting projects''' - ongoing but urgent

'''Researching new projects to contact''' - ongoing

'''Announce the route and start and end dates''' - mid-March
on the website and fb announce that people who want to go to Belarus need to provide visa documents by mid-May

'''Researching possibilities of setting up a bank account for the group''' - ongoing
*checking in which country it's easy to become an association
*open a bank account in the same country but check how much it costs to run a euro account

'''Applying for funding'''
*writing the application for Lush - 10th March
*writing the application for Alert - end of March

'''Artwork and promotion'''
*design posters and leaflets to include new route with start/ end dates - end of March
*send out materials to as many places as we can - end of April
* print out posters, leaflets and stickers and distribute in our network - end of April

'''Waiting for someone to bring the trailer for free to Warsaw, Copenhagen, Prague, Bratislava or Berlin''' - beginning of May

'''If needed - pay for transporting the trailer to Warsaw (blabla car is an option)''' - start looking beginning of May

'''Deadline for people to send documents for visa application to Belarus''' - mid-May

''' Booklet'''
*start writing chapters of booklet on wikipedia, then compile

Tasks 2016

2016-02-22T13:27:24Z

Charliecharlie:

Tasks 2016

[[Category:Biketour 2016]]

PROJECTS
* finding more projects in proposed area (poland, belarus, latvia, lithuania, estonia)
* contacting projects from the online map once the template is created. If you contact anyone, mark it with the right marker on the map so that everyone can see who’s been contacted

VISAS
* researching info about visas for Russia and Belarus, esp. cost -> Michal, Bet, Ola
* contacting people in Belarus to ask about how visas work. -> Charlie, with Danielo providing contacts

ROUTE
* researching best routes in the Baltic States (researching cycle routes, road types, popular routes)

FUNDING
* funding: first try Lush -> Johanna and Danielo
* if lush doesnt work for some reason, apply to Alert -> Ola and Johanna

FINANCES
* keeping finance/spending records up to date

BANK ACCOUNT
* research into how to become and association - the process in each country so we can decide where is best/easiest/accessible
*research alternatives to bank accounts
* open bank account (if that is the best option)

EQUIPMENT
* We need a third trailer. research into building our own, lending or buying one.
* buy a new cooking pot
* find a storage space in Warsaw
* call out for someone to take the current equipments between Tallinn and Warszawa (or to Berlin, Copenhagen, Prague, Bratislava) preferably for free (if by May this is not done, will look into blablacar or other paying ways to move equipment)
* slowly gather/find equipment we don't currently have/need
* find and buy new pins for trailer attatchment

FLYERS/POSTERS and PROMOTION
* call out for previous years video footage for possibly making newer promotional video
* find out prices for printing flyers and stickers
* someone can design new artwork if they have motivation, otherwise we modify old one with new dates and routes and base promotional material on this
* find contacts/places/online places to contact to advertise tour, put on wiki page 'contacts'
* sending off flyers and posters, making advertising posts online for bike tour
* announce final dates and route on social media and website

PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES
* re-writing parts of the participation guidelines

BOOKLET
* decide on sections
* put on the wiki
* write content
* print

THEME
* do research into our proposed theme in the Baltic states
* think of potential actions/awareness raising around our theme
* announce theme on website

OTHER RESEARCH
* check dumpster diving in the Baltic States - how easy is it? which shops are best?
* researching local farmers as food sources
* research: supporting local farmers in the Baltic States, dealing with recycling (to be included in the booklet)
* write new policy for adding people to the BT organisation email list

Tasks 2016

2016-02-21T21:16:15Z

Charliecharlie:

Tasks 2016

[[Category:Biketour 2016]]

PROJECTS
* finding more projects in proposed area (poland, belarus, latvia, lithuania, estonia)
* contacting projects from the online map once the template is created. If you contact anyone, mark it with the right marker on the map so that everyone can see who’s been contacted

VISAS
* researching info about visas for Russia and Belarus, esp. cost -> Michal, Bet, Ola
* contacting people in Belarus to ask about how visas work. -> Charlie, with Danielo providing contacts

ROUTE
* researching best routes in the Baltic States
* researching cycle routes, road types, popular routes

FUNDING
* funding: first try Lush -> Johanna and Danielo
* if lush doesnt work for some reason, apply to Alert -> Ola and Johanna

FINANCES
* keeping finance/spending records up to date

BANK ACCOUNT
* research into how to become and assocation - the process in each country so we can decide where is best/easiest/accessible
* open bank account

EQUIPMENT
* We need a third trailer. research into building our own, lending or buying one.
* buy a new cooking pot
* call out for someone to take the current equipments between Tallinn and Warszawa, preferably for free (if by may this is not done, will look into blablacar or other paying ways to move equipment)
* slowly gather/find equipment we don't currently have/need
* find and buy new pins for trailer attatchment

FLYERS/POSTERS and PROMOTION
* call out for previous years video footage for possibly making newer promotional video
* find out prices for printing flyers and stickers
* someone can design new artwork if they have motivation, otherwise we modify old one with new dates and routes and base promotional material on this
* find contacts/places/online places to contact to advertise tour, put on wiki page 'contacts'
* sending off flyers and posters, making advertising posts online for bike tour
* announce final dates and route on social media and website

PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES
* re-writing parts of the participation guidelines

BOOKLET
* decide on sections
* write content
* print

THEME
*do research into our proposed theme in the Baltic states
* think of potential actions/awareness raising around our theme
* announce theme on website

OTHER RESEARCH
* check dumpster diving in the Baltic States - how easy is it? which shops are best?
* researching local farmers as food sources
* research: supporting local farmers in the Baltic States, dealing with recycling (to be included in the booklet)
* write new policy for adding people to the BT organisation email list

Tasks 2016

2016-02-21T21:06:09Z

Charliecharlie:

Tasks 2016

2016-02-21T20:59:45Z

Charliecharlie:

Timeline 2016

2016-02-21T20:35:47Z

Charliecharlie:

''Deciding on the route'' - mid-March
*research visa costs to decide whether we're going to Belarus
if not Belarus then research projects between Warsaw and Vilnius

'''Contacting projects''' - ongoing but urgent

'''Researching new projects to contact''' - ongoing

'''Announce the route and start and end dates''' - mid-March
on the website

'''Researching possibilities of setting up a bank account for the group'''
*checking in which country it's easy to become an association
*open a bank account in the same country but check how much it costs to run a euro account

'''Applying for funding'''
*writing the application for Lush - 10th March
*writing the application for Alert - end of March

'''Artwork and promotion'''
*design posters and leaflets to include new route with start/ end dates - end of March
*send out materials to as many places as we can - end of April
* print out posters, leaflets and stickers and distribute in our network - end of April

'''Waiting for someone to bring the trailer for free to Warsaw or Copenhagen or Berlin''' - beginning of May

'''If needed - pay for transporting the trailer to Warsaw (blabla car is an option)''' - start looking beginning of May

'''Announce people to send documents for visa application to Belarus''' - end of May

Timeline 2016

2016-02-21T20:35:03Z

Charliecharlie:

''Deciding on the route'' - mid-March
*research visa costs to decide whether we're going to Belarus
if not Belarus then research projects between Warsaw and Vilnius

'''Contacting projects''' - ongoing but urgent

'''Researching new projects to contact''' - ongoing

'''Announce the route and start and end dates''' - mid-March
on the website

'''Researching possibilities of setting up a bank account for the group'''
*checking in which country it's easy to become an association
*open a bank account in the same country but check how much it costs to run a euro account

'''Applying for funding'''
writing the application for Lush - 10th March
writing the application for Alert - end of March
'''Artwork and promotion'''
design posters and leaflets to include new route with start/ end dates - end of March
send out materials to as many places as we can - end of April
print out posters, leaflets and stickers and distribute in our network - end of April
'''Waiting for someone to bring the trailer for free to Warsaw or Copenhagen or Berlin''' - beginning of May
'''If needed - pay for transporting the trailer to Warsaw (blabla car is an option)''' - start looking beginning of May

'''Announce people to send documents for visa application to Belarus''' - end of May

Timeline 2016

2016-02-21T20:34:19Z

Charliecharlie:

''Deciding on the route'' - mid-March
*research visa costs to decide whether we're going to Belarus
if not Belarus then research projects between Warsaw and Vilnius

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'''Contacting projects''' - ongoing but urgent

----

'''Researching new projects to contact''' - ongoing
'''Announce the route and start and end dates''' - mid-March
on the website
'''Researching possibilities of setting up a bank account for the group'''
checking in which country it's easy to become an association
open a bank account in the same country but check how much it costs to run a euro account
'''Applying for funding'''
writing the application for Lush - 10th March
writing the application for Alert - end of March
'''Artwork and promotion'''
design posters and leaflets to include new route with start/ end dates - end of March
send out materials to as many places as we can - end of April
print out posters, leaflets and stickers and distribute in our network - end of April
'''Waiting for someone to bring the trailer for free to Warsaw or Copenhagen or Berlin''' - beginning of May
'''If needed - pay for transporting the trailer to Warsaw (blabla car is an option)''' - start looking beginning of May

'''Announce people to send documents for visa application to Belarus''' - end of May

Timeline 2016

2016-02-21T20:33:04Z

Charliecharlie:

'''Deciding on the route''' - mid-March
research visa costs to decide whether we're going to Belarus
if not Belarus then research projects between Warsaw and Vilnius

----

'''Contacting projects''' - ongoing but urgent

----

'''Researching new projects to contact''' - ongoing
'''Announce the route and start and end dates''' - mid-March
on the website
'''Researching possibilities of setting up a bank account for the group'''
checking in which country it's easy to become an association
open a bank account in the same country but check how much it costs to run a euro account
'''Applying for funding'''
writing the application for Lush - 10th March
writing the application for Alert - end of March
'''Artwork and promotion'''
design posters and leaflets to include new route with start/ end dates - end of March
send out materials to as many places as we can - end of April
print out posters, leaflets and stickers and distribute in our network - end of April
'''Waiting for someone to bring the trailer for free to Warsaw or Copenhagen or Berlin''' - beginning of May
'''If needed - pay for transporting the trailer to Warsaw (blabla car is an option)''' -

'''Announce people to send documents for visa application to Belarus''' - end of May

Winter Meeting 2016 Venues

2016-02-18T11:15:12Z

Charliecharlie:

== Possible venues ==

* KuBiZ Wallenberg (probably Tagungswerk KuBiZ: http://www.kubiz-wallenberg.de/wordpress/?page_id=223). It’s inside Berlin, maybe 20 minutes by public transport from the centre. This is where the Winter Meeting happened in 2013 as far as I know. I have contacted them, but they haven’t responded yet. -> Candid

* Wukania (http://www.wukania.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=121:sissi&catid=6:projekte&Itemid=16): I’ve been on some meetings there. It's north of Berlin, maybe 45 to 60 min from the centre. The nice thing is that it's donation-based, as they finance it by crowd-funding. It's normally only used in the summer, as the kitchen/toilets/showers are outdoors and I think there is no heating. I contacted them but didn't get any response. -> Candid

* Tagungshaus Wernsdorf (http://www.tagungshaus-wernsdorf.de/). A participant of the Biketours 2013 and 2015 lives there. It's in the south of Berlin, about 45 to 60 min from the centre. Unfortunately, we would probably have to pay a fixed price for it. The official price is 13 € per person per night, which would be 390 € if we stay from Friday to Monday with 10 people. We could probably manage to get a discount of 50%, but it's still a lot of money. -> Candid

* Kesselberg (http://kesselberg.info/). A formally squatted and now bought piece of forest outside of Berlin (about 45 to 60 min from the centre) where about 100 people live. Apparently they have a seminar room. Didn't contact them yet. -> Candid

* Quecke (http://quecke.net/en/), about one hour by train north-east of Berlin. I've never been there, but people say that it's a very nice place. I guess the disadvantage is that it's really far out, so people who might join spontaneously from Berlin might not want to go. Haven’t contacted them yet. -> Candid

* Gelegenheiten (https://www.gelegenheiten-berlin.de/) has just been suggested. Don't know it, but will try to contact them. -> Candid

DAYTIME PLACES

* Chuzpe plietsch
https://www.syndikat.org/de/projekte/chuzpe-plietsch/
charlie contacted sunday 14 feb. no reply yet. update 16 feb - still no reply.

* ZK/U (http://www.zku-berlin.org/about/). Center for Art and Urbanistics, the former railway depot. They offer a ‘living & work space’ mainly for artists but it was recommended by someone from Berlin as a possible place. They responded positively but it would be too costly as what they normally charge for a seminar room, kitchen and guarding/question person is 750 EUR -> Michal

* ufafabrik (http://www.ufafabrik.de/en/) a cultural center which supports sustainable projects, I've asked them for a seminar place, it's probably paid -> Michal

* regenbogenfabrik (http://www.regenbogenfabrik.de/kontakt.html) a hostel which is probably a very busy place but I've asked them for any good tips. they responded that they are full. -> Michal

* Brauni, Rauchhaus, Zuhause -> Candid

* Nachbarschaftshaus (http://www.nachbarschaftshaus.de/kontakt/kontakt/) A person from regenbogenfabrik said we could try here so I contacted the place. -> Michal

== E-Mail template ==

=== Seminar room Sat&Sun Feb 20&21 ===

Hey,

We are the Ecotopia Biketour, a political and environmental bicycle tour that has cycled through different countries in Europe every summer during the last 25 years. On the way we visit different social and ecological propjects and groups. There is more information about us on https://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/

We are looking for a room to host our Winter Meeting in Berlin next week-end, where we will make important decisions about the tour next summer and will start the preparation process.

We need a room where we can discuss, cook some food during the day, and ideally with an internet connections so that people can join over Skype. If it is possible, it would be ideal if we could also sleep in the place (which means we would arrive on Friday evening and leave on Monday morning), but this is not a must.

Do you have space to host us during those days?

Greetings from the Ecotopia Biketour Collective

=== Raum für ein Treffen dieses Wochenende ===

Hey,

ich bin in letzter Minute auf der Suche nach einem Raum für ein Treffen der Ecotopia Biketour.

Die Ecotopia Biketour ist eine politische und ökologische Fahrradtour, die seit 25 Jahren jeden Sommer durch unterschiedliche Länder in Europa fährt und auf dem Weg verschiedene soziale und ökologische Projekte und Gruppen besucht. Mehr steht auf https://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/.

Jeden Winter findet ein mehrtägiges Treffen statt, um wichtige Entscheidungen über die nächste Tour zu treffen und die Vorbereitung zu starten. Das Treffen findet nächstes Wochenende, am 20. und 21. Februar statt.

Wir suchen nach einem Raum, wo wir tagsüber diskutieren können. Wir brauchen Strom und wenn möglich eine Möglichkeit zu kochen. Falls es möglich ist, wäre es umso besser für uns, wenn wir in dem Raum auch schlafen könnten (in dem Fall würden wir von Freitagabend bis Montagmorgen bleiben, Matratzen etc. können wir selber mitbringen), das ist aber kein Muss.

Gibt es bei euch vielleicht Platz für sowas?

Viele Grüße vom
Ecotopia-Biketour-Kollektiv

[[Category:Biketour 2016]]

Funding options 2016

2016-02-14T13:56:56Z

Charliecharlie:

I started looking into the funding options, not properly, just a collection of links/ideas

- Lush fund
https://uk.lush.com/article/charity-pot-funding-guidelines
there's also a different fund in every country where lush is - so we could apply to lush in more than one country
Lush has granted the bike tour money in the past

Edge fund
http://edgefund.org.uk/what-we-fund/criteria/
they also have a list of other funding options - http://edgefund.org.uk/resources/other-funders/

- http://www.patagonia.com/us/patagonia.go?assetid=2942
glancing at their guidelines.. it's probably an unlikely but i didn't read it properly yet

- international bicycle fund
http://www.ibike.org/library/grants.htm
have funded other bike projects

- Alert fund for youth
http://www.alertfonds.nl/eng/

- https://www.xminy.nl/english/

-http://www.fundingcentral.org.uk/search.aspx

http://www.welcomeurope.com/list-european-funds.html

Funding options 2016

2016-02-14T13:55:21Z

Charliecharlie:

Winter Meeting 2016 Venues

2016-02-14T13:52:08Z

Charliecharlie:

Winter Meeting 2016 Venues

2016-02-14T13:51:40Z

Charliecharlie:

Funding options 2016

2016-01-28T18:03:32Z

Charliecharlie:

Funding options 2016

2016-01-28T17:52:37Z

Charliecharlie: Created page with "I started looking into the funding options, not properly, just a collection of links/ideas - Lush fund https://uk.lush.com/article/charity-pot-funding-guidelines there's als..."

I started looking into the funding options, not properly, just a collection of links/ideas

- Lush fund
https://uk.lush.com/article/charity-pot-funding-guidelines
there's also a different fund in every country where lush is - so we could apply to lush in more than one country
Lush has granted the bike tour money in the past

Edge fund
http://edgefund.org.uk/what-we-fund/criteria/

- http://www.patagonia.com/us/patagonia.go?assetid=2942
glancing at their guidelines.. it's probably an unlikely but i didn't read it properly yet

- international bicycle fund
http://www.ibike.org/library/grants.htm
have funded other bike projects

- Alert fund for youth
http://www.alertfonds.nl/eng/

- https://www.xminy.nl/english/

Main Page

2016-01-28T17:38:46Z

Charliecharlie: /* Ecotopia Biketour 2016 */

== Welcome ==

The '''Ecotopia Biketour Wiki''' (a.k.a. ''Ecotopedia'') is a place to store information that is mostly relevant to the people ''involved in the preparation'' of the Biketour.

Any content that is relevant to participants or the general public, for example official announcements about the route, the Biketour values, information about what is needed to participate, should be on the website instead.

In some cases, the Wiki is also used for collaborative documents (for example to coordinate who is bringing what), but for this it is probably better to use [https://pad.rankenste.in/ EtherPad] or [https://calc.rankenste.in/ EtherCalc], as those don't require registration.

Everyone can (currently) read any page in this Wiki, and everyone can edit any page, but needs to register for that.

More [[about the Wiki]]

== Ecotopia Biketour 2016 ==

* [[Biketour 2016]]
* [[Tasks 2016|Tasks]]
* [[Equipment]]
* [[BT 2016 advertising material]]
* [[funding options 2016]]

== General Information ==

* [[:Category:IT]]: General discussion and information about IT tools
** [[:Category:IT Infrastructure]]: Instructions how to use the IT tools that we use
* [[:Category:Food]]: Where to get food, how to prepare it
* [[:Category:Equipment]]: What we have, what we need, how to fix it
* [[:Category:Funding]]: Where to get money from to support the tour
* [[:Category:How to organize]]: Manuals how to organize a Biketour
* [[:Category:Description]]: Texts about what the Biketour is
* [[:Category:Travel Advice]]: Tips about visas, public transportation, cycling infrastructure
* [[:Category:Links]]: Links to interesting websites, films, books, zines

== Former Biketours ==

* [[:Category:Evaluation]]: Feedback, Evaluation or Reflection about former Biketours and their preparation.
* [[:Category:Callouts]]: Callouts for projects, coordinators, participants, equipment, translations, …
* [[:Category:Artwork]] ([[:Category:Flyers|Flyers]], [[:Category:Posters|Posters]], [[:Category:Booklets|Booklets]], [[:Category:Web artwork|Web artwork]], [[:Category:Stickers|Stickers]])
* [[:Category:Press]]: Biketour coverage in the media
* [[:Category:Meetings]]: Agendas and minutes from Autumn, Winter, and Spring Meetings
* [[:Category:Biketour 2016]], [[:Category:Biketour 2015|2015]], [[:Category:Biketour 2014|2014]], [[:Category:Biketour 2013|2013]], [[:Category:Biketour 2012|2012]], [[:Category:Biketour 2011|2011]], [[:Category:Biketour 2010|2010]], [[:Category:Biketour 2009|2009]], [[:Category:Biketour 2008|2008]], [[:Category:Biketour 2007|2007]], [[:Category:Biketour 2006|2006]], [[:Category:Biketour 2005|2005]], [[:Category:Biketour 2004|2004]], [[:Category:Biketour 1991|1991]]

== Organizing Ecotopia Biketour ==

This is a self-organized tour!

No club, no NGO, no political party. Just some people following an idea - since 1990!

''You are the biketour!

== Some ideas of how you can help ==
There is lots to be done :) Here are smaller areas of the project, where u could be the right person to take responsibility:

* coordinating a bit of the route (regional co-ordinators are wanted who speak the local language, can help find sleeping/cooking places, plan the route & find suitable maps for that region, have the overview of actions along the route. See more here: [[Checklist for national/local organisers]])
* take care of our outreach during the tour: flyer, poster, website content, prepare an action, prepare a theatre piece, prepare workshop to be given to the tour members or to the public
* coordinate the outreach for participants and organizers
* maintain the [[website]]
* style/design leaflets, posters...
* [[International Coordinator#fundraising|raise funds]]
* take care about visas issues
* help overall coordination
* be the backup office when we are on tour
* presswork - in your own country and international contacts
* spread the word on the internet through using free software and uncommercial services as much as possible
* Translate documents
* Translate key texts to key-languages (e.g. German, and Eastern Europe in 2013) and other languages
* The wiki pages need to be updated, cleaned out and ordered continuously!!!!!