Links 2012

Ecotopia biketour facebook page and wiki

This is a selection of relevant links we have found, we will not be able to visit all these places but think they are worth you knowing about! If you have stuff to add just send us an email

Degrowth

• From 19-23rd September Venice will host the 3rd International Degrowth conference, we will be there :-)

• We are very grateful to Research and Degrowth who are hosting Joao and Alice in Barcelona to help them get the ecotopia bike wheels in motion this summer.

• Degrowth magazine is a great place find out more about degrowth and alternative economics.

Catalunya

• Boodaville eco-build project (near Tarragona)
• Mou-te en-bici is a really active cycle site for Girona

Barcelona

• Can Masdeu is a really inspiring squat just on the outskirts of the city
• Biciosxs bike workshop
• Desa Cord creative actions with revolutionary songs and music
• Can Piella
• Transition Barcelona

France

• Can Decreix (the house of Degrowth), is a new project which is putting degrowth ideas into practice in Cerbere, just over the border from Spain into France
• Festival of resistance(cinema) from 14-16th July in Foix
• AlterTour are cycling this summer in France
• Les Reencontre des Amis de S!lence is a gathering for the French magazine of resistance 'S!lence' from 9th-24th July 2012, Loubières in Ariège
• Le maquis self managed farm in land from Narbonne near Minerve
• Le Vieux Biclou Montpellier
• Ouvre Tete amazing environmental group in Montpellier
• Les Cervennes Auto-constructions against tourism and development in this national park
• La Vielle Valette alternative community
• Longo Mai - network of ecovillages
• Roulons a Velo urban cycle organisation in and surrounding Avignon
• Collectif Vélos en Ville bike collective in Marseille
• Critical mass Toulon 1st Thursday of the month, 2nd Friday of the month in La Seyne
• La ferme du collet Self sufficient eco-community near Nice
• Velorution bike revolutionaries in Nice
• Ferme Autogérée de la Roya - Alpine farming collective

Italy

• Torri Superiore big eco-village and holiday accommodation in Western Liguria
• Casa Gaia eco village since 2001, near Torino
• Mezcal occupatto in Torino where the Reclaim the fields gathering was held this year
• No TAV campaign in the Susa Valley near Torino, strong movement against the construction of a high speed rail line
• Muovi Equilibri bike blog Torino
• Critical mass in Legano, ever second Wednesday of the month
• Villa Vegan Squat in the area north of Milan
• We are not the only ones who are taking a slower, more sustainable route to Venice for Degrowth this summer, Movimento Lento and La Compagnia dei Cammini are organising A passo lento verso la decrescita, 2 weeks walking and Cycling from Milan to Venice, we will meet them there!
• Critical mass Milano, every Thursday
• El Tamiso food cooperative network based in Padova
• xm24 squatted market, amazing bike workshop in Bologna
• Coop Dulcamara, Bologna
• Appropriate technology, based near Bologna

Bikes bikes bikes

• Ivan Illich on Bicycles, a lovely summary of the story of our two wheeled friends
• [http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Organizations A-Z of bike workshops all over the world
• World Carfree Network, great newsletter :-)
• ...and just for fun:overloaded bikes!

Events

http://www.ecolopop.info/2012/05/mens-isere-fete-des-plants-du-jardinage-bio/14779 Fete du Plants et du jardinage bio 8th May, Mens, France