[Spotykach] Ecotopia Moldova

[ekotopia at eyfa.org]

Ecotopia Moldova August 1-14


Hello everyone!
We would like to invite you to E C O T O P I A 2005 taking place in the
Saharna nature reserve, in the Republic of Moldova from 1st to 14th of
August.

Ecotopia is an annual gathering of activists from all over Europe. This
year in Moldova there will be special attention for social and
environmental issues and activism in Eastern Europe & CIS. Are you
interested to attend or give workshops on activist issues currently
important in Eastern Europe and CIS, then come to Moldova and participate
in Ecotopia!! Any issue of interest to you is welcome, be it
eu-enlargement, Russia's CIS policies, Western multinationalism in Eastern
Europe, anarchism in ex-CIS countries, antifa activism, lessons from
Ukraine and Georgia for Moldova?; alternative media under authoritarian
regimes or (inequalities in) east-west activist interaction, etc etc etc).

Of course, workshops on any other interesting issue not specifically
addressing Eastern Europe and CIS are just as welcome! At Ecotopia, the
program is created by the participants, by you...

Ecotopia is a great place for having meetings with your activist networks
and to meet activist from all over Europe. We hope cooperation especially
with and between activists from Eastern Europe & CIS will be strengthened
this summer.

TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT will most probably be available for those who need
it, if you apply before June 20th.

If you want to give a WORKSHOP...
then please fill in the online workshop form:
http://informal.benn.org/go/ecotopia2005workshop

How to APPLY for Ecotopia Moldova?
You can apply online at:
http://informal.benn.org/go/Ecotopia2005
You can register until July 10th. Registering in advance is very helpful
for the people organising the logistics!!

Hope to see you in Moldova!!

EYFA (European Youth for Action), AVI-Moldova, SalvaEco, Environmental
Movement of Moldova and Gutta-Club.

More about Ecotopia, Moldova, the local organisers, how to get there,
travel reimbursement rules, visa, etc: www.eyfa.org. Questions & remarks?
Ekotopia at eyfa.org

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What is Ecotopia?
Ecotopia is an international gathering of activists from all over Europe
involved or interested in environmental and social justice issues.

Ecotopia takes place every summer since 1989, each year in a different
country. It is organised by EYFA (European Youth For Action) and by local
grassroots environmental organisations as hosts. This year, the 17th
Ecotopia will take place in Moldova.

Ecotopia is a place for learning, exchanging experiences, spreading
information about environmental, social, political and other issues, but
also to have fun and recharge your activist batteries! Around 200 - 600
people attend Ecotopia each year, to share skills and discuss about a wide
range of themes related to environmental problems: climate change,
transport and mobility, GMOs, organic food, eco-building and sustainable
infrastructure, global politics and global economic system, strategies for
actions, experiences of campaigns, alternative media, migration, racism
and xenophobia, cultural issues...

Ecotopia is also a model of self-sustainable community that
puts into practice the principles of an environmentally friendly
life-style: waste recycling, vegetarian kitchen, the use of alternative
energy...another world exists! Where possible, Ecotopians participate in
regional actions and clean ups, try to get local people interested in
ecological problems and empower local organizations. Ecotopia is
horizontally and self- organised; everyone is asked to take part in
running the camp, solving problems and decision-making. Decisions are made
by consensus during daily morning circles.