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Pedal Powered Activists from Nottingham set off for Palestine

wietse | 14.05.2007 14:04 | Palestine

This morning 4 activists, based at the ASBO Community Centre in Nottingham got on their bikes and set off for an epic journey to mainland Europe. The project 'Pedal Powered Clowns to Palestine' brings together performance, clowning, action and pedal power to raise awareness of the situation in Palestine as well as entertaining and supporting the Palestinian Community through play. In the last few months the group raised money through benefit events in Nottingham to fund their trip. The first leg of the journey will be by train to Hull and then onto the ferry to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Once in Europe a few dates have been planned to work with other groups and visit some social centres. From then on the route will lead North into Germany to the G8 summit in early June. The idea is to join the G8 protests and add a creative element to the planned actions. At the end of June the group will set course for Palestine.

Here are some photos of the groups departure. Of course some of it was last minute but all set of with a feel of excitement. When we arrived at the train station some of the transport bobbies showed interest in the trailers, which I thought would never make it onto the train, but after some chat with the conductor they were all boarded on...

For more info, see their website:  http://www.pedalpoweredclowns.org/

Three of the adventurers
Three of the adventurers

The team
The team

One of the trailers
One of the trailers

Attaching the trailers
Attaching the trailers

The trailers are huge!
The trailers are huge!

A bit of last minute pumping...
A bit of last minute pumping...

Posing for the alternative media
Posing for the alternative media

Setting off
Setting off

Pedal powered
Pedal powered

In convoy
In convoy

One of the trailer combinations
One of the trailer combinations

Trailers...
Trailers...

Arriving at the train station
Arriving at the train station

Checking train times
Checking train times

On the station
On the station

Interest from the plod
Interest from the plod

Ready to board
Ready to board

Boarding the trailers
Boarding the trailers

A train carriage full of bikes and stuff...
A train carriage full of bikes and stuff...

Train setting off...
Train setting off...


Good luck pedal powered clowns and let us know what you get up to!

wietse
- e-mail: wietse@riseup.net

Additions

Interview with the Pedal Powered Clowns

14.05.2007 18:51

Indepth Interview with the Pedal Powered Clowns
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2007/05/370698.html

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Any takers

14.05.2007 16:45

"At the end of June the group will set course for Palestine. "

£50 says nobody continues on to Palestine but in fact you all return to the UK after the G8 event.

William Hill


Good luck everyone!

24.05.2007 20:10

Will be following your progress. Good luck, and thanks for the chocolate biscuit cake! x

Ronny


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