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Ecotopia 2005 - international youth festival in Moldova
27-06-2005 20:01
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We would like to invite you to E K O T O P I A 2005
taking place in the nature reserve Saharna, in Moldova
This year's theme is Alternative Technologies [AT], but as always the program is to be created by the participants. We choose AT as the theme because we would like to have a lot of skill-sharing on issues such as renewable energy, solar power, waste management and recycling, green building and eco-housing, green food production, windmills, green economy, green design and architecture, and green-everything.
Beside the alternative technologies there will be special focus on
- east-west issues in Europe
- planing of local and global actions
- developing ideas for new projects and campaigns on the European level
The most important is that the program of EKOTOPIA is dependent on YOU:::: to give a workshop, on AT, east-west or any topic you are interested in, climate change, sustainable transport, GMOs, organic food, action planing, alternative media, global politics and economics, migration, racism and xenophobia, etc.
If you want to give a workshop, please fill in the online workshop form [available soon]
If you want to participate fill in this form [available soon]
Also, we would really appreciate if you fill in the EKORATES questionnaire and send it to
ecorates@eyfa.org People applying for the travel reimbursements are expected to fill in the questionnaire.
People who need travel reimbursement apply before June 20th. If you don't need travel reimbursement you can register until July 10th. Registering in advance is very helpful for the people organising the logistics!!
A great way to come to Ekotopia is the annual Ekotopia BikeToUr. This year, the BikeToUr starts in Banja Luka June 17th, Bosnia.
More about EKOTOPIA
Questions & remarks:
ekotopia@eyfa.org Hope to see you in Moldova!!
EYFA (European Youth for Action) and the ekotopia hosts: AVI, SalvaEco, Gutta-Club and the Environmental Movement of Moldova
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27-06-2005 18:59
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27-06-2005 18:39
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27-06-2005 18:28
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27-06-2005 17:51
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27-06-2005 17:24
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27-06-2005 17:14
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27-06-2005 16:16
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27-06-2005 15:58
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Politically modified research?
27-06-2005 15:58
PERMISSION TO REPOSTBy Eileen Marshall Margaret Williams
26th June 2005
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27-06-2005 15:57
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27-06-2005 15:47
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27-06-2005 15:32
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27-06-2005 15:29
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27-06-2005 14:29
Bank of Scotland HQ occupied in Edinburgh.
27-06-2005 14:22
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27-06-2005 14:10
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