Ecotopia 2010 contact address: Info@ecotopia2010.org

Ecotopia HOTLINE +49 (0)33849 90492

http://ecotopia2010.org

We do our best to answer all new participants applications and private emails at this moment but don't be angry if we haven't send you anything so far. Let's say to we accept all partipants, also those who did not send an application (yet).

In Russia big parts of the country are standing on fire, because it hasn't been raining for months, in Pakistan big parts of the country are under water since it has been raining.... in China.... in.... the climate change is happening, just as we speak, new ways of living together with our natural environment and which eachother are needed more than ever before. Ecotopia is one of those place where we try to find these new ways, we invite all of you who are not yet there to come in the coming two weeks and help us creating this new living together....

The first week of Ecotopia will end tomorrow, by now all the infrastructures which were not the fully 100% finished by the beginning, last Sunday, are up and more than running, some are even improved already. We have for example in the middle of Ecotopia a waste research institute which takes care that we will be a real 0% waste camp, or at least that all our waste is checked and double checked before we give it the wastecollectors, remarkable how much less waste we produce since this institute started working.

Like on every Ecotopia the night from 5 on 6 September was a night to remember Hiroschima, with about 50 Ecotopians we joint a very moving remembering celibration in the nearby town of Bad Belzig. The celibration took place on a lake side, a very impressive film was shown how the bomb was dropped and afterwards the local female Mayor remind that mankind should not longer invest money in the destruction of the world but try to find way to save her. Than 65 candles were let in to the water representing the 65 years which went by since the bomb was dropped.

On Thursday the artproject/symposium "Planet B" has started, straight next to the central village sqaure of Ecotopia a group of artists from all over Europe are creating their view on our planet. Rumours are going around Ecotopia what happens in those big white tents, but besides the artists nobody really knows, we are looking forwards to next monday when they will open their gates and share their creations with the rest of the world.

Besides from many 100's of daily visitors, from whom surprisingly are coming a lot directly from the surrounding, say the "normal" families and "housewives" who are very interested in what is happening in their neighbourhood and open for talks... it is not like "monkey-looking" in the zoo as we were a bit afraid of in the beginning, also over 300 Ecotopians have stayed or are still staying at Ecotopia, on this moment (Saturday 7 August there are about 234 people staying at Ecotopia).

Another surprise is our Eco-Rate, our own currency, works, and better as we hoped for, we said that 1 Eco represent 1/1000 of somebodies monthly income and some of us were afraid that the exchange rate would be rather low in the end, that the average exchange rate would be something even less as 0.50 Euro as we hoped for, however at this moment the exchange rate stands at 0,81 Euro, which we think is a succes. B ut talking about finance after just one week is not so clever, we are still hoping that we will be able to close Ecotopia in two weeks without looses and hope enough people will come the next two weeks to make that possible.

You have still more than 2 weeks to come and see for yourselfs, in the coming two days the last "missing lnks" will be finished and ..... (come and see)

Follow Ecotopia on the Website (fotos: http://ecotopia2010.org/en/ecotopia-2010/gallery) or Facebook

Or on German Television, tonight (Saturday 7 August at RBB Aktuell)

Last but not least one of our Ecotopians wrote a new Ecotopia song we like to share with you:

ECOTOPIA
by Juan Antonio Postigo Martín

Intro: Em C D Em (bis)

E

Because this time of change

C

challenges us to make

D Em

this world a better place,

E

let's make and hug new friends,

C

let's kneel and kiss the earth,

D#dim6 Em

let's give more and take less.

C Em

Welcome to Ecotopia,

B7-9 Em

let's sing, let's dance and play,

B7-9 Em

let's listen to each other

C B7

let's build and celebrate.

E

For it's time to take care,

C

it's time to keep aware

D Em

it's time to love and share;

E

let's make and hug new friends,

C

let's kneel and kiss the earth,

D Em

let's give more and take less.

CHORDS:

Em: 0 2 2 0 0 0

C: x 3 2 0 1 0

D: x x 0 2 3 2

E: 0 2 2 1 0 0

D#dim6: x x 1 2 1 2 (if you find this hard you can use B7)

B7-9: x 2 1 2 1 2 (if you find this hard you can use B7)

B7: x 2 1 2 0 2

How to come there...

For those who like to play with online maps... the coordinates of Ecotopia are Latitude 52.102166° and Longitude 12.434504°

By Train
One of the most environmental ways to come to Ecotopia is by train, since the place is directly next to the Railway Station of Wiesenburg/Bahnhof...
At this moment the train from Berlin to Roslau and v.v. is not driving every hours and not very late, but that will change in the coming years, a pity not before Ecotopia this year, but nice for the future. However the train from Berlin to Belzig, what is about 10 km from Wiesenburg is driving more regurlar, when you arrive too late in Berlin, you still can take the train to Belzig, in the trainstation there you will find Ecotopia information and a telefon number you can call, we take care that there will be a kind of shuttle driving....
1.17 hrs. from Berlin Mainstation (mostly going from platform 14)
Weekdays
4.54, 5.54, 6.54, 8.54, 11.54, 12.54, 13.54, 14.54, 15.54, 16.54, 18.54, 20.54, 22.54
Saturday
4.54, 6.54, 8.54, 10.54, 12.54, 14,54, 16.54, 18.54, 20.54
Sunday (same as Saturday)
but allso at 21.54
0.27 hrs from Roslau (Elbe) (coming from Liepzig, Dessau, Magdenburg)
Weekdays 5.28, 6.24, 7.24, 8.24, 10.24, 13.24, 14.24, 15.24, 16.24, 17.24, 18.24, 20.24, 23.37
Saturday 5.28, 7.24, 9.24, 11.24, 13.24, 15.24, 17.24, 19.24, 21.24, 23.37
Sundays Same as Saturdays, starting at 7.24

By Bike
An other elegant and propriate way to come to Ecotopia is ofcourse to come by bike. The nicest way is to get to the R1 (http://www.euroroute-r1.de), which goes with it 3500 km straight through Europe and nearly passes by Ecotopia... The nearest place it passes by is the small Village of Grubo, between Belzig (coming from Berlin) and Roslau (coming from the west), so if you follow the R1, coming from Berlin or Lutherstadt Wittenberg, and leave the R1 in Grubo, going north to Jeserig in the direction of Wiesenburg, you will pass by Wiesenburg/Bahnhof the Ecotopia entrance is to be found if you go directly right after passing the rails and follow the signs (about 400 meter).

By Car (or Bus or Camper)

But maybe there are still people who can't come any other way than by car, we have parking place (also special for Camper), to find Ecotopia you have to drive to Wiesenburg and from there to Wiesenburg/Bahnhof (direction of Jeserig), coming from Wiesenburg you will pass by an old tankstation at the right side of the streets, about 150 meter further you will see at the left side of the road the Ecotopia parking place, park your car there, walk 100 meter back on the B107 and on your right there will be a little road bringing you straight into the middle of Ecotopia.

What to bring...

First of all bring your clothes, and think about it that Ecotopia is camp and not and not a hotel, allthough we have more stars above it. Try NOT to bring anything what can hurt the environment, so choice envronmenetal friendly soap, shampoo, ect. to bring wth you, avoid throw-away material, we really like to have the absolute minimum of waste. When you have one bring a tent with you. And if possible come by bike, or bring your bike with you in the train. If you play or want to play an instrument, please bring it with you, there are many people you can preform for, or practice with. You don not bring spoon, knife, plate, and so, since Rampenplan has everything with them you need to eat with. Try to avoid to bring drink and food to Ecotopia produce by multi nationals who are not respectng the human and nature rights. Would be fine if you bring a good spirit with you, not needed but it makes life easier. Ofcourse all the needed document to come into Germany.

Do not forget to bring material with you from your action group, your organisation, etc.

We are looking for people who...

Ecotopia is self-organised...that means that most of the activties and "jobs" will be announced every morning on the "morning circle" and people can volunteer for them, however there are ofcourse some "jobs" who are a bit more "specialised". Jobs like helping with first aid, helping with the particiapants registartion, making the online and printed newsletter, camp fire making (during the summer our area is really dry, therefor making fire need some experience), cooking for the workcamp (from 17 Juli onwards), water, electricity, sanitation jobs, helping creating a youth programme... if anybody outthere think she or he has some experience with one of those "jobs" please contact us info@ecotopia2010.org. If you have other qualities from whch you think they can be helpfull please let us know about it.

Travelling together to Ecotopia

We have opened a new page on our website where you can ask for or offer a place to or from Ecotopia (by bke, by car, by train), http://travel.ecotopia2010.org do not hesitate to use it. If you like to travel together this is one of the places to look for somebody to travel with you.

We also like to give you the tip to ask for travel space in your local action paper, internet blog, social network, you never know what they come up with, and it is a bit of promotion for Ecotopia as well.

Futheron on our website we have a forum and in this forum we have a special part for organising your travels to Ecotopia together, however up to now not many people have use the forum and this possibility, nevertheless we get all most every second days private emails from people who like to travel together or looking for a possibility to come cheaply to Ecotopia 2010, for example this one from one of the music groups which plays in Ecotopia: " .... anything beyond that is a blessing for which we would be grateful.