Ecotopia 2010 contact address: Info@ecotopia2010.org

Ecotopia HOTLINE +49 (0)33849 90492

http://ecotopia2010.org

Medicine Story, Öff Öff, Gretchen Dutschke, Helga Reidemeister, Filmfestival Heinrich Böll Foundation, BambooBikes, Loesje, Milanomi and of course Rampenplan, jus a handfull of the geusts which have been in Ecotopia in the last 10 days. We had almost 126 workshops, allmost 7 filmevenings, a children camp with far more kids than we thought would come, a art-symposium with artists from all over Europe, a very inspiring talent-show of all the generations who are on Ecotopia, a few concert nights and many many daily guests... our villages has become a very lively place to be....

The coming weekend we will be part of the yearly "Park-Festival" of Wiesenburg, a cultural happening in the tree-park next to Ecotopia, which attracks every year more than 3000 visitors, on this festival this year of course also an Ecotopia stage with music groups of our camp. On Sunday we will have a very fantastic culture happening on Ecotopia which music group from the Middle East (The Musicians for Peace) and a very special group which plays with music and sounds which comes from the Alp region) and some other surprises.

We can tell you here many more things which are still planned and coming, but better is you come and be part of it......

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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.