Engllish list to organize eyfa summer gathering in western ucraine.

info | 11 May 2004 21:05

Ecotopia 2004 Netherlands

EYFA (European Youth for Action)  and a Coalition of five 
Dutch  Organisations (A SEED, IVN-jong, JMA, LHUMP and 
VIA)  want to invite  you to  
                                           Ecotopia 2004 Netherlands 

Ecotopia is an international gathering on environmental and 
social justice issues  for young people all over Europe. It occurs 
every summer since 14 years ago,  changing from one country to 
another in Western/Central and Eastern Europe.  This year the 
14th edition will take place in The Netherlands, at the nature  
reserve Gandelwaard, near the historic Castle Loevestein. 

Ecotopia is not just a "holliday" camp. It is a place for learning 
and taking  action, working together and having lots of fun. 
Ecotopia is self-organised and  run out horizontally. During the 
camp all decissions are taken by the participants  at the daily 
morning circles, and everybody is responsible for creating the  
programme, solving problems and running out the daily tasks. 

Ecotopia is also a functional model of self-sustainable community 
that puts into  practice the principles of an environmentally 
friendly life-style: waste recycling,  vegetarian kitchen, consensus 
decission-making, and the use of alternative  energy. 
Furthermore, Ecotopia is the place to exchange experiences, 
spread  information and enrich one's knowledge about the 
environment and other social  and political issues through 
workshops, debates and art.  

Around 200 - 600 people use to attend Ecotopia each year, 
sharing skillls and  knowledge about a wide range of themes

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Leonid Savin | 4 Jun 2004 10:01

Destruction of Danube reserve


Dear all!
     Ukrainian authorities keep on with their destructive canal projects at the
Danube reserve.
     The German suckig ship has dredged already 500 m. The reserve is wounded
but we still can try to save it!
     Foreseeing the upcoming June 5, World Conservation Day, we ask you to
adress Ukrainian President Kuchma, and Prime-minister and most possible next
president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich.
     You may ether use direct adresses or Ukrainian embassy in your country to
express your concern - adresses embassy should read <
http://www.seu.ru/projects/eng/dunay/embassy.htm>. Draft letters are below.

To President Leonid Kuchma

On the world conservation day, we, as representatives of world environmental
community, ask to stop all works at the Bystroe estuary and Danube biosphere
reserve!
     We are aware that already about 6000 letters from 90 countries came have
experessing peoples' concerns and organizations from 90 countries have
experessed their concerns and protest at Ukranian action regarding the nature
territory of the international value. The fact of the work proceeding on is a
clearly expressed disrespect to the workd community.
     This shows that Ukrainian authorities show absolutely no intention to
integrate into European and civilized world community. Such intentions, beside
mere declaration, should be supported by observation of commonly and
internationally accepted environment conservation and legislation practices, as
well as observation of international agreements.
     The barbaric actions that are continuing to destruct the Danube biosphere
reserve clearly indicate that Ukraine may not be full and reliable member of any

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