RE: Portland Peace and Justice Center / Sustainable Energy Bike Tour

[Guest guest]

Greetings folks from the Portland Peace and Justice Center!

 

To those of you who have not yet heard of us, we're a fairly new peace

organization here in Portland. Our mission is to promote social

justice through local economics and grassroots democracy. We intend to

become a physical space for community gatherings as well as a thinktank

for radical/progressive policy centered around non-violence and peace.

Our website is www.portlandpeace.org

 

This summer we have our first exciting project coming up, a set of bike

tours around Oregon. This is both a fundraiser for us, as well as well

within the goals and mission of the center in terms of inspiring activism

and action -- we are exposing our riders to alternative ways of thinking

and living, in hopes of them coming back to their communities to cause

progress and create change.

 

Our riders will be staying with native americans, on organic farms, at

permaculture and sustainable living research facilities. We aim to take

150 or so folks from all over the country, expose them to alternative ways

of thinking and living, and then see what impact they make when they come

back to their communities. In turn, the money raised will be used to

create a permanent peace and justice space here in Portland.

 

I'd appreciate it if you could forward this widely.

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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN MOTION 2005 TOUR (OREGON)

What are you doing to change the world this summer?

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Bike hundreds of miles. Meet incredible people. Stay on organic farms

and work to support sustainable practices in food production. Learn

from and work with Native American communities. Live with the land and

camp under the stars. Change your world, one mile at a time.

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web: www.portlandpeace.org phone: 971-223-2268

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This summer, you can take an extraordinary journey through Southern

Cascadia. Tune up your bicycle and pack your bags for an incredible

excursion across Oregon, utilizing the most sustainable method of

transportation available: your own bike.

 

* Spend time with Native American communities, work with salmon

restoration and indigenous building practices.

 

* Visit beautiful public lands and gain firsthand experience in low

impact camping.

 

* Study and apply the philosophies of permaculture, alternative

building, appropriate technology and sustainable energy.

 

* Gain a deeper understanding of how organic food is grown, and

distributed.

 

* Explore some of the most beautiful places in Oregon while learning

about natural history, deep ecology, and environmental ethics.

 

* Observe local economics projects and grassroots democracy struggles

in places through which you travel.

 

* Participate in a traveling community of cyclists coming from

a variety of backgrounds with a shared longing for a better world.

 

* Discover consensus decision-making and use it to make collective

decisions within your community.

 

* Learn about nutrition, health and fitness through long-distance

cycling.

 

* Raise money for a permanent peace and justice community space in

Portland, meet incredible people and have a great summer.

 

You can journey for one week, two weeks, or an entire month! Each of

the routes feature unique hosts and learning oppurtunities. You can

travel from Portland to the Coast, south through the Williamette

Valley, to the California border, or intimate rides throughout the

Portland Metro Area.

 

Visit our website, e-mail (motiontour) or call us

for more information!

 

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web: www.portlandpeace.org phone: 971-223-2268

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