BIKE: Fwd: bicycle tour announcement

[Michael Bluejay]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Portland Peace <portland_peace>
> Date: March 21, 2005 7:48:40 PM CST
> To: forum-bicycleaustin.info-owner
> Subject: bicycle tour announcement
>
> Hi, I thought the Austin bikey community might like to
> hear about our new tours. Would you be willing to
> forward the following announcement? Love the site,
> keep up the amazing work.
>
> .......................................................................
>           SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN MOTION 2005 TOUR
> (OREGON)
>         What are you doing to change the world this
> summer?
> .......................................................................
> 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.
> .......................................................................
> web: www.portlandpeace.org                        
> phone:  971-223-2268
> .......................................................................
> June 3  - June 10 (1 week) - To the Coast
> June 17 - July 1 (2 weeks) - Willamette Valley
> July 10 - Aug 9 (1 month)  - Coast, Willamette Valley,
> Southern Oregon
> Aug 14  - Aug 28 (2 weeks) - Columbia River Gorge to
> Umatilla Reservation
> Sept. 4 - Sep 11 (1 week)  - Portland Metro Area
>
> ** Mention code "summer" and get $25 off the
> registration fee!  **
> .......................................................................
>
> 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!
>
> .......................................................................
> web: www.portlandpeace.org                        
> phone:  971-223-2268
> .......................................................................
> ** Mention code "summer" and get $25 off the
> registration fee!  **
> .......................................................................
>
>
>
>
>
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