Ecotopia 2003 is the summer gathering of the european wide EYFA activist network.

This summer camp is set up as an example of sustainability in all aspects (environmental, economical, social), hopefully a place for exchange and experimentation (in the way of workshops, cleaning activities in the area, etc), and a starting point of future projects.

This year, Ecotopia will take place in Ukraine, in the Ivano-Frankivsk area, from the 20th of August till the 3rd of September.

Ecotopia alternates every year between a country from the so-called Western Europe and a country from the so-called Eastern Europe. But this time is the first time that it takes place in a former URSS country.

As an example of sustainable transport, every year there is a biketour organized to the ecotopia site.

The offical title for the Ecotopia this year is "YOUNG PEOPLE AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN RIGHTS ".

In this frame it would extremely valuable to have presence, as complete as possible, from the former Yugoslav republics.

Also, one of the practical focuses will be on SUSTAINABLE CITIES. As Ecotopia takes place in a rural community, ways to overcome the traditional (and painful) differences and barriers countryside/city should also be discussed.

And, last but not least, I think that EYFA and EASA have quite some paralells and could benefit both from the exchange of experiences.

For more information, application form and so check :

www.eyfa.org

www.thebiketour.net

and questions, to

ecotopia2003@eyfa.org

or directly to me,

javimontellano@yahoo.es

(right now, I am desperately looking for contact in Kosovo, Albania, and FYROM)