Anti-nuclear Sailing Trip across the Baltic Sea

• anti-nuclear sailing trip from Stockholm (S) to Greifswald (D) stopping in some harbours, meeting local activists, having events and doing actions on August 26 - September 9, 2012
• download and distribute the: callout | English flyer | German flyer | Polish flyer
• apply for participation by June 24, 2012
  • you will get information after July 1 about your participation - we want to make sure that we will have a good balanced gender composition and participants from several countries in the action
  • at the same time with the boat trip we will have a bike tour on land - it will be possible to switch beetween boat and bikes; while the space on the boat is limited, everyone who couldn't get a seat on boat can join the bike tour
• next preparation meetings on
  • May 16, 2012 at 5 PM via Skype
• connected to the idea of the Baltic Sea Info Tour 2010, but independent of it

Current status of our sailing trip

The anti-nuclear sailing trip will take place from the 26th of August until the 9th of September and we will sail from Stockholm to Greifswald, Germany with the traditional sailing ship "Lovis". Along the route we would like to make as many actions and happenings as possible, to bring our message to the people and to bring the anti-nuclear activists together. That could be various things while being on the trip or in the harbours, for example demonstrations, art, theater and so on.

We are trying to contact as many other activists around the baltic sea as possible. If you have other contacts to nature protection activists, that would be very helpful. Every two weeks we have preparation meetings via Skype - you are welcome to join, if you want to help to organize the project.

A bike tour will take place at the same time and travel with us on land. We will meet every few days, and there will be possibilities to switch between bikes and boat.

Preliminary schedule

Be aware that the schedule can be changed due to the weather situation - the sailing boat is dependant on the wind situation.

August 23: arrival of participants in Stockholm

August 24: getting to know each other, briefing

August 25: actions, networking

August 26: spare time, boarding

August 27: sailing to Nyköping

August 28: at sea; anchoring

August 29: sailing to Oskarshamn; meeting with the bike tour

August 30: at sea

August 31: at sea

September 1: arrival in Oskarshamn; action preparation; meeting with the bike tour

September 2: action; local meetings; spare time

September 3: sailing to Kalmar

September 4: sailing to Karlskrona

September 5: meeting with the bike tour

September 6: sailing between Karlskrona and Bornholm

September 7: approaching Lubmin

September 8: arrival in Lubmin; action at Seebrücke; final meeting

September 9: arrival in Greifswald; cleaning, packing, departure of participants

Join us on our

Anti-Nuclear Sailing Trip!

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Call for IDEAS and ACTIONS around the Baltic Sea coast!

The AntiNuclearNetwork NorthEast Germany (AntiAtomBündnis NordOst) – is planning a sailing trip against nuclear power, on which we want to cruise through the Baltic Sea and get active, be creative and also visible for the public. Close to the former nuclear power plant and present interim storage facility for nuclear waste (located right at the coast 50km west of the German/Polish border) we started our network in autumn 2010. We did lots of actions and campaigns to protest against two transports of highly radioactive waste to Lubmin and atomic power in general. Now we want to set to sea to exchange, network with people from other countries and get active together.

We are heading for the late summer of 2012 – The anti-nuclear sailing trip will take place from the 26th of August until the 9th of September and the ship will sail from Stockholm to Greifswald Greifswald. That's all that is fixed. For everything else we need you and your ideas!

We invite all active people especially from countries around the Baltic Sea to join us and take part in this sailing trip for a future without nuclear power!

For two weeks we will sail and live on the „Lovis“ - a big traditional sailing ship with an interesting history, a nice atmosphere and the mission of bringing people together and giving them room for a joined experience of exchanging, sharing and learning. We will be on board the „Lovis“ on the last stage of its tour along the Baltic Sea coasts and bring our joined message to all the harbours and stops that we will pass on our trip.

Carried by wind and waves, the message and activities for a worldwide stop of nuclear power will be the constant focus of our cruise. There is enough room for creative, steaming heads, heaps of discussions, for visible actions in different cities, exchange of experience and knowledge and for tieing knots and strengthening nets.

If you or your group have ideas and want to join us, if you want to tell others about our plans, if you want to be part of the planning team or organise some action for one of our stops or if you want to support us and take part in any other way, please contact us: aai-hgw AT systemausfall.org

past events:

• May 2, 2012 preparation meeting via Skype
• April 13-15, 2012 preparation meeting in Rostock (D)
• February 23, 2012 at 6 PM preparation meeting in Greifswald (D)
• January 26, 2012 at 7 PM preparation meeting in Greifswald (D)
• preparation meeting on January 8, 2012 preparation meeting in Greifswald (D)