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Latest News (April 2012)
1. Earth Partners Foundation's trustees have approved a new phase of Bike the Earth, returning to Indonesia to follow up on the requests received to train trainers. To this end we need to raise Aus$22,000 or GBP14,000 for this next stage.

2.  Calling film students!  Do you want to display your talent to the world at the  United Nations Earth Summit happening in June this year in Brazil? We are looking for a media student who wants to prepare a short film using all the interviews we have had to-date, to convey the key messages and inspire humanity!

3. If you'd like to support Bike the Earth's educational trainings from your armchair, we'd love your support!
 
Thanks.

Bike the Earth was set up by Earth Partners Foundation, as an around the world educational initiative. 

Bike the Earth's purpose is to further empower people in environmental sustainability, social justice and spiritual fufillment. Bike the Earth does this by connecting communities at the grassroots,  inspiring local initiatives and offering training in the educational materials drawing on One Planet Living, Be the Change/ Awaken the Dreamer Symposium, Solutions Focus coaching and FourYearsGo. We are educating people to live on the planet as if we intended to stay here, rather than trashing the place. 

Two cyclists, Chris Le Breton and Roland Smith, both facilitators of the Be the Change/Awaken the Dreamer Symposium, began their journey in Melbourne  in July 2010 and got to Cairns in December 2010. Roland decided to take time out from the expedition in March 2011.  Chris continued to Magnetic Island, north Queensland, where he led 7 symposiums and trained up 4 new facilitators. There he met Uncle Bob Randall, indigenous Yankunytjatjara elder and traditional custodian of Uluru/Ayers Rock, and singer, who invited him to Uluru, Northern Territory, to learn about Aborigine wisdom and 'kanyini', and see for himself the social injustice that is still being perpetuated in Australia  against its First Peoples, people who traditionally lived in harmony with the natural environment for 1000s of  years.  Afterwards, Chris spent 3 months cycling solo through Indonesia, continuing to lead symposium workshops. 
 

Bike the Earth was scheduled at its outset to arrive in Europe in early 2012, and then proceed to the Brazil, to convey our views to the United Nations Earth Summit,  the most important summit of world leaders of all time - in June 2012. However Bike the Earth now feel that more can be achieved through educational training en route, and publicity about the big picture and micro opportunities. 

Bike the Earth fully supports the process going on to prepare for the UN Earth Summit, and although we won't now be there physically, we have amassed a range of interviews with persons en route to help inspire and catalyse those who do attend.   Our role is to continue to connect with communities, and inspire initiatives, but to be more fluid and flexible with the duration we spend in any one place.  

Please go to Rio if you can, and please hold your stakeholders to account on this.

 It costs about about $20 per day and all donations  help to give workshops in communities we pass through.   We forego income to make this journey happen. Help make the difference via Justgiving  or if you want our Australian or UK bank details, you can find them under the Funding section on this website.

You can also help us by joining as a cyclist, or arranging events in your local community or giving us cyclists a warm shower and an evening meal!  

¨Let us know of projects and initiatives en route we should visit to connect with others. Or become a sponsor?  Email us by clicking here: info@biketheearth.org.uk 

Thank you to everybody we have met from Bellingen to Brisbane to Bali,  and Uluru to Ubud to the USA for your help in getting Bike the Earth going, welcoming us into your homes, giving us hot showers, helping to organise our workshops and train the trainer courses, chilling and sharing with us, and helping to make further and onward connections! ¨  Click on "Supporters" at the top left of this front page for a list of those who have helped make the difference! 

Thank you too to kindred friends working around the world for their mentoring support, especially Jon Love, Jon Symes, Ruel Walker and Tracy Apple at the Pachamama Alliance, described by Paul Hawken as "the most important non-governmental organisation on the planet today". Also Hetty Einzig, Nick Hart-Williams, Jonathan Hughes, Jon Ralls and Bernadette Ryder at  Be the Change Initiative UK.

And last, but not least, thank you to Kate, Tom and James, three stunning individuals who came together as the first charity trustees of  Earth Partners Foundation, with roots in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Without their tireless dedication, mentoring and commitment, Bike the Earth would have remained just a dream. We are really grateful.

Chris and team around the world. 

Chris and Roland in Brisbane, October 2010

“A revolution is underway because people are realizing that our needs can be met without destroying our world. We have the technical knowledge, the communication tools, and material resources to grow enough food, ensure clean air and water, and meet rational energy needs. Future generations, if there is a liveable world for them, will look back at the epochal transition we are making to a life-sustaining society. And they may well call this the time of the Great Turning. It is happening now.” 
Joanna Macy

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 It's 3:23 in the morning, and I'm awake because my great, great, grandchildren won't -let -me -sleep.

 My great, great, grandchildren ask me in dreams what did you do, while the planet was plundered?

 What did you do, when the earth was unravelling?

 Surely you did something when the seasons started failing as the mammals, reptiles, and birds were all dying?

 Did you fill the streets with protest when democracy was stolen?

What did you do once you knew?


 Drew Dellinger