*PEDAL begins its 100 days BIKE journey to the West Bank on the 19-20
>March in London in solidarity with the Palestinian people and all local
>struggles for social and environmental justice. From 27 untill the 31 of
>March they will be in Brussels participating in a series of
>workshops, meetings and a mass critique/lobby tour to explore themes
>around PEDAL’s journey such as the Boycott Divestment Sanctions
>movement, Art & Permaculture, **Environmental Justice, Consensus
>decision-making and Storytelling**. *
MERE INFO:
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PROGRAMME:
>*| Sunday 27th March |*
>
>* PEDAL's arrival in Brussels
>*
>
>**20h > Table d'hôte + a film screening**
>
>On Sunday we will give a warm welcome to the PEDAL collective
>which is arriving to Brussels after stops in Heathrow and Calais. A meal
>offered at the "123" will provide the perfect setting to get to know the
>collective and their stories. Afterwards there will be a film screening
>related to the **"liberate the seeds"*
>* campaign followed by a
>discussion.** *
>

>
>**| Monday 28th March |**
>
>** Alliances, strategies and solidarity building around Boycott
>Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
>**
>
>***17h > BDS meeting: exchanging experiences and becoming involved
>(Calcutta Room)***
>
>*This meeting will provide a platform to exchange experiences and
>strategies between organizations and individuals engaged in the Belgium
>BDS movement and the PEDAL collective. It will be an opportunity to
>learn from each other and to come up with ideas that pushes forward new
>alliances and expands the scope of BDS actions. The meeting is open as
>well to those who would like to learn more about BDS and become involved
>in the movement. *
>
>******20h > PEDAL: an introduction (Arenberg Room)******
>
>*The PEDAL collective of organizers, artists, food growers and cyclists
>will publicly present themselves and the aims and objectives of the
>project to travel from London to Palestine by bicycle in 100 days. PEDAL
>will explain how they intend to link and empower groups across their
>route by building networks with groups who are involved in
>opposing oppression in Palestine, as well as those creating new worlds
>and forms of organizing in resistance to social and environmental
>injustice. The presentation is followed by a discussion and afterwards
>we can have a drink at the Pianofabriek bar.*
>
>***Pianofabriek***
>
>**Rue de Fort 35 / Fortstraat 35*
>*

>
>***| Wednesday 30th March |***
>
>*** Land Day & International BDS day of action
>***
>
>****10-17h > Bring your workshop, bring your skill or just join in:
>****
>
>****"We are everywhere: linking communities & cultures of resistance"****
>
>*****We will share stories, skills and strategies for resistance to
>build social movements and networks for radical social change. The
>PEDALs bring with them experiences on facilitation for consensus
>decision-making, story telling techniques, book sharing, and many more
>ideas on how to fight oppression and get involved in struggles for
>global justice. Join in, bring your ideas and if you would like to
>organize a workshop please let us know at *******PEDAL in Brussels*
>*
>
>***Le 123***
>
>**Rue Royale 123 / Koningsstraat 123* *
>
>******
>******
>******18h > Lobby tour / Masse critique******
>******
>******
>***********Join the special edition of the critical mass / arms lobby
>tour! The tour will target the corporations and institutions who lobby
>for the EU arms industry and it will highlight the problematic economic
>partnerships between the EU and Israel.***********
>***********Remember to bring your bikes!***********
>***********
>***********
>***
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>***Porte de Namur / Naamsepoort***
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>**How to get there!*
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>uestions about
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>***PEDAL in Brussels* **
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>'Political (or positive) resistance is when “politically oppressed
>groups fight back against the powers that oppress them” and “aims at
>change