The Otesha Project (Australia): Cycling for Sustainability

 Otesha (Aus.) hits the road

This year there are two regional bicycle tours in New South Wales and Victoria.

Introducing the New South Wales Tour... November 15th to December 22nd, 2008 17 tour members will embark on a bicycle tour from Brisbane to Newcastle (over 1000 KM's), explore the eastern coastline, engage youth about sustainable consumption, and live collectively in a bicycle crew. Check out the tour members, route, blog, and photos along their journey as they ride in November on their website!

Check out the bicycle route here!

Crickey did you say Victoria? January 18th to March 1st, 2009 Be a part of the change by joining a crew of peeps who will ride from Melbourne, following close by the beautiful Great Ocean road, stopping by the ancient beauty of the Grampians, coninuing over to Bendigo and then completing this adventurous loop back to the heart of Melbourne. All the while you'll be presenting to youth, empowering yourself, tour members, and community members! Applications are now officially closed.

Our Philosophy

Current consumption behaviours in Australia have far reaching consequences that are both unsustainable and inequitable. The negative impacts of these practices usually affect the most disempowered people in society, including young people who now face an uncertain future. The aim is to ensure that the basic needs of the entire global community are met by reducing excess consumption, avoiding environmental damage, and ensuring that we are considering all peoples needs through social considerations for safe working conditions and fair living wages.

We believe that the problem is not that people don’t want to change, but that they don’t understand why change is needed or that they feel overwhelmed by the size of the problems and can’t easily see ways to be part of the solutions. Therefore, there is an urgent need for programs that shift attitudes about the impacts of our daily choices, build positive social norms, and reduce the perceived barriers around taking action on sustainability issues.

The objectives of The Otesha Project (Australia) are to increase awareness about the impacts of the products and resources we consume, increase the number of responsible consumer choices made by young Australians, and increase the number of young role models and sustainability advocates.

- The Otesha Project (Australia) Crew

Post	Level 2, 140 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3000
Email	infootesha [dot] org [dot] au
Mobile	04 2838 5011