- On Friday, October 5, the Tour Alternatiba passes through San Sebastian. The cycling tour, which will start on 9 June in Paris and end on the weekend in Baiona, aims to speed up climate change and to this end a transformative economy is essential, according to the promoters.
The Tour Alternatiba travelled Maule, Ainitze and Ezpeleta, where nearly 80 bicycles awaited him in the capital of Zuberoa. Then you will arrive in San Sebastian: Climate activists will take a tour from Plaza Catalunya to Plaza Gipuzkoa starting at 18:00. In addition, an exhibition will be installed throughout the day in Gipuzkoa Square in the Guipuzkoan capital.
There are more than twenty agents in Donostia, including the anti-incineration movement, the neighborhood movement against the Satorralaia metro, the transformative economy network Olatukoop or the unions ELA, LAB and Steilas: “To stop climate change, you need more than green paint. In this regard, we denounce that the incinerator of Zubieta and the San Sebastian Metro are serious misunderstandings,” the note states.
30,000 people in Baiona during the weekend
The Donostiarra appointment will be a prologue to which you will live in Baiona this weekend, as the Tour Alternatiba will end in the working capital. This is exactly where the first edition of Alternatiben Herria was held in 2013 and from there the 2015 Tour started.
On Saturdays, at 17:00 in the afternoon, the reception of the cycling march will be held, which will gather people from different places. The organization provides for 30,000 people to participate in a comprehensive programme prepared for this purpose.
On Saturday and Sunday there will be more than 50 conferences, meetings and round tables in which more than 200 rapporteurs will participate on energy transition, the feminist economy and waste reduction, among other topics.
In addition, there will be several animation sessions at different points in Baiona: Bertsolaris, dances, songs and children's games. All the programming can be seen here (in French and in part in Basque).
Living in Basque! They have also prepared a program in Basque with talks, animations and testimonies. They will also take the opportunity to promote the Basque Country in November: “We invite you to activate the use of the Basque Country, also with Alternatiba”.
In total, over 1,000 volunteers will work during the weekend in Baiona, Iparralde.