(Nov. 18, 2007): "We will be asking passengers on the FreeGaza ship to come to Cyprus ready for training and embarkation. Since climate chaos and oil politics continue to contribute to instability and injustice not only in the Middle East but worldwide, we would ask people to take this into account when they make their travel plans.

We hope many people will consider choosing overland/sea travel to Cyprus, instead of air travel, and further info to help you with this will arrive on this page later. In the meantime, you can find out a lot about overland travel options with the help of the man in seat61.com.

Many of us who would not fly for holidays or business may choose to make this project an exception, since it addresses an emergency situation. So, while not buying into the myth that carbon offsetting will fix climate chaos, a contribution to sustainability projects can't be a bad idea, and www.atmosfair.de has been recommended to us. Here you can calculate your flight's carbon emissions, and contribute to renewable energy projects and forest restoration around the world.

And while climate experts say treeplanting alone won't solve our climate problems, replacing destroyed olive trees *does* make a big difference to Palestinians, so if trees are your thing, you can sponsor the Trees for Life programme at www.olivecoop.com/trees.html

If you have contributions for this page, as you research your own travel to Cyprus and ways to address its impact, please let us know. Maybe we can even get some group discounts on the train route...who knows!"

(Posted by B)