seb is
biking against borders.
"the old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born. now is the time of monsters” (Gramsci)
in the midst of rampant fascism, militarization and ecological annihilation , i’m learning about our broken world.
will you learn with me?
the world should be free for everyone. let’s fundraise against borders. by crossing them, we fight for the freedom to move.
Amsterdam to Japan.
3+ years. 25.000+km.
to get you to care about politics in our individualized society, it apparently helps if you feel connected to me? so, time to feed the narcissism-machine and talk about myself: i’m a 26-year old bus driver in Amsterdam who lets people ride for free. i’ve been doing activism since young: anti-speciesism, anarchism, environmentalism. my favorite writers are David Graeber & Ursula K. LeGuin and i like the outdoors.
hello :)
for many years, we, the radical climate movement, helped try to halt the annihilation of our earth. we had little effect. instead, walls are being built.
that’s why i stepped on my bike, and started learning about borders. turns out that borders can teach us many things about the way our world works! i started a learning journey that lead me to conquest, imperialism, scientific racism, zionism, academic complicity and more.
after a year alone on the road, my two friends visited in Georgia. here’s a movie about darkness, hope & community.
freedom to move
freedom to move
(my mom)
during the trip, i'll cross 25 borders. one example: Syria. i can enter Syria and drink tea with one of the endless hospitable Syrian families. but i cannot invite that family to drink tea in my room in Amsterdam. they simply cannot come here in a “legal” way.
this is why i am fundraising against borders. to make the world free for everyone. we’re fundraising for 2 organizations that fight borders:
MiGreat is a political and direct aid organisation based in Amsterdam, and No Name Kitchen helps people across Europe during their migration journey.
so, while i bike, we raise money to support them.
check it out and support these 2 organisations?👇
socials?
listen.
social media platforms are truly terrible. they ruin our brains, our societies and our earth.
that’s why i am also on federated and decentralized alternatives like:
📷 Instagram content
📷 Instagram content
blog posts
blog posts
i write things, sometimes. i send out a newsletter when i do. anyways, here is a summary of ‘the blog’ section of my website.
my attempt at holiday in Georgia, and the ambitious project of reaching Palestine (no success).