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From http://nakedwiki.org/index.php?title=Newcastle#The_Otesha_Bike_Parade_and_Party

Otesha Bike Parade

• Date: Saturday the 20th of December
• Time: Decorate or fix your bike some time between 9am and 5pm. The Bike Parade begins at 5pm.
• Place: Newcastle Bike Ecology Centre

Come to the Newcastle Bike Ecology Centre at 106 Robert St Islington anytime between 9am and 5pm. If you get there early you can fix your bike or find a pre-loved bike to ride. The Otesha Crew will be hanging out at the NBEC to help decorate yourself and your bike for the parade. They'll have some recycled material for you to use. Or bring your own recycled fabrics, cardboard, paints, colourful and funky stuff. The parade seeks to spread the positive message of empowerment and sustainability in a loud, colourful and fun way that engages the public. The Otesha Bike Parade takes us to the Otesha Party.

Otesha Party

• Date: Saturday the 20th of December
• Time: doors open at 6.30pm for a 7.00pm start
• Venue: The Royal Exchange Hybrid Performing Arts Gallery, 32-34 Bolton Street Newcastle.
• Price: a $5 door charge applies for bike riders arriving with the parade. More door charge applies for others - so go in the Parade!

The evening will feature fun theatrical presentations by the Otesha riders, music, a photo show of the NSW Otesha regional tour, food and refreshment. The exact details of the programme are yet to be determined although it will be a fun get together of cycling activists, environmentalists, social justice and human rights advocates, community volunteers, pacifists, climate defenders, and assorted happy hippies and groovy artists.