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==Hitchhike to Paris on 888, August 8th, 2008...08/08/2008...888==
On the 8th of August over a hundred people (and counting) will join up to hitchhike to Paris from different places around Europe and further. Join this event with fellow hitchhikers, for an amazing adventure and a great weekend in Paris. Show up, and [[Sign Up Page|sign up]] for this event and [[Project 888/Volunteer|help]] organising it.
[[ImageFile:888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|left|A small collection of the [[Paris]] [[signs]] for the [[Project 888]] where over 150 hitchhikers gathered and camped in front of the Eiffel Tower.]] ==Meet-Up==
We welcome the Paris community to host us hitchhikers, coming to Paris on 888. Please come to Champs de Mars [http://turl.ca/888 here] and join in to welcome us!
We will gather in front of the Eiffel Tower, at this [http://turl.ca/888 exact location]: from anytime during the day until around 23:00 (or later even maybe). We are still calling for adventurous hosts from Paris to show up and spontaneously host all of us - but you might want to bring your tent!
==Coordinate!==
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[[ImageFile:080808poster.jpg|thumb|right|234px|HITCHHIKE TO PARIS]]
'''Things to do:'''
* Organise a local [[Project 888/Meetings|Project 888 Meeting]] in your country or city to team up with hitchhikers. Use an [[888_PROJECT_Meetings888 PROJECT Meetings|invitation]], and adapt it to your local context, organise a location (your home, your host's home, a local bar, etc), invite other people through your favourite [[Finding_accommodationFinding accommodation#Hospitality_exchange_networksHospitality exchange networks|hospitality exchange]] community, etc, and ''[http://www.hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Project_888/Meetings&action=edit add] your meeting''. * Translate the [[888_PROJECT_Press888 PROJECT Press|press-release]] and ''spread'' it.
* Help organising events in Paris:
** read [http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=199&post=1285236 this e-mail]
** Find a nice open spot for the Saturday where we can meet and exchange workshops
** Think of what you would like to learn and share on Saturday during the [[888_PROJECT_Workshops888 PROJECT Workshops|Open Space]] day
''' ''Check the [[Project 888/Volunteer]] pages for coordination and to see how you can help making 888 a success !'' '''
* Design/ read the [[Project 888/Newsletter|latest newsletters]]
==The Program==[[ImageFile:logo888.jpg|thumb|left|234px|888 Project logo by Laris(s)a, http://www.laris-s-a.com" (with inspiration from Luis Pacheco)]]
Here's the program so far:
'''SATURDAY'''
* [[888_PROJECT_Workshops888 PROJECT Workshops|Open-Space Day]] starting at 11:00. Theme: "How to live a nomad-life". On hitchhiking, sustainable travel and hospitality exchange, with games, workshops, skill-sharing and knowledge exchange. Place yet to be determined, possibly [http://turl.ca/888 here], same place as the Friday meet-up.
'''SUNDAY'''
* Brunch starting at 1pm at Parc des Buttes de Chaumond (?), or same place as the Friday meet-up?
==Speeches==
These 'speeches'/ workshops will form an integral part of the [[Project 888/Workshops | open space day]] on Saturday (in progress).
*The Organizers
Once the European hitchhikers will have arrived, the organizers will address the hitchhikers.
[[ImageFile:ludo.jpg|right|thumb|234px|Ludovic Hubler]]
*Hitchhiking
This address will be followed by the speech of [http://ludovichubler.com Ludovic Hubler] (a Frenchman who has just come back from a five-year hitchhiking journey around the world.
Guillaume Mouton and Thomas Chretiennot will deliver a speech about the substainable side attached to the project.
==The checkpoint cities==
We are hitching from different locations, see here an overview of the [[Project 888/Cities]], categorized according to distance from Paris. In some of the cities we hold [[Project 888/Meetings]] in the week towards the 8th of August.
Sign up in the cities you depart form or arrive. You can use the [[Project 888/Cities]]-page. '''We also [http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=9367 discuss] different routes.'''
==Paris 8 8 8- The Film==
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*[http://www.no-comment.dk/index_paris.html More information]
==How to hitchhike out of Paris?==
Check the page about [[Paris]] to find spots to leave the city.
* http://home.wanadoo.nl/agghanebbah/navigator/france/paris/paris000.htm
==Sign Up Now==
[[Sign Up Page]]
==Contact Us Now==
Please feel free to contact us if you wish to bring your help to the project:
