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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Hitchgathering 2017}}[[Image:Hitchgathering-2017-poster.jpg|560px]]<p class="lead">'''Hitchgathering''' is the name of a series of international hitchhiking gatherings held in Europe and Northern America [[Hitchgathering#Past_events|since 2008]].</p>

Time: early August<p class="lead">For the 10th anniversary the idea of ''Transeuropean Hitchgathering'' was created.The three main locations (Portugal, Germany, Ukraine) are to be incorporated in a series of Hitchgatherings spanning from Western to Eastern Europe, all summer long!</p>

== Gathering locations & dates ==* <span style="opacity:0.3">'''1-6 August'''- [[Hitchgathering/2017/Hitchfest|Gathering]] at the [http://hitchgatheringwww.hitchfest.org Hitchgathering/ HitchFest], Marco de Canaveses, Portugal <small>([https://www.facebook.orgcom/events/1862297317342987/ FB event]''')</small></span>

* <span style=== Organizing the event =======Communication====* "opacity:0.3">'''10-26 August''' - '''All communications about organising the gathering happen mainly [https:[Hitchgathering/2017/talk.hitchwiki.org/c/hitchgathering on the hitchwiki forumTraumschule|Hitchgathering at Traumschule in Riebau]].''' PLenty of the community talk happens in the , Germany <small>([https://www.facebook.com/groupsevents/hitchgathering1812914572358009/ Facebook groupFB event].* Feel free to [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=edit}} edit this page].)</small></span>

===Proposing a place===Remember to tackle the following questions when you scout for a location:* Is there space for 100'''30 August onwards''' -200 persons?* Can we acquire drinking water somewhere nearby?* Are there possibilities to dumpster dive or is food cheap?* How easy'''[[Hitchgathering/2017/difficult is it to reach the place?* How secluded is the place?* Can we just stay at the place or does it belong to somebodyShypit|Gathering in Shypit]]''', do we need a permission?* Can we dig shit pits there?* Can YOU be there to help organizing in the beginning?* What else is important?Ukraine <small>([https://www.facebook.com/events/126119214640818/ FB event])</small>

=== Proposals =Other Pre- & Post-Gatherings== ==* <span style== Traumschule in Riebau, Germany ==== "opacity:0.4">'''6-8 July'''- [https://talk.hitchwiki.org/t/anog20-pregathering-5th-to-8th-of-july-in-hamburg NOG20 Pre-gathering] in [[Hamburg]]</span>* <span style="opacity:0.4">'''4-first6 August''' -hg2017Pre-propositionGathering at Traumschule in Riebau hosted by [[DTSG]]</span>* <span style="opacity:0.4">'''8-traumschule11 August''', between Hitchfest and German gathering a meetup at [http://nomadwiki.org/en/Free_hot_springs#Fontpedrouse Hot springs at Fontpédrouse], Pyrenees, France. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/hitchgathering/permalink/401817437861603105/9 See discussion threadFB post]</span>* <span style="opacity:0.4">'''24-29 August''' - [https://www.ende-gelaende.org/en/ Open Pit Mine Occupation in Western Germany]</span>

<blockquote>We are happy to host a gathering with free====Outside of Europe====contributions again - foodIf you're on the other side of the Atlantic, knowledgewatch out for news regarding a hitchgathering in July or August in the province of Minas Gerais, money, sleeping bags, whatpeople needBrazil that is [https://www.facebook.com/groups/caroneirosdebeiradeestrada/ being organized].

Our public hospitality profiles in english== Organizing the event ==* Hitchgatherings are self-organized:everybody makes them happen * '''All communications about organising the gathering happen mainly [https://wwwtalk.bewelcomehitchwiki.org/membersc/Traumschulehitchgathering on the hitchwiki forum].''' Plenty of the community talk happens in the [https://www.couchsurfingfacebook.com/peoplegroups/hitchgathering/traumFacebook group]* a lot of relevant discussion happens on [http://lists.freeactive.net/listinfo.cgi/hitch-schule This is an open space and if you like, feel invited!freeactive.net the mailing list] Decide, when and if you want * Feel free to meet here. I am on [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=edit}} edit this list but youcan also reach our group at [email protected]page].

[=== Spread the word ===* Tell your friends* Tell hitchhikers you meet on the road* Write cardboards with hitchgathering.org, the place and date (and maybe more) and place them at popular hitchhiking spots ..]. be creative and use your colorful markers!* Draw your own flyers :)* Spread the word around hitchhiking clubs and websites in your country/your language* Post on your hitchhiking / travel / nomad blog or website about the gathering* Tell your favorite hitchhiking / travel / nomad blog author to write about it* Organize a pre-meeting (can be early like May/June/July to raise attention and connect people) * Translate a ready-made article in your local language and offer it to newspapers

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