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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Hitchgathering 2017}}
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<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>
== Gathering locations & dates ==* <span style="opacity:0.3">'''1-6 August''' - Pre-[[Hitchgathering/2017/Hitchfest|Gathering ]] at the [http://www.hitchfest.org/ HitchFest], Marco de Canaveses, Portugal <small>([https://www.facebook.com/events/1862297317342987/ FB event])</small>*<small>'''in between''' [http://nomadwiki.org/en/Free_hot_springs#Fontpedrouse Hot springs at Fontpédrouse], Pyrenees, France</small>* '''10-26 August''' - Hitchgathering at Traumschule in Riebau, Germany <small>([https://www.facebook.com/events/1812914572358009/ FB event])</small>* '''30-? August''' - Gathering in Shypit, Ukraine <small>([https://www.facebook.com/events/126119214640818/ FB event])</smallspan>
* <span style====Other Pre"opacity:0.3">'''10- & Post-Gatherings====* 26 August'''6-8 July''' - [https:[Hitchgathering/2017/talk.hitchwiki.org/t/nog20-pregathering-5th-to-8th-of-july-Traumschule|Hitchgathering at Traumschule in-hamburg NOG20 Pre-gathering] in [[HamburgRiebau]]* '''24-29 August''' - , Germany <small>([https://www.ende-gelaendefacebook.orgcom/enevents/ Open Pit Mine Occupation in Western Germany1812914572358009/ FB event])</small></span>
=== Traumschule in Riebau, Germany (Main camp, 10=Other Pre- & Post-26 August)Gatherings====* Location: Northern Germany, close to [[Salzwedel]], in the village of [[Riebau]] at [http<span style="opacity://ts0.blogsport.de/ Traumschule] [[https://goo.gl/maps/wuEpd8ArmRw map]], hosp4">'''6-8 July''' -ex profiles on [https://wwwtalk.bewelcomehitchwiki.org/memberst/Traumschule BW], [https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/traumnog20-pregathering-5th-schule CS] * Ownership/Permission: ''We are happy to host a -8th-of-july-in-hamburg NOG20 Pre-gathering with free contributions again: food, knowledge, money, sleeping bags, what people need. [...] This is an open space and if you like, feel invited! [...] Kardan from Riebau'' * Food: dumpsters below average on German standards, but more could be found, cake dumpster in [[SalzwedelHamburg]], an organic food source from local producers could be organized</span>* Water<span style="opacity: Drinking water is available 50 meters from where we would camp* Infrastructure: (dry) toilets, solar shower, bikes, workshops, material* Accessibility: Easy to reach, centrally located, 800.4">'''4-6 August''' - Pre-100km away from the highway (Gathering at Traumschule in Riebau hosted by [[A24_(Germany)|A24DTSG]], [[A7_(Germany)|A7]], [[A2_(Germany)|A2]]), ~10km to small city [[Salzwedel]]* Huge wonderful swimming lake about ~20km away ([https:<//goo.gl/maps/UoRtgLPBh7x Arendsee]) span>* Cool things to explore<span style="opacity: an abandoned train station building, earthships, andsemi-abandoned military barracks and stuff0...* All summer4">'''8-long project happening meanwhile: 11 August''anti-civilisatory summer camp' with workshops , between Hitchfest and exchange of information and skills and visions (German gathering a meetup at [http://tsnomadwiki.blogsport.deorg/summercampen/ programFree_hot_springs#Fontpedrouse Hot springs at Fontpédrouse])* Dogs are expected to be on a leash 24/7 (either physical or mental leash is okay). We are asked not to use electronics on one part of our campground. * Organizers, supporters available: [[User:n0id|N0id]]Pyrenees, France. [httphttps://hitchwikiwww.org/en/indexfacebook.php?title=Hitchgatheringcom/2017&action=edit YOU?]* Some [http:groups/hitchgathering/ts.blogsport.depermalink/projekte1817437861603105/bahnhofFB post]</ pictures] from the abandoned train station (only a part of the area) span>*Most tools are available, but we need to bring some cooking pots<span style="opacity:0. Who can help to provide them?<small4">''(Most of the information taken from [[User:Zenit|Zenit's]] 24-29 August''' - [https://talkwww.hitchwikiende-gelaende.org/ten/a-first-hg2017-proposition-traumschule/40/10 full reportOpen Pit Mine Occupation in Western Germany])''</smallspan>
=== Shypit, Ukraine (Post gathering, 30-? August)=Outside of Europe====* Location: Western [[Ukraine]], ZakarpatsIf you'ka oblastre on the other side of the Atlantic, near the village ''Shypit'' (watch out for news regarding a hitchgathering in July or ''Shipot'', ''Шипот'' August in Ukrainian), [[https://goo.gl/maps/o5hywrpQCu72 map]]* The site has been the location province of a well-known hippie-festival for many years* Ownership/Permission: unclearMinas Gerais, the land is said to belong to nobody* Food: dumpster diving unlikely, but low cost of living / cheap food * Water: the water from a river nearby Brazil that is reported to be drinkable* Accessibility: rather remote, minor mountain roads, far away from bigger cities, ~80km to [[Mukachevo]]* Infrastructure: a big frame to put a tarp over with benches around a fire pit* Organizers, supporters available: Adam, [http://hitchwiki.org/en/index.php?title=Hitchgathering/2017&action=edit YOU?]* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/hitchgathering/permalink/1747360801944145caroneirosdebeiradeestrada/ Discussion on FBbeing organized]<small>''(Bits and pieces of information taken from the mailing list, partly posted on [https://talk.hitchwiki.org/t/hg2017-proposition-of-a-place-in-ukraine/272 hitchwiki-talk])''</small>
== Organizing the event ==
* Hitchgatherings are self-organized: everybody makes them happen
* '''All communications about organising the gathering happen mainly [https://talk.hitchwiki.org/c/hitchgathering on the hitchwiki forum].''' Plenty of the community talk happens in the [https://www.facebook.com/groups/hitchgathering/ Facebook group]
* a lot of relevant discussion happens on [http://lists.freeactive.net/listinfo.cgi/hitch-freeactive.net the mailing list]
* Feel free to [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=edit}} edit this 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