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<!--<kaltura-widget size='M'align='R' kwid='ZDZsdTAyOWpoY3w2ODF8NjgxMDB8UGFyaXMgTWF0Y2ggUmVwb3J0fHhyNW5yazRuMDh8NTlhYTFiMWRmZQ==' />--><div style="border: 1px dotted blue; padding:5px; margin-left: 75px; margin-right:auto; width: 500px;">* The gathering was a great success, and next year will see a sequel to it: [[789]]. * Check out the post-888 [[Project 888/Newsletter|newsletter]] * Fill in your [[888/Evaluation|888-Evaluation]]* Read the [[888/Reports|reports]] from participants / Write your own* 8/8/8 over 150 hitchhikers arrived; and more are still on their way* 7/8/8 It's happening! 20 hitchers arrived 1 day ahead of time. Just imagine 8/8/8</div> == 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 [[project 888|sign up]] for this event and [[Project 888/Volunteer|help]] organising it. [[File: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! == __TOC__The '''888 Project'''seeks to ask you to hitchhike from all corners of Europe and beyond (whether from [[Belfast]], [[Istanbul]], [[Helsinki]] or [[Lisbon]]) to arrive at the Eiffel Tower - this world-renowned French lighthouse - in [[Paris]] on 888, August 8th, 2008. Participate in the first European Hitchhiking Week and Day and take part in the open space day on Saturday: "How to live a nomad-life", on hitchhiking, sustainable travel and hospitality exchange, with games, workshops, skill-sharing and knowledge exchange.
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* Participate to make the first European Hitchhiking Week a successuccess!
* Get hitchhiking recognized as a real means of transportation!
* Inspire other people to hitchhike!
* Have drivers pick up hitchhikers!
* Share your skills with others and inspire!
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[[File:080808poster.jpg|thumb|right|234px|HITCHHIKE TO PARIS]] '''Help organising! 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_Meetingsproject 888/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_Pressproject 888/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_WorkshopsProject 888/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]]
Here's the program so far:
'''FRIDAY EVENING'''
* Meeting under / in front of the Eiffel Tower until late (you know how we will look like), [http://turl.ca/888 here]* We will Meet, exchange stories and play some [[Project 888/Games|Games]]* We will all move Move to a camp-ground/ or your host.
'''SATURDAY'''
* We will be having an [[888_PROJECT_WorkshopsProject 888/Workshops|Open-Space Day]] starting at 11:00. The theme of this day is Theme: "How to life live a nomad-life", on . 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.
During his trip, Ludovic organized conferences in more than 200 schools, met a large number of NGOs and organized some international events to create a network between them.
*The Sustainable Side of the Project
A French association called [http://www.nature-propre.org Nature Propre] supports the project
The association aims at promoting sustainable development through a certain number of programs and the 888 project is one of the key projects of Nature Propre.
Guillaume Mouton and Thomas Chretiennot will deliver a speech about the substainable side attached to the project.
==The checkpoint cities==
==Paris 8 8 8- The Documentary ProjectFilm ==
[[ImageFile:images.jpg|left|thumb|234px|]]
Martin, [the Suit] decided to dress up to increasehis chances from Copenhagen. Radek, [Documentary Project instructions the Philosopher] opted for cameramenstarting from Spanish country roads to embrace mother nature and escape thesmells of large motorways. Pascal, [the all worked out Quebequois], resolvedto hitch rides all the way from Asia to make it a little bit moreinteresting. Lily, [the first-timer]hoped she would not become theprey of some ill-intentioned male counterparts .
*Keep a journal*Take photos*Record with an audio recorder*Draw*Film[http://no-comment.dk/_Blog/paris More information]
Check the page about [[Paris]] to find spots to leave the city.
* [http://www.bugeurope.com/paris/gta.html Bug Europe]
* [http://www.routard.com/guide_voyage_page/26/emplacements_strategiques.htm Routard]
* http://membreshitching.lycosfree.fr/bpierret/autostop/wiki/wakka.php?wiki=EnglishVersion
* http://home.wanadoo.nl/agghanebbah/navigator/france/paris/paris000.htm
==Sign Up Now==
[[Project 888|Sign Up Page]]
==Contact Us Now==[[File:8888.jpg|thumb|right|300px|early logo sketch]]Please feel free to contact us if you wish to bring your help to the project:
[[fr:Projet 888]]
[[Category:Hitchgathering]]