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The 888 Project seeks to ask all Europeans to hitchhike from all corners of the European continent (whether it is from Belfast, Istanbul, Helsinki or Lisbon) to arrive at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris on 888...August 8th, 2008.
Hitchhikers will first have to reach the '''Eiffel Tower''', this world-renowned French lighthouse.
They will then have == Hitchhike to join Paris on a march to the '''Palais de Tokyo''' http:888, August 8th, 2008...08/08/www2008.palaisdetokyo.com --located right across .888 ==On the '''Eiffel Tower'''--at 8p8th 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.mShow up, and [[project 888|sign up]] for this event and [[Project 888/Volunteer|help]] organising it.
*We need you to take part and organize this official European Hitchhiking Event to Paris from every single country in Europe.
*We need you to succeed and get hitchhiking recognized as a genuine means of transportation.
*We need you to convince people to hitchhike and pick up hitchhikers.
Hitchhike [[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...August 8th, 2008...08Please come to Champs de Mars [http:/08/2008..turl.ca/888here] and join in to welcome us!
==Why arriving We will gather in front of the Eiffel Tower, at this [http://turl.ca/888 exact location]: from anytime during the Palais de Tokyo in 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!
====The Tokyo Hitchhiking Sign====
On December 2nd, 2007, Pascal Dumont and Fabrice Renucci, respectively from Quebec and France, drew a "[[Tokyo|TOKYO]]" hitchhiking sign to get back to Lille, France from Rotterdam, the Netherlands...
On December 3rd, 2007, Erik Van Loon, a Dutch artist, called his two friends Pascal Dumond and Fabrice Renucci and told them that their Tokyo hitchhiking sign had inspired him to create a Hitchhiking Race to the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. His idea was actually to tell people that it was race to Tokyo, Japan before telling them that it was actually going to be organized in Paris[[File:080808poster.jpg|thumb|right|234px|HITCHHIKE TO PARIS]]
====The free Tokyo plane tickets====
On December 4th, 2007, Erik Van Loon was offered three plane tickets to "Tokyo" from a friend of his. He gave Fabrice and Pascal a call around 2 a.m. asking them to call him back before 10a.m. if they wanted to go to Tokyo with him. Fabrice did not check his messages before noon. As for Pascal, he actually checked his voicemail shortly after 2 a.m. but did not call back Erik since he was sure that it was a joke (especially after the previous two events).
The location of the Palais de Tokyo is prefect because it is located right across the Eiffel Tower.The Palais de Tokyo is a contemporary art museum which has been seeking to bring together the best from international and French creators ever since it opened up in 2002.The museum sees contempary art as a detached, independent creation from the point of view of the artist.'''FRIDAY EVENING'''
====The Speeches====* Meeting under/ in front of the Eiffel Tower until late (you know how we will look like), [http://turl.ca/888 here]* Meet, exchange stories and play [[Project 888/Games|Games]]* Move to a camp-ground or host.
*The Organizers'''SATURDAY'''
Once the European hitchhikers will have arrived, the three organizers* [[Project 888/Workshops|Open-Space Day]] starting at 11:00. Theme: "How to live a nomad-Pascal Dumondlife". On hitchhiking, Fabrice Renucci sustainable travel and Erik Van Loonhospitality 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-will address the hitchhikersup.
*Hitchhiking'''SUNDAY'''
This address will be followed by the speech of Ludovic Hubler * Brunch starting at 1pm at Parc des Buttes de Chaumond (www.ludovichubler.com?), a Frenchman who has just come back from a fiveor same place as the Friday meet-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.up?
*The Sustainable Side of the Project== Speeches ==
The three organizers are also These 'speeches'/ workshops will form an integral part of an French association called Nature Propre the [[Project 888/Workshops|open space day]] on Saturday (www.nature-propre.orgin progress). 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 Art====OrganizersOnce the European hitchhikers will have arrived, the organizers will address the hitchhikers.
On August 8th, 2008, hitchhikers will join on a march from the '''Eiffel Tower''' to the '''Palais de Tokyo''' starting at 8p.m[[File:ludo.jpg|right|thumb|234px|Ludovic Hubler]]* HitchhikingThe '''Sun Rain Stars''' This address will upload the photos taken be followed by the hitchhikersspeech of [http://ludovichubler. They will edit com Ludovic Hubler] (a Frenchman who has just come back from a five-year hitchhiking journey around the photosworld. During his trip, print them out Ludovic organized conferences in more than 200 schools, met a large number of NGOs and then Erik Van Loon will organized some international events to create '''European''' directly in the Palais de Tokyoa network between them.
==* The Sustainable Side of the ProjectA French association called [http://www.nature-propre.org Nature Propre] supports the projectThe association aims at promoting sustainable development through a certain number of programs and the 888 Project project is one of the key projects of Nature Propre.Guillaume Mouton and European==Thomas Chretiennot will deliver a speech about the substainable side attached to the project.
'''European''' is an artwork in which all the participants of the 888 project will take part by making photos of certain body parts of their "hitchgivers" throughout their hitchhiking journey. Each participant will have to shoot 12 close-up photos from 4 angles (front, back, left, right) of the human body. In total we will get 48 photos of each participant. Together with the photos of all the other participants, the Sun Rain Stars led by Erik Van Loon, will make a four-dimensional picture of '''European'''( which is a photo of 1 x 2 m (w x h) of a human of 1,94 m high which he will create with scissors and glue like a collage.== The checkpoint cities ==
'''Sun Rain Stars''' in cooperation with 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 [[Projecthttp:888//wwwMeetings]] in the week towards the 8th of August.sunrainstars.com/
Erik Van Loon Fabrice Renucci Pascal DumontSign 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.'''
Erik Van Loon is the organizer of '''European'''.You can reach Erik Van Loon at +316 E VAN LOON (+316 3 826 5666) or by email via [email protected]== Paris 8 8 8- The Film ==
==The checkpoint cities==[[File:images.jpg|left|thumb|234px|]]
The goal of the checkpoint cities is to help hitchhikers through their journey through evening meetings and having volunteers on the spot every at dawn.
The goal of having several rings is to ensure that we help hitchhikers to progressively get to Paris in all safety.
*The Morning VolunteersEarly August 2008. Radek, Pascal, Martin and Lilyembarked on a hitchhiking adventure to Paris. One common goal united them:to arrive under the Eiffel Tower on August 8th to be part of the first EuropeanHitchhiking Week.
There will be volunteers helping hitchhikers leave any given city on any given ring on Martin, [the actual hitchhiking spot at dawnSuit] decided to dress up to increasehis chances from Copenhagen. Radek, [the Philosopher] opted forThe volunteers will provide hitchhikers with tips starting from Spanish country roads to embrace mother nature and adviceescape 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 .
Every evening, in any given city, there will be an evening meeting.People who do not have any accomodation and find a place to stay.Hitchhikers can exchange good stories and share tips and advice* [http://no-comment.dk/_Blog/paris More information]
Please write down your name next == How to your city and mention whether you would like to be a morning volunteer or a meeting organizer:hitchhike out of Paris? ==
*If you are a morning volunteer you can then edit Check the information regarding the spot hitchhikers have page about [[Paris]] to find spots to leave from and how to get therethe city.
*If you are a meeting organizer, you can then edit the meeting details once you click on your city]]Alternative resources:
* [[St. PetersburgProject 888|Sign Up Page]] (3000km)* [[Athens]] (2955km)* [[Moscow]] (2847km)* [[Odessa]] (2763km)* [[Istanbul]] (2700km)* [[Tirana]] (2585km)
===Call Center===Fabrice Renucci- renucci.fabrice [at] gmail.com+(33)678627985
This subgroup was designed to find 2 teams who can work on D-Day- 888- to answer hitchhikers' phonecalls.What these two teams will need to do to help the 8 8 8 project: * Have a landline phone number -Be at home on the 8.8.8 throughout the whole day and evening * Know the hitchhiking spots on a circumference of 200 ks around Paris * Know the Paris transportation system so that the hitchhikers who are lost can easily reach the Palais de Tokyo * Have a list of people who can host (they do not necessarily need to be on C.S. on H.C.* we will establish this list and send it to the two teams) Please register on the [[I Want To Volunteer For The Call Center Team 1 Sign Up Page]] or the [[I Want To Volunteer For The Call Center Team 2 Sign Up Page]] if you would like to volunteer in one of our teams. ==How to hitchhike out of Paris?== You can find all the spots to leave the city on the following pageUser:See [[ParisRobino|Robino]]. ==Register Now== You can register on the [[Sign Up Page]] to take part in the Hitchhiking Event. You can register on the [[Long-Distance Hitchhikers Sign Up Page]] if you will a hitchhiking from further away than 3000ks ==Contact Us Now== Please feel free to contact us if you wish to bring your help to the project:
Pascal Dumont - dumont_376 [at] hotmail.com+(33)623628247Dieuwke
Fabrice Renucci- fabrice.renucci [at[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]] hotmail.fr+(33)950102285+(33)612871824
Erik Van Loon- info [at[fr:Projet 888]] erikvanloon.com+(31)638265666[[Category:Hitchgathering]]
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{{888}}<!--<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>
===The History of the 888 Project=Coordinate! ==
__TOC__The reason why the finish line '''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 project was set up at , August 8th, 2008. Participate in the Palais de Tokyo is partly because of first European Hitchhiking Week and Day and take part in the story associated open space day on Saturday: "How to live a nomad-life", on hitchhiking, sustainable travel and hospitality exchange, with the name Tokyogames, workshops, skill-sharing and knowledge exchange.Before the 888 project was organized, there were a large number of signs regarding Tokyo:
<div style====The Palais de Tokyo "border: 1px dotted blue; padding:5px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right:auto; width: 500px;">* Participate to make the first European Hitchhiking Race==== Week a success!* 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!</div>
'''Things to do:'''
* Organise a local [[Project 888/Meetings|Project 888 Meeting]] in your country or city to team up with hitchhikers. Use an [[project 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 accommodation#Hospitality 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 [[project 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 [[Project 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]]
== The Program ==The Palais de Tokyo on [[File:logo888.jpg|thumb|left|234px|888...August 8thProject logo by Laris(s)a, 2008.http://www.laris-s-a.08/08/2008===com" (with inspiration from Luis Pacheco)]]Here's the program so far:
*The Evening Meetings[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sufvptk_5lI Trailer]
* [http://www.hitchbase.com/ergebnisse.php?LANG=ger&abfrage%5Bstartort%5D=169 Hitchbase]
* [http://bernd.wechner.info/Hitchhiking/HHGTE.html Bernd Wechner]
* [http://www.bugeurope.com/paris/gta.html Bug Europe]
* [http://www.routard.com/guide_voyage_page/26/emplacements_strategiques.htm Routard]
* http://hitching.free.fr/autostop/wakka.php?wiki=EnglishVersion
* http://home.wanadoo.nl/agghanebbah/navigator/france/paris/paris000.htm
===Start on 388...August 3rd, 2008...Ring 1 (2500 to 3000Ks away)=Sign Up Now ==
==Contact Us Now =Start on 488...August 4th, 2008...Ring 2 (2000 to 2500Ks away)=== * [[Tallinn]] (2565km)* [[Chisinau ]] (2512km)* [[Kalamaria]] (2497km)* [[Kiev]] (2438km)* [[Helsinki]] (2341km)* [[Tampere]] (2334km)* [[Bucharest]] (2304km)* [[Skopje]] (2286km)* [[Riga]] (2256km)* [[Sofia]] (2242km)* [[Sarajevo]] (2241km)* [[Pristina]] (2205km)* [[Minsk]] (2205km)* [[Belgrade]] (2163km) ===Start on 588..File:8888.August 5th, 2008...Ring 3 (1500 to 2000Ks away)=== * [[Vilniusjpg|thumb|right|300px|early logo sketch]] (2062km)* [[Lviv]] (1891km)* [[Stockholm]] (1860km)* [[Timisoara]] (1814km)* [[Oslo]] (1809km)* [[Lisbon]] (1739km)* [[Sevilla]] (1729km)* [[Napoli]] (1635km)* [[Warsaw]] (1600km)* [[Dublin]] (872km + 2 BOATS)* [[Belfast]] (1111km + 2 BOATS)* [[Edinburg]] (1051km + 1 BOAT)* [[Glasgow]] (1054km + 1BOAT) ===Start on 688...August 6th, 2008...Ring 4 (1000 to 1500Ks away)=== * [[Porto]] (1577km)* [[Krakow]] (1536km)* [[Gdansk]] (1525km)* [[Göteborg]] (1515km)* [[Budapest]] (1484km)* [[Rome]] (1437km)* [[Zagreb]] (1396km)* [[Bratislava]] (1311km)* [[Madrid]] (1262km)* [[Ljubljana]] (1253km)* [[Wien]] (1237km)* [[Copenhagen]] (1212km)* [[Liverpool]] (791km +1 boat) ===Start on 788...August 7th, 2008...Ring 5 (500 to 1000Ks away)=== * [[Berlin]] (1053km)* [[Prague]] (1046km)* [[Barcelona]] (1038km)* [[Salzburg]] (987km)* [[Hamburg]] (890km)* [[Milano]] (851km)* [[Munich]] (841km)* [[Toulouse]] (763km)* [[Marseille]] (776km)* [[Stuttgart]] (624km)* [[London]] (421km + 1 boat) ===Start on 888...August 8th, 2008...Ring 6 (less than 500Ks away)=== * [[Zürich]] (590km)* [[Bordeaux]] (585km)* [[Geneve]] (540km)* [[Amsterdam]] (503km)* [[Köln]] (490km)* [[Utrecht]] (471km)* [[Lyon]] (465km)* [[Rotterdam]] (449km)* [[Liege]] (374km)* [[Luxemburg]] (366km)* [[Rennes]] (366km)* [[Brussels]] (312km)* [[Lille]] (226km) === Long-Distance Hitchhiking: Starting from more than 3000ks away=== You can of course start your European hitchhiking event from further away than the 6th RING. You are Please feel free to start from wherever contact us if you want. ==Help from Paris on 888== ===Hosting=== We need wish to contact the Paris community in order bring your help to host all the Europeans who are coming to Paris on 888 If you cannot find a host through [http://www.couchsurfing.com Couchsurfing], [http://www.hospitalityclib.org Hospitality Club] or [http://www.bewelcome.org BeWelcome] thenproject: Please register on the [[I Need A Place To Stay Sign Up Page]] if you are looking for a place to stay Please register on the [[I Can Host Hitchhikers Sign Up Page]] if you live in Paris and you are willing to host people.
