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[[Image:8888.jpg|thumb|left|234px|THE 888 PROJECT]]
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 Eiffel Tower-this world-renowned French lighthouse-in Paris on 888...August 8th, 2008.
*We need you == Hitchhike to take part Paris on 888, August 8th, 2008...08/08/2008...888 ==On the 8th of August over a hundred people (and organize this official European Hitchhiking Event counting) will join up to hitchhike to Paris from every single country different places around Europe and further. Join this event with fellow hitchhikers, for an amazing adventure and a great weekend in EuropeParis. Show up, and [[project 888|sign up]] for this event and [[Project 888/Volunteer|help]] organising it.
*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 to Paris on 888...August 8th, 2008...08/08/2008...888
==Why arriving at [[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 in Paris?.]] == 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!
===__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..08/08/2008===
The location of the Eiffel Tower is prefect because every single hitchhiker will be able to see it from every corner of the city.
====The Speeches====
Once the European hitchhikers will have arrived, the three organizers--Pascal Dumont, Fabrice Renucci and Guillaume Mouton--will address the hitchhikers[[File:080808poster.jpg|thumb|right|234px|HITCHHIKE TO PARIS]]
*Hitchhiking
[[Image:ludo.jpg|left|thumb|234px|Ludovic Hubler]]
This address will be followed by the speech of Ludovic Hubler (www.ludovichubler.com), 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 checkpoint cities=='''FRIDAY EVENING'''
The goal * Meeting under/ in front of the checkpoint cities is to help hitchhikers through their journey through evening meetings Eiffel Tower until late (you know how we will look like), [http://turl.ca/888 here]* Meet, exchange stories and having volunteers on the spot every at dawn.play [[Project 888/Games|Games]]The goal of having several rings is to ensure that we help hitchhikers * Move to progressively get to Paris in all safetya camp-ground or host.
*The Morning Volunteers'''SATURDAY'''
There will be volunteers helping hitchhikers leave any given city on any given ring on the actual hitchhiking spot * [[Project 888/Workshops|Open-Space Day]] starting at dawn11:00. The volunteers will provide hitchhikers Theme: "How to live a nomad-life". On hitchhiking, sustainable travel and hospitality exchange, with tips games, workshops, skill-sharing and adviceknowledge exchange. Place yet to be determined, possibly [http://turl.ca/888 here], same place as the Friday meet-up.
*The Evening Meetings'''SUNDAY'''
Every evening* Brunch starting at 1pm at Parc des Buttes de Chaumond (?), in any given city, there will be an evening meeting.People who do not have any accomodation and find a or same place to stay.Hitchhikers can exchange good stories and share tips and advice.as the Friday meet-up?
Please write down your name next to your city and mention whether you would like to be a morning volunteer or a meeting organizer:== Speeches ==
*If you are a morning volunteer you can then edit These 'speeches'/ workshops will form an integral part of the meeting information regarding the actual spot hitchhikers will have to leave from and how to get there[[Project 888/Workshops|open space day]] on Saturday (in progress).
===Start on 388* 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 is one of the key projects of Nature Propre.August 3rd, 2008..Guillaume Mouton and Thomas Chretiennot will deliver a speech about the substainable side attached to the project.Ring 1 (2500 to 3000Ks away)===
* [[888 PROJECT St. Petersburg]] (3000km)* [[888 PROJECT Athens]] (2955km)* [[888 PROJECT Moscow]] (2847km)* [[888 PROJECT Odessa]] (2763km)* [[888 PROJECT Istanbul]] (2700km)* [[888 PROJECT Tirana]] (2585km)== The checkpoint cities ==
===Start on 488..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 4th, 2008...Ring 2 (2000 to 2500Ks away)===
* Sign up in the cities you depart form or arrive. You can use the [[Project 888 PROJECT Tallinn/Cities]] (2565km)* -page. '''We also [[888 PROJECT Chisinau ]] (2512km)* [[888 PROJECT Kalamaria]] (2497km)* [[888 PROJECT Kiev]] (2438km)* [[888 PROJECT Helsinki]] (2341km)* [[888 PROJECT Tampere]] (2334km)* [[888 PROJECT Bucharest]] (2304km)* [[888 PROJECT Skopje]] (2286km)* [[888 PROJECT Riga]] (2256km)* [[888 PROJECT Sofia]] (2242km)* [[888 PROJECT Sarajevo]] (2241km)* [[888 PROJECT Pristina]] (2205km)* [[888 PROJECT Minsk]] (2205km)* [[888 PROJECT Belgrade]http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=9367 discuss] (2163km)different routes.'''
* [[888 PROJECT VilniusFile:images.jpg|left|thumb|234px|]] (2062km)* [[888 PROJECT Lviv]] (1891km)* [[888 PROJECT Stockholm]] (1860km)* [[888 PROJECT Timisoara]] (1814km)* [[888 PROJECT Oslo]] (1809km)* [[888 PROJECT Lisbon]] (1739km)* [[888 PROJECT Sevilla]] (1729km)* [[888 PROJECT Napoli]] (1635km)* [[888 PROJECT Warsaw]] (1600km)* [[888 PROJECT Dublin]] (872km + 2 BOATS)* [[888 PROJECT Belfast]] (1111km + 2 BOATS)* [[888 PROJECT Edinburg]] (1051km + 1 BOAT)* [[888 PROJECT Glasgow]] (1054km + 1BOAT)
===Start on 688...August 6th, 2008...Ring 4 (1000 to 1500Ks away)===
* [[888 PROJECTPorto]] (1577km)Early August 2008. Radek, Pascal, Martin and Lily* [[888 PROJECT Krakow]] (1536km)embarked on a hitchhiking adventure to Paris. One common goal united them:* [[888 PROJECT Gdansk]] (1525km)to arrive under the Eiffel Tower on August 8th to be part of the first European* [[888 PROJECT Göteborg]] (1515km)* [[888 PROJECT Budapest]] (1484km)* [[888 PROJECT Rome]] (1437km)* [[888 PROJECT Zagreb]] (1396km)* [[888 PROJECT Bratislava]] (1311km)* [[888 PROJECT Madrid]] (1262km)* [[888 PROJECT Ljubljana]] (1253km)* [[888 PROJECT Wien]] (1237km)* [[888 PROJECT Copenhagen]] (1212km)* [[888 PROJECT Liverpool]] (791km +1 boat)Hitchhiking Week.
===Start on 788Martin, [the Suit] decided to dress up to increasehis chances from Copenhagen.Radek, [the Philosopher] opted forstarting 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.August 7thLily, 2008.[the first-timer] hoped she would not become theprey of some ill-intentioned male counterparts ..Ring 5 (500 to 1000Ks away)===
===Start on 888* [http://no-comment...August 8th, 2008...Ring 6 (less than 500Ks away)===dk/_Blog/paris More information]
[[Image:Sans titre.jpg|left|thumb|234px|]]== How to hitchhike out of Paris? ==
* Check the page about [[888 PROJECT ZürichParis]] (590km)* [[888 PROJECT Bordeaux]] (585km)* [[888 PROJECT Geneve]] (540km)* [[888 PROJECT Amsterdam]] (503km)* [[888 PROJECT Köln]] (490km)* [[888 PROJECT Utrecht]] (471km)* [[888 PROJECT Lyon]] (465km)* [[888 PROJECT Rotterdam]] (449km)* [[888 PROJECT Liege]] (374km)* [[888 PROJECT Luxemburg]] (366km)* [[888 PROJECT Rennes]] (366km)* [[888 PROJECT Brussels]] (312km)* [[888 PROJECT Lille]] (226km)to find spots to leave the city.
=== Long-Distance HitchhikingAlternative resources: Starting from more than 3000ks away===
You can of course start your European hitchhiking event from further away than the 6th RING* [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
You are free to start from wherever you want.== Sign Up Now ==
==The Documentary [[Project==888|Sign Up Page]]
The 888 project community has decided to get together and unite to make a documentary about hitchhiking.The organizing team is currently looking for 4 different cameramen who would be interested in joining 4 different hitchhikers across their journey.Sebastian Cort, an experienced boat hitchhiker and also cameraman has recently agreed on following Pascal Dumont from Teheran, Iran to Paris, France.We now need three other cameramen. We are also inviting all the people wishing to meet up with hitchhikers from all over the world on August 8th, to participate in this documentary project through any way they would feel like:You can either: *Keep a journal*Take photos*Record with an audio recorder*Draw*Film The film project will be a sort of patchwork using all the material that the hitchhikers will bring with them on August 8th. ==Help from Paris on 888Contact Us Now == ===Hosting=== We need to contact the Paris community in order to host all the Europeans who are coming to Paris on 888 If you cannot find a host through [http://www.couchsurfing.com Couchsurfing], [httpFile://www8888.hospitalityclub.org Hospitality Clubjpg|thumb|right|300px|early logo sketch] or [http://www.bewelcome.org BeWelcome] then: Please register on the [[I Need A Place To Stay Sign Up Page]] if you are looking for a place feel free to stay Please register on the [[I Can Host Hitchhikers Sign Up Page]] contact us if you live in Paris and you are willing wish to host people. ===Call Center=== This subgroup was designed bring your help 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 page:See Fabrice Renucci- renucci.fabrice [[Paris]at]gmail.com+(33)678627985
==Register Now==[[User:Robino|Robino]]
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:Dieuwke
Pascal Dumont - dumont_376 [at[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]] hotmail.com+(33)623628247
Fabrice Renucci- fabrice.renucci [at[fr:Projet 888]] hotmail.fr+(33)950102285+(33)612871824[[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>
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! ==
<div style="border: 1px dotted blue; padding:5px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right:auto; width: 500px;">*The OrganizersParticipate to make the first European Hitchhiking 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:'''*The Sustainable Side 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 [[Project888/Newsletter|latest newsletters]]
== The three organizers are also part of an French association called Nature Propre Program ==[[File:logo888.jpg|thumb|left|234px|888 Project logo by Laris(s)a, http://www.naturelaris-s-proprea.orgcom" (with inspiration from Luis Pacheco). ]]The association aims at promoting sustainable development through a certain number of programs and Here's 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.program so far:
*If you are a evening organizerThe OrganizersOnce the European hitchhikers will have arrived, you can then edit the meeting details once you click on your city]]organizers will address the hitchhikers.
[[File: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.
===Start on 588...August 5th, 2008...Ring 3 (1500 to 2000Ks away)=Paris 8 8 8- The Film ==
* [[888 PROJECT Berlinhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sufvptk_5lI Trailer]] (1053km)* [[888 PROJECT Prague]] (1046km)* [[888 PROJECT Barcelona]] (1038km)* [[888 PROJECT Salzburg]] (987km)* [[888 PROJECT Hamburg]] (890km)* [[888 PROJECT Milano]] (851km)* [[888 PROJECT Munich]] (841km)* [[888 PROJECT Toulouse]] (763km)* [[888 PROJECT Marseille]] (776km)* [[888 PROJECT Stuttgart]] (624km)* [[888 PROJECT London]] (421km + 1 boat)
