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[[Image:080808.jpg|thumb|left|234px|HITCHHIKE TO PARIS WITH US]]
The '''888 Project''' seeks to ask all Europeans == Hitchhike 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...08/08/2008...888 == *We need you On the 8th of August over a hundred people (and counting) will join up to take part and organize this official European Hitchhiking Event hitchhike to Paris from every single country in different places around Europeand further.*We need you to succeed Join this event with fellow hitchhikers, for an amazing adventure and get hitchhiking recognized as a genuine means of transportationgreat weekend in Paris.*We need you to convince people to hitchhike Show up, and pick [[project 888|sign up hitchhikers]] for this event and [[Project 888/Volunteer|help]] organising it.
Hitchhike to Paris on 888, August 8th, 2008...08/08/2008...888
==The Program==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!
*__TOC__The Organizers'''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.
Once the European hitchhikers will have arrived, the three organizers -- Pascal Dumont, Fabrice Renucci and Guillaume Mouton -- will address the hitchhikers.
*Hitchhiking
[[Image<div style="border:ludo.jpg|1px dotted blue; padding:5px; margin-left|thumb|234px|Ludovic Hubler]]: 20px; margin-right:auto; width: 500px;">* Participate 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>
This address will be followed by the speech of [http[File://ludovichubler080808poster.com Ludovic Hublerjpg|thumb|right|234px|HITCHHIKE TO PARIS]] (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
The three organizers are also part of a French association called [http://www.nature-propre.org Nature Propre].
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==
The goal of the checkpoint cities is '''Things to do:'''* Organise a local [[Project 888/Meetings|Project 888 Meeting]] in your country or city to help 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 their journey through evening meetings your favourite [[Finding accommodation#Hospitality exchange networks|hospitality exchange]] community, etc, and having volunteers on ''[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 every at dawn.for the Saturday where we can meet and exchange workshopsThe goal ** Think of having several rings is what you would like to ensure that we 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 hitchhikers to progressively get to Paris in all safety.making 888 a success !'' '''* Design/ read the [[Project 888/Newsletter|latest newsletters]]
*== The Morning VolunteersProgram ==[[File:logo888.jpg|thumb|left|234px|888 Project logo by Laris(s)a, http://www.laris-s-a.com" (with inspiration from Luis Pacheco)]]Here's the program so far:
There will be volunteers helping hitchhikers leave any given city on any given ring on the actual hitchhiking spot at dawn. The volunteers will provide hitchhikers with tips and advice.'''FRIDAY EVENING'''
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.'''SATURDAY'''
Please write down your name next * [[Project 888/Workshops|Open-Space Day]] starting at 11:00. Theme: "How to your city live a nomad-life". On hitchhiking, sustainable travel and hospitality exchange, with games, workshops, skill-sharing and mention whether you would like knowledge exchange. Place yet to be a morning volunteer or a meeting organizerdetermined, possibly [http://turl.ca/888 here], same place as the Friday meet-up.
*If you are a morning volunteer you can then edit the meeting information regarding the actual spot hitchhikers will have to leave from and how to get there.*If you are a evening organizer, you can then edit the meeting details once you click on your city]]'''SUNDAY'''
* These 'speeches'/ workshops will form an integral part of the [[Project 888 PROJECT St. Petersburg/Workshops|open space day]] on Saturday (3000km)* [[888 PROJECT Athens]] (2955km)* [[888 PROJECT Moscow]] (2847km)* [[888 PROJECT Istanbul]] (2700kmin progress).
===Start on 488...August 4th* The OrganizersOnce the European hitchhikers will have arrived, 2008..the organizers will address the hitchhikers.Ring 2 (2000 to 2500Ks away)===
* [[888 PROJECT Tallinn]] (2565km)* [[888 PROJECT Kalamaria]] (2497km)* [[888 PROJECT Helsinki]] (2341km)* [[888 PROJECT Tampere]] (2334km)* [[888 PROJECT BucharestFile:ludo.jpg|right|thumb|234px|Ludovic Hubler]] (2304km)* [[888 PROJECT Skopje]] (2286km)Hitchhiking* This address will be followed by the speech of [[888 PROJECT Rigahttp://ludovichubler.com Ludovic Hubler]] (2256km)a Frenchman who has just come back from a five-year hitchhiking journey around the world. * [[888 PROJECT Sofia]] (2242km)* [[888 PROJECT Sarajevo]] (2241km)* [[888 PROJECT Belgrade]] (2163km)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)=== * [[888 PROJECT Vilnius]] (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)* [[888 PROJECT Krakow]] (1536km)* [[888 PROJECT Gdansk]] (1525km)* [[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) ===Start on 788...August 7th, 2008...Ring 5 (500 to 1000Ks away)=== * [[888 PROJECT Berlin]] (1053km)* [[888 PROJECT Prague]] (1046km)* [[888 PROJECT Barcelona]] (1038km)* [[888 PROJECT Dresden]] (1025km)* [[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) ===Start on 888...August 8th, 2008...Ring 6 (less than 500Ks away)=== * [[888 PROJECT Zürich]] (590km)* [[888 PROJECT Bordeaux]] (585km)* [[888 PROJECT Geneve]] (540km)* [[888 PROJECT Köln]] (490km)* [[888 PROJECT Utrecht]] (471km)* [[888 PROJECT Lyon]] (465km)* [[888 PROJECT Liege]] (374km)* [[888 PROJECT Luxemburg]] (366km)* [[888 PROJECT Rennes]] (366km)* [[888 PROJECT Lille]] (226km) === Long-Distance Hitchhiking: Starting from more than 3000ks away=== You can The Sustainable Side of course start your European hitchhiking event from further away than the 6th RING. You are free to start from wherever you want. ==The Documentary Project== [A French association called [Imagehttp:images//www.nature-propre.jpg|left|thumb|234px|org Nature Propre]] supports the projectThe association aims at promoting sustainable development through a certain number of programs and 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 journeyone of the key projects of Nature Propre.Sebastian Cort, an experienced boat hitchhiker Guillaume Mouton and also cameraman has recently agreed on following Pascal Dumont from Teheran, Iran Thomas Chretiennot will deliver a speech about the substainable side attached to Paris, France.We now need three other cameramenthe project.
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:== The checkpoint cities ==
*Keep a journal*Take photos*Record with We are hitching from different locations, see here an audio recorder*Draw*Filmoverview 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.
The film project will be a sort of patchwork using all Sign up in the material that cities you depart form or arrive. You can use the hitchhikers will bring with them on August 8th[[Project 888/Cities]]-page. '''We also [http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=9367 discuss] different routes.'''
===Hosting===[[File:images.jpg|left|thumb|234px|]]
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://wwwEarly August 2008.couchsurfing.com Couchsurfing]Radek, Pascal, [http://www.hospitalityclubMartin and Lilyembarked on a hitchhiking adventure to Paris.org Hospitality Club] or [httpOne common goal united them://www.bewelcometo arrive under the Eiffel Tower on August 8th to be part of the first EuropeanHitchhiking Week.org BeWelcome] then:
Please register on Martin, [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, [I Need A Place To Stay Sign Up Pagethe all worked out Quebequois], resolvedto hitch rides all the way from Asia to make it a little bit moreinteresting. Lily, [the first-timer] if you are looking for a place to stayhoped she would not become theprey of some ill-intentioned male counterparts .
Please register on the * [[I Can Host Hitchhikers Sign Up Pagehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sufvptk_5lI Trailer]] if you live in Paris and you are willing to host people.
===Call Center===* [http://no-comment.dk/_Blog/paris More information]
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 register on the [[Project 888|Sign Up Page]] to take part in the Hitchhiking Event.
Please feel free to contact us if you wish to bring your help to the project:Fabrice Renucci- renucci.fabrice [at] gmail.com+(33)678627985
Fabrice Renucci- fabrice.renucci [at[User:Robino|Robino]] hotmail.fr:+(33)950102285:+(33)612871824
Pascal Dumont - dumont_376 [at] hotmail.commail is better !!!(travelling at the moment)Dieuwke
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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: [[Image:logo888789]].jpg* Check out the post-888 [[Project 888/Newsletter|thumbnewsletter]] * Fill in your [[888/Evaluation|right888-Evaluation]]* Read the [[888/Reports|234px|888 Project logo by Laris(s)a, http:reports]] from participants / Write your own* 8/8/8 over 150 hitchhikers arrived; and more are still on their way* 7/8/www.laris-8 It's-ahappening! 20 hitchers arrived 1 day ahead of time.com" (with inspiration from Luis Pacheco)]]Just imagine 8/8/8</div>
[[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!
===The Speeches=Coordinate! ==
*The Evening MeetingsMeeting 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.
* Brunch starting at 1pm at Parc des Buttes de Chaumond (?), or same place as the Friday meet-up?
===Start on 388...August 3rd, 2008...Ring 1 (2500 to 3000Ks away)=Speeches ==
==Help from Paris on 8888 8 8- The Film ==
Check the page about [[Paris]] to find spots to leave the city.
Alternative resources:
* [http://membreswww.lycoshitchbase.frcom/bpierret/autostop/wiki/wakkaergebnisse.php?wikiLANG=ger&abfrage%5Bstartort%5D=EnglishVersion169 Hitchbase]* [http://wwwbernd.routardwechner.cominfo/guide_voyage_pageHitchhiking/26/emplacements_strategiquesHHGTE.htmhtml Bernd Wechner]* [http://homewww.wanadoobugeurope.nl/agghanebbah/navigator/francecom/paris/paris000gta.htmhtml Bug Europe]* [http://www.hitchbaseroutard.com/ergebnisseguide_voyage_page/26/emplacements_strategiques.php?LANG=ger&abfrage%5Bstartort%5D=169htm Routard]* http://berndhitching.wechnerfree.infofr/Hitchhikingautostop/HHGTEwakka.htmlphp?wiki=EnglishVersion* http://wwwhome.bugeuropewanadoo.comnl/agghanebbah/navigator/france/paris/gtaparis000.htmlhtm
==Register Sign Up Now==
==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:
[[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]]
[[fr:Projet 888]][[Category:888 ProjectHitchgathering]]
