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= 8/8/8 over 90 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 =
'''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 [[Sign Up Page|sign up]] for this event and [[Project 888/Volunteer|help]] organising it.
__TOC__[[File:080808poster.jpg|thumb|right|234px|HITCHHIKE TO PARIS]]
The 888 project community has decided to get together and unite to make a documentary about hitchhiking. Different cameramen will be joining different hitchhikers across their journey:
* Pascal Dumont will be filmed by Fabrice Renucci and they will hitch from Yerevan,Armenia to Paris, France.
* Martin Boserup will be filmed by Misha Fournial and they will hitch from Saint Peterburg, Russia to Paris, France
[[Documentary Project instructions for cameramen]]Early 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.
We are also inviting all Martin, [the people wishing Suit] decided to meet dress up with hitchhikers 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 over the world on August 8thworked out Quebequois], resolvedto participate in this documentary project through any hitch rides all the way they from Asia to make it a little bit moreinteresting. Lily, [the first-timer] hoped she would feel like:not become theYou can either:prey of some ill-intentioned male counterparts .
The film project will be a sort of patchwork using all the material that the hitchhikers will bring with them on August 8th* [http://no-comment.dk/_Blog/paris More information]
==Contact Us Now==[[Project 888|Sign Up Page]]
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* 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
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== 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.
[[ImageFile:080808poster888_signs.jpg|thumb|right240px|234pxleft|HITCHHIKE TO PARIS WITH USA 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!
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'''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]]
==The Program==[[ImageFile: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:
'''SATURDAY'''
* [[888_PROJECT_WorkshopsProject 888/Workshops|Open-Space Day]] starting at 11:00. Theme: "How to live a nomad-life". 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==
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.
Sign 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.'''
==Paris 8 8 8- The Documentary ProjectFilm == [[Image:images.jpg|left|thumb|234px|]]
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*Keep a journal*Take photos*Record with an audio recorder*Draw*Film[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sufvptk_5lI Trailer]
==How to hitchhike out of Paris?==
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== [[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:
Fabrice Renucci- renucci.fabrice.renucci [at] hotmailgmail.frcom+(33)612871824678627985
[[User:Robino|Robino]]
Dieuwke
[[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]]
[[fr:Projet 888]]
[[Category:Hitchgathering]]
