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The 888 project community has decided to get together Early August 2008. Radek, Pascal, Martin and unite to make Lilyembarked on a documentary about hitchhikingadventure to Paris. Different cameramen will be joining different hitchhikers across their journeyOne common goal united them: * Pascal Dumont will to arrive under the Eiffel Tower on August 8th to be filmed by Fabrice Renucci and they will hitch from Yerevan,Armenia to Paris, Francepart of the first EuropeanHitchhiking Week.* Martin Boserup will be filmed by Misha Fournial and they will hitch from Saint Peterburg, Russia to Paris, France
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sufvptk_5lI Trailer]
The film project will be a sort of patchwork using all the material that the hitchhikers will bring with them on August 8th. ==How to hitchhike out of Paris?==
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<div style="border: 1px dotted blue; padding:5px; margin-left: 275px75px; margin-right:auto; width: 500px;">* The gathering was a great success, and next year will see a sequence sequel to it: [[789]]. * Check out the latest newsletter post-888 [[Project 888/Newsletter|newsletter]]
* Fill in your [[888/Evaluation|888-Evaluation]]
* Read the [[888/Reports|reports]] from participants / Write your own
==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 Pageproject 888|sign up]] for this event and [[Project 888/Volunteer|help]] organising it.
[[ImageFile: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!==
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[[ImageFile:080808poster.jpg|thumb|right|234px|HITCHHIKE TO PARIS]]
'''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 ==
[[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==
== 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]]
