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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 888 Project seeks to ask all European nations to hitchhike from all corners of the European continent (whether it is from Belfast, Istambul, 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!
==The History We will gather in front of the Eiffel Tower, at this [http://turl.ca/888 Project==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!
Before the 888 project was organized, there were a large number of signs regarding Tokyo:== Coordinate! ==
On December 2nd__TOC__The '''888 Project''' seeks to ask you to hitchhike from all corners of Europe and beyond (whether from [[Belfast]], 2007[[Istanbul]], Pascal Dumond and Fabrice Renucci drew a "[[Tokyo|TOKYOHelsinki]] or [[Lisbon]]" hitchhiking sign ) to get back to Lillearrive at the Eiffel Tower - this world-renowned French lighthouse - in [[Paris]] on 888, France from RotterdamAugust 8th, 2008. Participate in the Netherlands... On December 3rdfirst European Hitchhiking Week and Day and take part in the open space day on Saturday: "How to live a nomad-life", on hitchhiking, 2007sustainable travel and hospitality exchange, Erik Van Loonwith games, an Dutch artistworkshops, called hist two friends Pascal Dumond skill-sharing and Fabrice Renucci and told them and their Tokyo hitchhiking sign had inspired him to create a Hitchhiking Race to the Palais de Tokyo in Parisknowledge exchange. 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
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. in which he asked 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 2a.m. but did not call back Erik since he was sure that it was a joke (especially after the previous two events).
On December 16th, the international art group '''Sun Rain Stars''' (www.sunrainstars.com) led by Erik Van Loon (www.erikvanloon.com) unveiled their latest art show '''Fight For Love'''in Tokyo.
<div style==The checkpoint cities=="border: 1px dotted blue; padding:5px; margin-left: 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>
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[[File:080808poster.jpg|thumb|right|234px|HITCHHIKE TO PARIS]]
*The Morning Volunteers
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.
*The Evening Meetings
Every evening, '''Things to do:'''* Organise a local [[Project 888/Meetings|Project 888 Meeting]] in any given your country or cityto team up with hitchhikers. Use an [[project 888/Meetings|invitation]], and adapt it to your local context, there will be an evening 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''.People who do not have any accomodation * Translate the [[project 888/Press|press-release]] and find a place to stay''spread'' it.* Help organising events in Paris:** read [http://www.couchsurfing.com/group_read.html?gid=199&post=1285236 this e-mail]Hitchhikers ** Find a nice open spot for the Saturday where we can meet and exchange good stories workshops** Think of what you would like to learn and share tips on Saturday during the [[Project 888/Workshops|Open Space]] day''' ''Check the [[Project 888/Volunteer]] pages for coordination and advice.to see how you can help making 888 a success !'' '''* Design/ read the [[Project 888/Newsletter|latest newsletters]]
Please write down your name next to your city and mention whether you would like to be == The Program ==[[File:logo888.jpg|thumb|left|234px|888 Project logo by Laris(s)a morning volunteer or , http://www.laris-s-a meeting organizer.com" (with inspiration from Luis Pacheco)]]Here's the program so far:
*If you are a morning volunteer you can then edit the information regarding the spot hitchhikers have to leave from and how to get there'''FRIDAY EVENING'''
*If Meeting under/ in front of the Eiffel Tower until late (you are a meeting organizerknow how we will look like), [http://turl.ca/888 here]* Meet, you can then edit the meeting details once you click on your cityexchange stories and play [[Project 888/Games|Games]]* Move to a camp-ground or host.
'''SATURDAY'''
===Start on 388* [[Project 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.August 3rdPlace yet to be determined, 2008.possibly [http://turl.ca/888 here], same place as the Friday meet-up.Ring 1 (2500 to 3000Ks away)===
* [[St. Petersburg]] (3000km)* [[Athens]] (2955km)* [[Moscow]] (2847km)* [[Odessa]] (2763km)* [[Istanbul]] (2700km)* [[Tirana]] (2585km)'''SUNDAY'''
===Start on 488...August 4th, 2008...Ring 2 * Brunch starting at 1pm at Parc des Buttes de Chaumond (2000 to 2500Ks away?)===, or same place as the Friday meet-up?
* [[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)== Speeches ==
===Start These 'speeches'/ workshops will form an integral part of the [[Project 888/Workshops|open space day]] on 588...August 5th, 2008...Ring 3 Saturday (1500 to 2000Ks awayin progress)===.
* [[Vilnius]] (2062km)The Organizers* [[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)Once the European hitchhikers will have arrived, the organizers will address the hitchhikers.
===Start on 688[[File:ludo.jpg|right|thumb|234px|Ludovic Hubler]]* HitchhikingThis 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.August 6thDuring his trip, Ludovic organized conferences in more than 200 schools, 2008met a large number of NGOs and organized some international events to create a network between them...Ring 4 (1000 to 1500Ks away)===
* [[Porto]] (1577km)* [[Krakow]] (1536km)* [[Gdansk]] (1525km)* [[Göteborg]] (1515km)The Sustainable Side of the Project* [A French association called [Budapest]http://www.nature-propre.org Nature Propre] (1484km)supports the project* [[Rome]] (1437km)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.* [[Zagreb]] (1396km)* [[Bratislava]] (1311km)* [[Madrid]] (1262km)* [[Ljubljana]] (1253km)* [[Wien]] (1237km)* [[Copenhagen]] (1212km)* [[Liverpool]] (791km +1 boat)Guillaume Mouton and Thomas Chretiennot will deliver a speech about the substainable side attached to the project.
===Start on 788...August 7th, 2008...Ring 5 (500 to 1000Ks away)=The checkpoint cities ==
* We are hitching from different locations, see here an overview of the [[BerlinProject 888/Cities]] (1053km)* , categorized according to distance from Paris. In some of the cities we hold [[PragueProject 888/Meetings]] (1046km)* [[Barcelona]] (1038km)* [[Salzburg]] (987km)* [[Hamburg]] (890km)* [[Milano]] (851km)* [[Munich]] (841km)* [[Toulouse]] (763km)* [[Marseille]] (776km)* [[Stuttgart]] (624km)* [[London]] (421km + 1 boat)in the week towards the 8th of August.
===Start on Sign up in the cities you depart form or arrive. You can use the [[Project 888/Cities]]-page.'''We also [http://www.couchsurfing.August 8th, 2008com/group.html?gid=9367 discuss] different routes..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)== Paris 8 8 8- The Film ==
=== Long-Distance Hitchhiking[[File: Starting from more than 3000ks away===images.jpg|left|thumb|234px|]]
You can of course start your European hitchhiking event from further away than the 6th RING.
You are free Early August 2008. Radek, Pascal, Martin and Lilyembarked on a hitchhiking adventure to start from wherever you wantParis. One common goal united them:to arrive under the Eiffel Tower on August 8th to be part of the first EuropeanHitchhiking Week.
==European==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, [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 .
'''European''' is an artwork in which all participants of the 888 project take part by making photos of certain body parts of their "hitchgivers"* [http://www. 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 participants. Together with the photos of all other participants, 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 collageyoutube.com/watch?v=sufvptk_5lI Trailer]
* [http://no-comment.dk/_Blog/paris More information]
'''Sun Rain Stars''' in cooperation with the 888 Projecthttp://www.sunrainstars.com/== How to hitchhike out of Paris? ==
Erik Van Loon Fabrice Renucci Pascal DumontCheck the page about [[Paris]] to find spots to leave the city.
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]Alternative resources:
* [http://www.hitchbase.com/ergebnisse.php?LANG=ger&abfrage%5Bstartort%5D=Help from Paris on 888=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
===Hosting=Sign Up Now ==
We need to contact the Paris community in order to host all the Europeans who are coming to Paris on [[Project 888|Sign Up Page]]
If you cannot find a host through == Contact Us Now ==[http://www.couchsurfing.com Couchsurfing], [httpFile://www8888.hospitalityclib.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 [[Paris]]. ==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==Fabrice Renucci- renucci.fabrice [at] gmail.com+(33)678627985
Please feel free to contact us if you wish to bring your help to the project[[User:Robino|Robino]]
Pascal Dumont - dumont_376 [at] hotmail.comDieuwke
Fabrice Renucci- fabrice.renucci [at[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]] hotmail.fr
Erik Van Loon- info [at[fr:Projet 888]][[Category:Hitchgathering]] erikvanloon.com
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