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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|right|234px888-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> == Hitchhike to Paris on 888 Project logo by Laris(s)a, http:August 8th, 2008...08/08/www2008...laris-s-888 ==On the 8th of August over ahundred people (and counting) will join up to hitchhike to Paris from different places around Europe and further.com" (Join this event with inspiration from Luis Pacheco)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.
__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-Open morning for everybodyrenowned French lighthouse -Find a nice place for WORKSHOPS in [[Paris]] on 888, August 8th, 2008. Participate in the afternoon (first European Hitchhiking Week and Day and take part in the workshops will be closely related open space day on Saturday: "How to live a nomad-life", on hitchhiking of course), sustainable travel and hospitality exchange, with games, workshops, skill-Need to find a bar where we could spend the eveningsharing and knowledge exchange.
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* 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!
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[[File:080808poster.jpg|thumb|right|234px|HITCHHIKE TO PARIS]]
'''FRIDAY EVENING'''
* Meeting 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.
'''SATURDAY'''
*The OrganizersBrunch starting at 1pm at Parc des Buttes de Chaumond (?), or same place as the Friday meet-up?
[[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.
*The Sustainable Side of the Project The three organizers are also part of a 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== 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. *The Morning Volunteers
Early August 2008. Radek, Pascal, Martin and Lily
embarked 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 European
Hitchhiking Week.
* [[888 PROJECT Sthttp://www. Petersburg]] (3000km)* [[888 PROJECT Athens]] (2955km)* [[888 PROJECT Moscow]] (2847km)* [[888 PROJECT Istanbul]youtube.com/watch?v=sufvptk_5lI Trailer] (2700km)
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==[[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]]