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<!--<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> == 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. [Image[File:080808888_signs.jpg|thumb|240px|left|234px|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 '''Hitchhike 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..08/08/2008...888'''
<div style="border: 1px dotted blue; padding:5px; margin-left: auto20px; margin-right:auto; width: 500px;">* Participate to make the first European Hitchhiking Week a successuccess!
* 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]] '''Help organising! Things to do:'''* Organise a local meeting [[Project 888/Meetings|Project 888 Meeting]] in your country or city to team up with hitchhikers. Find Use an [[project 888/Meetings|invitation you can use ]], 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 [[888_PROJECT_MeetingsFinding accommodation#Hospitality exchange networks|herehospitality 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:
** Finding a bar or restaurant or room large enough so that it can have the potential to welcome close to 100 people (speeches, welcome..read [http://www.)couchsurfing. The barcom/restaurant or room should not be too far from the Eiffel Tower, which means working out a special deal with the owners to get us cheap drinksgroup_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 ==The Program== ''' ''Check the [[Image:logo888.jpg|thumb|left|234px|Project 888/Volunteer]] pages for coordination and to see how you can help making 888 Project logo by Laris(s)a, http:success !'' '''* Design/read the [[Project 888/www.laris-s-a.com" (with inspiration from Luis Pacheco)Newsletter|latest newsletters]]We Need Help To Organise The Actual888 Weekend
== The Program ==
[[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:
'''FRIDAY EVENING'''
* Meeting at under/ in front of the Eiffel Tower* Finding a bar or restaurant or room large enough so that it can have the potential to welcome close to 100 people until late (speechesyou know how we will look like), welcome[http://turl...)ca/888 here]** The barMeet, exchange stories and play [[Project 888/restaurant or room should not be too far from the Eiffel TowerGames|Games]]** It means working out Move to a special deal with the owners to get us cheap drinkscamp-ground or host.
'''SATURDAY'''
* Open morning for everybody* Find a nice place for [[888_PROJECT_WorkshopsProject 888/Workshops|WORKSHOPSOpen-Space Day]] in the afternoon (the workshops will be closely related starting at 11:00. Theme: "How to live a nomad-life". On hitchhiking of course)* Need , sustainable travel and hospitality exchange, with games, workshops, skill-sharing and knowledge exchange. Place yet to find a bar where we could spend be determined, possibly [http://turl.ca/888 here], same place as the eveningFriday meet-up.
'''SUNDAY'''
* Brunch starting at 1pm at Parc des Buttes de Chaumond(?), or same place as the Friday meet-up? == Speeches ==
*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==
==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 ==[[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 [[Sign Up Page]at]gmail.com+(33)678627985