free hugs!

[Hollister]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL7Jo_1Z3Y8

Im buying the t-shirt. the video is incredible.

 

[EeyoreFan1]

AWW! lol.

 

[HSMndLKfan92]

All the Same is probably one of my top favorite songs. And I actually mean that when I say it. The message is so inspiring, and I like how so many people accept this with "open arms."

I can talk about this for hours. Do you know how free hugs was started?

 

[CastawayJ]

where do u get the shirt

 

[Hollister]

All the Same is probably one of my top favorite songs. And I actually mean that when I say it. The message is so inspiring, and I like how so many people accept this with "open arms."

I can talk about this for hours. Do you know how free hugs was started?

Juan Mann started it. me and my friend are doing this at our school.

 

[CastawayJ]

where do u get the shirt

anybody?

 

[HSMndLKfan92]

Juan Mann started it. me and my friend are doing this at our school.

Yes! Finally. Someone who respects Juan Mann. And good job for hugging people at school! Lol. I think I'm going to mention it to my principal if that works for Random Acts of Kindness. (If I remember to ask her . . )

 

[Hollister]

http://www.freehugscampaign.org/index.php?categoryid=8

where do u get the shirt

 

[Hollister]

Yes! Finally. Someone who respects Juan Mann. And good job for hugging people at school! Lol. I think I'm going to mention it to my principal if that works for Random Acts of Kindness. (If I remember to ask her . . )

its so much fun.

 

[HSMndLKfan92]

its so much fun.

I'm just curious. Are there any people who make fun of the Free Hugs Campaign?

 

[Hollister]

I'm just curious. Are there any people who make fun of the Free Hugs Campaign?

yes, but sometimes you just have to say screw it and do it for the people who actually care. its an amazing feeling though

 

[HSMndLKfan92]

Ohh.. Yay! *Writes on post-it note to remember to ask principal. . *

 

[Hollister]

Ohh.. Yay! *Writes on post-it note to remember to ask principal. . *

haha, good luck!

 

[Sparkle_Cherry]

That's a cute video. Everybody just needs a hug once and a while

~C.B.

 

[GirlWithSpunk]

Thats cute.

 

[Sparx]

 

[VMK_MagicalLadee]

The Free Hugs Campaign is an Internet meme that appears to have begun in 2004, and was widely publicized in 2006 by a music video. It involves individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public settings. The campaign is an example of a random act of kindness, a selfless act performed by someone for the sole reason of making others feel better. The original organizer has stated in interviews that the purpose is not to get names, phone numbers, or dates.

A video on YouTube was released on September 22, 2006, and by December 2006, had gained over eight million views. According to the video summary, it was recorded in Sydney. In the video, the main character who is giving out hugs, (identified as "Juan Mann", a pseudonym), walks through the Pitt Street Mall holding up a sign with the words FREE HUGS written on it. Music for the video is provided by Sick Puppies, an Australian band that "Mann" met a year earlier. Shimon Moore, the lead singer of the Sick Puppies who worked at the mall, shot the footage which he later compiled into a video for the song.

Initial distrust of Juan's motivations gives way to a gradual increase of people willing to be hugged, with other huggers (male and female) helping distribute them. After some time, security guards, then police tell them they must stop, as Mann has not obtained public liability insurance for his actions. Mann and his companions used a petition which reached 10,000 signatures to continue the free hugs.

 

[pigletgirl]

aww!