5. July 2008 by azarethroy.

Today was…satisfactory. Well, my fellow huggers were awesome - turns out they were all couchsurfers who turned up.

And there were a decent number of people who were open to the idea of hugging a stranger. But a lot of people were cold too - some lady called me a creep, a guy told me to get a job (that was kinda funny tho). But what I was most disappointed by was that one of the security people from Dignitas (an AIDS charity which was holding the Race for Dignity Challenge) told me I couldn’t be there. I was told that I couldn’t share hugs in a public space by someone working for a charity!!! I was too shocked to respond.I chose that spot especially because my friends were participating in the event. I thought people taking part would have embraced the idea. Guess not…I was just not feeling it today. It felt like work. Torontians are a tough crowd to hug.

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3. July 2008 by azarethroy.

Saturday July 5th 2008 will mark International Free Hug day.

“The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places. The campaign was widely publicized in 2006 by a music video on You Tube by the Australian band Sick Puppies.” — Wikipedia

A few friends and I held a Free Hugs gathering in Prague on May 1st 2007.

In preparation of Saturday, I have created a Facebook event. I hope the weather’s nice!

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