Free Hugs Campaign
The Free Hugs Campaign (English, Free Hugs Campaign) is a movement that was founded by Australian Juan Mann. This is probably emerged in June 2004; now people from different nations have decided to join.
The idea was first announced in 2001 with the music video Everyday Dave Matthews Band to a broad public.
After his return to Australia in 2004 Juan Mann started in the Pitt Street Mall in Sydney with Free Hugs, placing himself with a sign in the pedestrian zone, standing on the " Free Hugs ". After the first people to overcame to embrace the stranger, his idea around quickly reached almost cult status - until she was stopped by police.
Through a petition and the path to the public succeeded but man, Free Hugs officially legalize and make the same even publicized. Shimon Moore, the lead singer of the band Sick Puppies, produced a video of the action for him, in which he addressed the origins, spread, and also the prohibitions including the corresponding signature collection. This video was made later by Shimon Moore on YouTube on the internet. The video was very well received among users of the portal ( over 74 million views as of May 2013), so the idea of Juan 's a worldwide movement was.
Intermediate temporal ban of Free Hugs
As a reason for the police action against the "Free Hugs " was explained that the City of Sydney insurance for potential damage to the Hugged demanded of him, for otherwise the city of Sydney would pay. On the official homepage of Free Hugs Juan Mann are in addition to: "Public liability fear and red tape. " ( = Engl about "fear of liability and bureaucracy. ". ), Which leaves room for further speculation. After a signature campaign, the action was allowed to proceed without insurance.
In China, the Police Service is still one against Free Hug actions.
Organizational structure
Although Free Hugs campaign is called, but is not an organization with solid particles. The principle is that everyone participates, when and where he wants it. It is also not the obligation, to film your own actions or otherwise documented. Nevertheless, Juan provides man with the homepage of Free Hugs an official platform for those who want to upload their own videos of their actions or would like to express their opinion on it in some form. However, the connection between Free Hugs and Youtube remains still exist, because it is even noted on page 's that who would like to be mentioned again and there should upload his video on Youtube / can and then you can share the link to him. Thus, almost the entire network of Free Huggern is on Youtube and there is also growing steadily as well. Supporting advertising for others or even commercial purposes are not compatible with the " Free Hugs " thoughts.