Free Hugs Barcelona style
When I saw this video of Barcelona's Free Hugs, I felt affirmed in my humanity. I have been practicing this micro-activism at events as well as in our workplace through the simple act of hanging a sign on the wall…..To hang artifacts on the office wall (or post on your blog) is a ritual act of creating who we are. For example, a diploma on a wall will be read as "I am an expert" to clients and patients. Then, we are treated as expert by ourselves and others. Or, artwork can be read as, "I am hip" or "I am an important person". When I walk into our office every morning, I see a sign with painted red letters. "FREE HUGS" it says. When I see this sign in the workplace, I feel the immediacy of caring, caring about my colleagues, about our world, and about why my work today matters. It reminds me of special moments, hugging people during Dreamfish guerrilla Free Hug Campaigns at events and conferences . Reading the sign affirms to me that this is the kind of work and workplace I want to create. I believe that social networking is the act of putting good hugs to good work.