Human Kindness
Random Acts of Kindness on Wikipedia
A random act of kindness is a selfless act performed by a person or persons wishing to either assist or cheer up an individual or in some cases an animal. There will generally be no reason other than to make people smile, or be happier. Either spontaneous or planned in advance, random acts of kindness are encouraged by various communities. An oft-cited example of a random act of kindness is, when paying the toll at a toll booth on a highway, to pay the toll for the vehicle behind you as well.
Random Acts of Kindness. . .
Join Me by Danny Wallace
I first read this book several years ago. I picked it up for about a buck at a bookstore that was closing down. I finished the book the same day and went back to that same bookstore and bought every copy off the shelf (there was 9), I then proceed to giving copies of the book to friends. It is not only a good read, it's funny, clever, and it actually reminds you that there are people out there willing to do some good for complete strangers. Since then I have joined Danny and recommended this book to tons and tons of people. 
Join Me on Wikipedia
Join Me is the name given to a movement started in London by British writer Danny Wallace in 2002, and to a book by him which documents the movement's formationWallace, Danny (2004). Join Me: The True Story of a Man Who Started a Cult by Accident. Ebury Press. ISBN 0-09-189582-0..
Members of the movement are called Joinees. Collectively they have sometimes been referred to as the Karma Army.
Here's my favorite link:
Get your own copy of Join Me
Join Me!
Amazon Price: (as of 12/08/2009)
This is a great read, its funny, clever, uplifting, and inspiring. . . I'm now a "Joinee"
Free Hugs
The Free Hug Campaign is really kind of what it sounds like. It started with one man offering hugs to random strangers and evolved into a movement. Really, who doesn't need a hug sometimes? "Sometimes all we need is a hug"
-freehugscampaign.org
Free Hug Campaign
Video that really helped the movement spread
Free Hugs Campaign - Official Page (music by Sick Puppies.net )
Download the "Free Hugs" soundtrack here: Sick Puppies New Album Tri-Polar Available Now! http://www.itunes.com/sickpuppies Get your "Free Hugs" t-shirts here: http://www.bandmerch.com/freehugscampaign Special thanks to Sick Puppies, for the music: http://www.sickpuppies.net Contact: stepane@attglobal.net ---------- News: We would like to thank and hug every one of you for making this video Youtube video of the year! ----------------------------------------------- Sometimes, a hug is all that we need. Free Hugs is the real life controversial story of Juan Mann, a man whose sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger put a smile on their face. In this age of social-disconnection most all of us lack that simple human touch from another, the effects of the Free Hugs Campaign are now felt around the globe. As this simple gesture of kindness and hope spread across the city, police and officials ordered the Free Hugs Campaign BANNED. What we then witnessed was the true spirit of humanity as people came together in what can only be described as something awe inspiring. In the spirit of the Free Hugs Campaign please pass this video to a friend and HUG a stranger! After all, you CAN make a difference. Music by Sick Puppies. Their album was release on April 3rd and is titled "Dressed Up As Life". http://sickpuppies.net ------------------------------------------------- The response to this video has been nothing short of overwhelming and touching. Hugs to every single one of you who messaged. There has been thousands of emails from all over the world from people seeking to participate in the Free Hugs Campaign and asking for permission. You don't need permission. This is the people's movement, this is *your* movement. With nothing but your bare hands you CAN make a difference. ------------------------------------------------
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Free Hugs on Wikipedia
Category: File - :Juan Mann.jpg|thumb|right|Juan Mann, who started the Free Hugs movement, seen at Pitt Street Mall, Sydney, Australia, 2006
The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places.Ellen Connolly Hugs and smiles, but not everyone embraces the trend Sydney Morning Herald, November 6, 2004 The campaign in its present form was started in 2004 by an Australian man known only by the pseudonym "Juan Mann" WHO Magazine Interview Spreading the Love: Juan Mann January 30, 2007 . The campaign became famous internationally in 2006 as the result of a music video on YouTube by the Australian band Sick Puppies, which is one of the most popular on the site, having been viewed over 50,000,000 times. The hugs are meant to be random acts of kindness - selfless acts performed just to make others feel better. International Free Hugs Day is celebrated on the first Saturday of July.
Here's my favorite link:
Links that are click-worthy
- Official Home of the Free Hugs Campaign - Inspired by Juan Mann - Home
- Official Home of the Free Hugs Campaign
- Join Me-UK
- Join Me
"It's not a cult, it's a collective." - Kiva - Loans that change lives
- Make a loan to an entrepreneur in the developing world for as little as $25. Kiva is the world's first online lending platform connecting online lenders to entrepreneurs across the globe.
- Help Others.org: Acts of Kindness
- Random acts of kindness
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