Next Thursday, May 20th, we’ll hold Dallas’ own Freeze Project at the Harbor in Rockwall to raise awareness about human trafficking.
The Freeze Project is another great initiative of JustOne…
The Inspiration:
The idea was inspired by a group in New York called Improv Everywhere. Props to them!
Our Twist to the Idea:
Our twist to this idea would be to use this creative method for drawing attention to social injustices around the world.
The Basic Concept:
For our Freeze Project moments, we would like to draw a couple of hundred people at a time to participate in drawing attention to some of the social injustices of the world. Instead of protesting, we would like to create an experience that is fun, non-intrusive (in your face activism), and inclusive. We believe that we could use “the Freeze” to draw attention in a crowd, which will then be followed up with a brief handout to people about a particular social injustice in the world.
How a Freeze Project Moment Looks:
Participants will be asked to show up a designated time and place.
Participants will then proceed to the “Freeze” space and blend themselves into a crowd as if they were regulars in that particular environments (e.g., malls, events, outdoor shopping areas, etc.).
A cue will be given by the director of the Freeze moment.
Participants will then stop what they were doing and stay frozen for the next 5 minutes until they receive another cue telling them that the freeze is over.
Following the freeze, participants will handout a couple of print material each to people observing them (with or without conversation).
We’d love to have you come join us!
We’ll be meeting by the fountain on the north side of Cinemark Theater (at the Harbor in Rockwall) at 6:45 p.m. for instructions… the Freeze Project will begin at 7:15 p.m. (view a map)
For more information visit: http://thefreezeproject.com or http://just4one.org. or you can RSVP and invite your friends via Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112690392106783
