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History

A video on YouTube was released on September 22, 2006, and by December 2006, had gained over ten million views. According to the video summary, it was recorded in Sydney. In the video, the main character who is giving out hugs, (identified as "Juan Mann", a pseudonym ), walks through the Pitt Street Mall holding up a sign with the words FREE HUGS written on it. Music for the video is provided by Sick Puppies, an Australian band that "Mann" met a year earlier. Shimon Moore, the lead singer of the Sick Puppies who worked at the mall, shot the footage which he later compiled into a video for the song. In a news interview, Moore said that when he found out that Mann's grandmother had just passed away, Moore compiled his Free Hugs video footage, which had remained untouched since he filmed it, into a get-well, spirit lifting offering. He combined the footage with his band's song "All the Same" and sent the video to Mann just to make him feel better, much like Mann's intention with his Free Hugs campaign.

Initial distrust of Juan's motivations gives way to a gradual increase of people willing to be hugged, with other huggers (male and female) helping distribute them. After some time, security guards, then police tell them they must stop, as Mann has not obtained $25 Million in public liability insurance for his actions.Mann and his companions used a petition to attempt to convince authorities that his campaign should be allowed to continue without the insurance. His petition reached 10,000 signatures, and he submitted it and was allowed to continue giving free hugs.

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