Charles Lee and Derrick Engoy, creators of the Freeze Project, are hosting a Global Freeze Project Day on April 17, 2010. They came up with the idea for Freeze Project in 2008 as a way to bring awareness to the reality of slavery all over the world. The idea is similar to the antics of Improv Everywhere (remember the people who picked a day to ride the subway with no pants on?) in that a group of people gather together do a similar activity to catch the eyes of those around them. In the case of Freeze Project, everyone freezes on cue for five minutes, then hands out information to those around them about the injustices of slavery.

“We felt that we could use this kind of experience to bring awareness to some of the injustices in our world in a fun and peaceful way. Our first area of focus has been modern-day slavery.”

The concept is simple:

• Gather groups of people (preferably 50+) to freeze on cue in or near a busy landmark/environment for 5 minutes to draw the attention of the bystanders.
• After the 5 minutes are done, people un-freeze and pass out 1 flyer with links to organizations working to end slavery.
• That’s it!

Many cities have already jumped on board with the April 17^th event, including Glendale! The following is a list of cities already committed to hosting a Freeze Project on April 17th (Details and contact information will be available on the Freeze Project website soon):

• Atlanta, GA
• Berkeley, CA
• Bournemouth, ENGLAND
• Cincinnati, OH
• Glendale, CA
• Iowa City, IA
• Laguna Hills, CA
• Los Angeles, CA
• Macon, GA
• Mexico City, MEXICO
• Oahu, HI
• Quaker Town, PA
• San Diego, CA
• San Francisco, CA
• Santa Barbara, CA
• Seattle, WA

More cities are expected to join the project, and there are other ways to support this cause. Visit www.thefreezeproject.com to find out how you can get involved. Stay tuned for more info on the Glendale Freeze Project coming in April.

Photo Courtesy of the Freeze Project

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