On April 3rd, cities across the world will host World Pillow Fight Day. Invite all your friends so that this year's pillow fight will be even bigger than last year's.


BYOP

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If you aren't in LA, go to pillowfightday.com and find a host city near you!

Rules:
1. "Don't talk about [Pillow] Fight Club!" (especially to news media and civic authories)
2. Don't be in location until the exact minute. (set your watches)
3. Hide your pillows.
4. Rush in screaming "PILLOW FIIIIIIGHT!!!!!"
5. After 15mins of excruciating fun, leave.
6. Stay off the road and sidewalk. (don't make this a police issue)
7. Do NOT hit anyone with out a pillow! (this includes but is not limited to people with cameras, bystanders, civic authorities, cars, use common sense!!)
8. "If this is your first [time] at [Pillow] Fight Club, you have to fight."

(volunteers requested for clean up; we want to do it again next year)

No one knows why or for whom but only that it "just happens". The message goes to all the good vibe people you know.

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Cities participating:
Ann Arbor, United States
Barcelona, Spain
Belgrade, Serbia
Berlin, Germany
Bologna, Italy
Boston, United States
Budapest, Hungary
Buffalo, NY
Columbia, United States
Hong Kong
Kansas City, United States
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
London, England
Melbourne, Australia
Miskolc, Hungary
New York City, United States
Paris, France
Philadelphia, United States
San Diego, United States
Santiago de Chile, Chile
Savannah, United States
São Paulo, Brazil
Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Szombathely, Hungary
Vancouver, Canada
Warsaw, Poland
Zürich, Switzerland

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LAST YEAR:

Worldwide Pillow Fight Day (or International Pillow Fight Day) was a pillow fight flash mob that took place on March 22, 2008. Over 25 cities around the globe participated in the first "international flash mob", which was the world's largest flash mob to date.[13] According to The Wall Street Journal, over 5,000 participated in New York City, overtaking London's 2006 Silent Disco gathering as the largest recorded flash mob.[14] Word spread via social networking sites, including Facebook, Myspace, private blogs, public forums, personal websites, as well as by word of mouth, text messaging, and email. Participating cities included Basel, Beirut, Boston, Budapest, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dublin, Houston, Innsbruck, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Monterrey, New York City, Paris, Pécs, Shanghai, San Francisco, Stockholm, Sydney, Vancouver, Washington, D.C., Zurich.[15][3] - Wikipedia

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Additional things to consider:

1) CLEAN UP - Last year we had a handful of volunteers show up to help clean up. Over the last 2 years we have sadly watched many cities (and even countries) ban flash mobs. In Vancouver, we have a well standing history with the city to allow social events like this to happen, but only if we can stay in control. This means cleaning up after ourselves.
- Put a garbage bag into your back pocket and stay afterwards.
- Stay off the street.
- Leave a space for pedestrians to get by.

2) Glasses - This should go with out saying but in a few other cities last year it was commented on. Take them off if you don't want them broken.

3) Soft pillows.

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Flash mobs 101

A flash mob is a group of people who organize (some times on the Internet) and then quickly assemble in a public place, do something bizarre, and disperse.

The concept of flash mobs originated in New York as an experiment initiated by Editor in Chief Bill Wasik. The first flash mob failed when the store was tipped off which lead to more complicated methods of organizing including text messaging and staging points. The second flash mob took place at a rug store and at a Hyatt where the mobbers clapped for 15mins and dispersed.

Flash mobs are not organized by any one driving force. They do not serve any particular purpose, political nor promotional. Flash mobs do not ask permission. They follow a set of simple rules. They occur with out warning and push the limits of social norms while still exercising the legal rights of an individual.