The Free Pass Project – A Social Practice of Spontaneous Compassion

Creatively enacting spontaneous compassion and conversation.

Think about your day, and even the last few hours. Has there been a moment where you've given yourself a hard time or been in a frustration? Have you interacted with a loved one or stranger who is stressed, is doing the best they can, feels disengaged from forgiveness or needs simple affirmative respite of some kind? Need a free pass…? The core of Free Pass Project art is the opportunity for you to engage in spontaneous compassion one to another via 'Free Pass tokens'. The art object of a re-purposed poker chip being crafted into a 'free pass' is an accessible 'currency' to mindfully and … Read More...

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My photo project…

I’m really loving the project. I’m looking for photo ops of things that can be interpreted as needing a free pass, so maybe folks will see the photos and go” I needed a free pass for that today as well. Today was “you know what, it’s okay not to make your bed every morning.” But […]

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Banking free pass…

“I gave one to a lady at the bank, but I gave it to her to use in case she had another customer like me….I had opened an account online, so there was no photo ID for me or signature on my account, so when I tried to withdraw money they asked for my driver’s […]

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Co worker….

“Last Friday I got angry at a coworker in accounting who declined twice to be helpful to me in my hour of personal need. She refused to verify my employment at the office or to reprint lost pay stubs for me when asked. I find my frustration stems from being powerless and having to ask […]

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High school…

“I’d left a newspaper and bagged cookie on an outdoor cafe table to save the seat while I went back to get my coffee. When I came back, a woman and her teen age daughter were seated at the table. It wasn’t really clear that it was a ‘save my table’ centerpiece I’d left. She […]

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