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Pillow Fight at Dundas Square This Sunday

by Joey deVilla on Fri 11 Nov 2005 12:42 PM EST | Permanent Link | Cosmos

Photo: Pillow fight aftermath in London.

A scene from a recent pillow fight in London. Click the image to see the source page.

[via Torontoist] This could be fun: A big flash mob-esque pillow fight has been scheduled for this Sunday, November 13th, at 2 p.m. at Dundas Square.

The general rules are:

Soft pillows only!
Do not hit anyone who does not have a pillow.
Do not hit people who are holding cameras.
Swing lightly, there will be many people swinging at once!
Remove expensive glasses beforehand.
Extra pillows may come in handy.
Feather pillows are even more fun.
Do not begin until the signal (a referee whistle.)

Who's with me?

Here's where Pillow Fight Club will meet up:

Map: Where to meet for the Dundas Square pillow fight.

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Re: Pillow Fight at Dundas Square This Sunday

by Darryl on Fri 11 Nov 2005 04:31 PM EST | Profile | Permanent Link

This is so cool.

I was noticing today on the Yahoo main page that one of the news items is about Toronto gun violence.

It's so nice to be reminded the city still has some fun left in it.

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by Eva on Sat 12 Nov 2005 11:06 AM EST | Profile | Permanent Link

I might come over to take photos, but I'll have my violin with me so no participating!

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by Milan on Sat 12 Nov 2005 12:34 PM EST | Profile | Permanent Link

Speaking of pillows, go to http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/archives/05-06/nov12.html, and scroll down to "Pillow Fungus". I just happened to be listening to this story when I came here.

Re: Pillow Fight at Dundas Square This Sunday

by Anonymous on Mon 14 Nov 2005 10:13 AM EST | Permanent Link

Well, that was a bit creepy. We went to the pillow fight, and it turned out that it had been (unbeknownst to us) organized by Uniting Toronto Against Guns. They were having an anti-gun rally in Dundas Square at the time; people with clipboards organized the pillow-bearers to the middle of the square, and told them the plan: the guy on stage would say something about settling differences without violence, and then the pillowfight would start, while country music is played onstage.

Even though we just went with cameras and not pillows, we felt used, being co-opted for a political cause.

Re: Re: Pillow Fight at Dundas Square This Sunday

by Anonymous on Mon 14 Nov 2005 05:21 PM EST | Permanent Link

Actually it wasn't organized by UTAG, it was just a coincidence that they were having a meeting at the same time. I thought it was quite brilliant the way they tied them in together.

Anyone who went, check out the aftermath on my Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/muir/sets/1359533/

Re: Pillow Fight at Dundas Square This Sunday

by Anonymous on Wed 16 Nov 2005 08:54 AM EST | Permanent Link

I agree with anonymous about the co-option...but when eva says, "but I'll have my violin with me so no participating!", she's on her own...the whole point of the rally was anti-violins.

More photoshopped pictures of feathers and people and pillows at http://www.livejournal.com/users/uhclem/2005/11/15/

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