Ashton Benn- 3/26/18

Suicide is a big issue today because many people do not know how to combat their depression or anxiety which leads to unhealthy thoughts. In the UK, Project 84 is doing something about it. Overnight, they set up 84 models of men posed in a ring around a building in London to raise awareness for the life claiming problem. In the UK, an average of 84 men under the age of 45 commit suicide weekly, and sculptor Mark Jenkins had heard enough. He is known for his unique sculptures that are often meant to interact with passerby in a public area. These "fake" people are perched on the edge of a few buildings spread throughout London and they have been the topic of conversation online. Some denounce the sculptures saying that they will causes "so many people to call 999 about a possible group suicide" or that the idea is "perverse." However, they have gotten people's attention and is all they were meant to do.

Learning about the Civil Rights Movement, we know that through passive protests such as sit ins and marching that African Americans spread national awareness about their cause and in a way this is the same thing that has been done. However, in this case, a person heard a problem and wanted to promote better way to deal with it. There is no crime in wanting to prevent deaths that go on to affect a lot of people, whether they were close with the person or not, everyone knows that suicide is not something to ignore.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/26/world/london-sculptures-project-84-suicide-trnd/index.html