Cliff and Sky, self-advocates (right), met with the Honourable Rich Coleman, Minister of Housing and Social Development, at his office in Langley to talk about and share material from CLBC's Start with Hi public awareness initiative.

Sometimes I've put the button on my shoe, well... first of all - it's kinda fun and gets people talking, like an icebreaker.

But it serves a purpose too -- when I'm passing by new faces of people of all kinds, some I might not naturally greet, my natural reaction is to keep to myself, maybe even look down and avoid eye contact. But I know StartwithHi is trying to change all that. Now when I look down I am immediately prompted to LOOK UP with a smile say HI!

(eek... those shoes are might need to retire. hum).

How do you spread the message?