The chalking movement exercise was very enlightening. I have always seen the markings on the sidewalk as I went to classes on campus, but I never knew that it pertained to a specific class given at State. The most fun I had was actually writing with the chalk. I brought back subconscious memories of playing hopscotch, or watching children today draw on the sidewalks at play. However, the issue of hunger, and food injustice, and victim rights is a much more important task than hopscotch. It is wonderful how groups form and participate in activating change in the country or around the world. It is a powerful image to hundreds and thousands of people gathered for the same cause, or to find encouraging words, enlightening statistics scrawled on a sidewalk when you lest expect it. These tiny little messages can lead to a thought or idea that will lead to a conversation, and a neighborhood meeting, to a town meeting, and maybe eventually a national discussion. The tiny steps that an individual can take can make a world of difference in the long-run. God knows there are so many issues out there that need to be dealt with- from hunger, to sweatshops, to animal rights – there is a whole movement of movements waiting to be developed and organized. Through networking skills and coalitions, food movements and political efficacy, public policy will have to change. I would like to see more children involved in chalking movements, because I had a hard time bending over and writing whole paragraphs on hunger statistics. Overall it was a very energizing and flexible experience.
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