How to Use Chalking

Summary

This page explains how you can use chalk on sidewalks to promote your groups events and activities.

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Chalking sidewalks is a great way to publicize your group’s events or to raise awareness about an issue. You can use the messages and images that are part of a campaign or urgent action. Chalking should be done in strategic areas where people are likely to take note of writing on the sidewalk.

Some things to remember

• Keep the message short and simple.
• Use colors that catch people’s attention.
• If you are a student group, check with your school administration to make sure - chalking sidewalks does not violate any school rules.
• To get the job done quickly without disrupting people, plan on chalking when there is little sidewalk traffic.

• Coordinate the chalking with an event or series of events you have planned and add that information to the chalked message.
  

Adapted from "Co/Motion Guide to Youth-Led Social Change"