Our project consisted of chalking in various places around the University of Redlands campus in effort to promote public awareness around the issue of hunger and homelessness in America. The initial plan was to create a list of facts about poverty, hunger, and homelessness in America that would eventually be transcribed onto the concrete floors of the university for the public to read. Due to a similar interest in this type of project, we decided to split the project among some of our peers. The other group successfully got the project proposal approved, in order for the chalking to be possible. In the project proposal, the designated areas we desired to chalk were listed. Additionally, the list of facts we wished to chalk was reviewed.

The audience was not supposed to know who was behind writing these facts on the concrete. This was intended to minimize bias and conflict of interest. This activity was also not meant to come off as preaching. However, in the point in time when we decided to draw in front of the Hunsaker plaza, there was a rather large Greek life, recruiting event occurring simultaneously. As we chalked, individuals from the Geek life event were intrigued and wanted to know what we were chalking.

This activity was designed to be straight to the point and create the type of fear in individuals that makes them want to make change and get emotional about the reality of hunger, poverty, and homelessness. The point was not to change the hunger and homelessness, but to make our community aware that it is a major issue in our own city and country. We wanted people to read the chalk outside the commons and think about the people that do not have food, nonetheless a table. We wanted people to walk in their dorms they so often complain about and take for granted, and think about the people living in shelters. We wanted students to think about how privileged they are to be able to complain about the lack of air conditioning in their room that women, hired by the university, clean for them on a weekly basis.