Let's Chalk About Change!

 

On September 3rd, 2020 from 2:00-4:00pm everyone in Hopkinton was invited to grab some chalk and head out to onto their driveways to write messages of love, inclusion, and acceptance in the community-wide "Let's Chalk about Change" initiative. 

The event was intended to unite the community in beginning a conversation about greater equality, acceptance, and inclusion of social and racial minorities in Hopkinton. 

"Let's Chalk About Change" was inspired by the Wee the People Boston "Wee Chalk the Walk" event 

The event was hosted by the Hopkinton High School Diversity Club in collaboration with the Hopkinton Freedom Team and with the generous support of:

  • Hopkinton Public Schools
  • Hopkinton Police Department
  • Hopkinton Fire Department
  • Hopkinton Youth and Family Services
  • Hopkinton Youth Commission
  • BIPOC at Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton Cultural Council
  • Hopkinton Women's Club
  • Hopkinton Marathon Quilter's Guild
  • South Asian Circle of Hopkinton (SACH)
  • Hopkinton Center for the Arts (HCA)
  • Hopkinton Parent Teacher's Organization (HPTO)

To learn more about the event you can check out "Let's Chalk About Change" in the news!

The planning committee was invited to participate in a 30 minute session with HCAM on their "Hangout Hour" to discuss the initiative. Click here to watch their interview!

Hopkinton Independent New's Article written by Sandy Quadros Bowles, "HHS Diversity Club Hosts Chalk it Up Event to Start Conversation." This article was published to help advertise the event. Click here to read!

Hopkinton Independent New's Article written by Christine Strickland, "HHS Diversity Club Chalk It Up Event." This article contains photos from the event. Click here to read! 


Special thanks to the "Let's Chalk About Change" planning committee: Lisa Winner (Hopkinton Freedom Team Member and HHS Staff Member), Mike Finn, Kim Hesse (both HHS Staff Members and HHS Diversity Club Advisors), Sam Breen (HHS Staff), Shazain Khan (HHS Class of 2020 and Freedom Team Member), and Freya Proudman (HHS Class of 2018 and Freedom Team Member). 

To accompany the event, the planning committee created a document with links to social and racial justice resources for different age groups along with recommendations of books, movies, and TV shows to check out if you'd like to learn more. Click here to view the document!


Thank you to all those who submitted photos of their beautiful chalk artwork and gave us permission to share these images! We had hundreds of submissions! Here are just a few.... 


Hopkinton High School Staff chalking outside HHS.






"love is stronger than hate"


Chalk outside of the Hopkinton Police Department 


Messages outside of the Hopkinton Fire Department



Messages outside of the Town Hall





Chalk messages outside the Hopkinton Town Library





Messages outside of Hopkinton Middle, Hopkins, and Marathon Elementary Schools
















Artwork from the Hopkinton Community

Submitted by Jennifer Johnson Kimball 

Submitted by Chelsea Fox Rockhold

Photo from Hop News 

Photo submitted by Holly on Twitter




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