wanted: chalk board for #occupyMN
2011-Oct-17, Monday 07:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mellowtiggerDoes anyone near #occupyMN know some art folk who could bring in a sample or two of chalkboard? I'm looking for something very specific for use at this Occupation (and other sites, if it turns out to work well).
Traditional paints pose several problems:
1) accidental spills and accidental tracking footprints cause damage to local property that Sanitation committee must clean up,
2) wet paintbrushes roll in the wind and cause damage to local property that Sanitation must clean up,
3) used paint containers and used "paint water" (from cleaning paint brushes in clear water) are difficult for Sanitation to dispose properly without causing harm to the larger environment, and
4) paints will not work well in freezing weather.
Traditional plastic markers are somewhat better but also pose problems:
1) used markers must be disposed and pose a burden to the larger environment, and
2) markers will not work well in freezing weather.
Traditional paper or cardboard signs are okay, but they also pose problems:
1) paper blows in the wind, and Sanitation spends time tracking them down to dispose of them or anchor them,
2) they are not reusable, so people tend to consume new materials to create their own new message,
3) require reinforcement in wind, so people are tempted to consume even more material to strengthen their poster, and
4) they degrade in rain and require immediate disposal by Sanitation.
I propose using chalk to solve all of these problems, but doing so requires use of some sort of chalk board that I don't know is easy to find.
I want a chalk board or whatever they're using in art school these days:
A) in a traditional poster size,
B) that does not degrade easily in rain, and
C) can be clipped (or rounded) at its corners so it does not pose a danger with points that could accidentally harm young people or pets that frequent the same areas where people are holding signs.
If you know of such material, please bring a sample or two to #occupyMN and leave it with the Sanitation committee. Let us know where you bought it, so we can encourage other people to donate the same item if this experiment works well for us.
Thanks!
- Terry @ Sanitation committee #occupyMN
Traditional paints pose several problems:
1) accidental spills and accidental tracking footprints cause damage to local property that Sanitation committee must clean up,
2) wet paintbrushes roll in the wind and cause damage to local property that Sanitation must clean up,
3) used paint containers and used "paint water" (from cleaning paint brushes in clear water) are difficult for Sanitation to dispose properly without causing harm to the larger environment, and
4) paints will not work well in freezing weather.
Traditional plastic markers are somewhat better but also pose problems:
1) used markers must be disposed and pose a burden to the larger environment, and
2) markers will not work well in freezing weather.
Traditional paper or cardboard signs are okay, but they also pose problems:
1) paper blows in the wind, and Sanitation spends time tracking them down to dispose of them or anchor them,
2) they are not reusable, so people tend to consume new materials to create their own new message,
3) require reinforcement in wind, so people are tempted to consume even more material to strengthen their poster, and
4) they degrade in rain and require immediate disposal by Sanitation.
I propose using chalk to solve all of these problems, but doing so requires use of some sort of chalk board that I don't know is easy to find.
I want a chalk board or whatever they're using in art school these days:
A) in a traditional poster size,
B) that does not degrade easily in rain, and
C) can be clipped (or rounded) at its corners so it does not pose a danger with points that could accidentally harm young people or pets that frequent the same areas where people are holding signs.
If you know of such material, please bring a sample or two to #occupyMN and leave it with the Sanitation committee. Let us know where you bought it, so we can encourage other people to donate the same item if this experiment works well for us.
Thanks!
- Terry @ Sanitation committee #occupyMN
DIY blackboards
Date: 2011-Oct-18, Tuesday 03:24 am (UTC)Re: DIY blackboards
Date: 2011-Oct-18, Tuesday 05:48 am (UTC)Re: DIY blackboards
Date: 2011-Oct-18, Tuesday 02:39 pm (UTC)chalkboard adhesive surface
blackboard paint
chalkboard fabric
Then use plastic food wrap to protect any board whose message we want to preserve indefinitely.
Now it's just a matter of selecting a board to use as the "base" that can survive wet conditions for a long time and it lightweight enough to easily carry for a long time.