Before I Die, I Want to Write On a Candy Chang Wall
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Aim high to reach for your dreams and to write on a “Before I Die” wall. (Savannah, Georgia)
© Trevor Coe
Gaining Perspective at the Chalkboard
It was such a simple idea. Some colored chalk, a dusty chalkboard, a single sentence. But when it lit up the hopes and dreams of a community, it ignited similar projects in public spaces around the globe.
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Candy Chang setting up a wall to capture a
community’s hopes and dreams.
© Kristina Kassem
Candy Chang’s first “Before I die, I want to . . .” wall went up in New Orleans in 2011. Still growing, the count as of today is more than
400 walls
60 countries
25 languages
For the communities involved, the experience is powerful. Most come to know their community better, gaining perspective on both their personal and shared values.
As Chang says, “The power of the project...
