Art and Social Action - Chalk with Sidewalk Sam on Saturday!

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We are also asking the leadership of any and all organizations to encourage their members to participate. 
Sidewalk Sam has dedicated a lifetime to creative expression in the public forum. 
Let's follow his example and create a public visual expression of our individual voices.
All 100% of us.

Thanks,

Nathan Felde
AIB instructor

Semper Fiber
Solving the world's problems is child's play.

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