Recently, BCAL hosted t-shirt designers Danielle and Jewells. from Due Justice. to assist us with designing our shirts. They came to discuss what makes a good t-shirt design, view our designs and demonstrate the art of printing on t-shirts. It was a cool experience. We discussed ink colors. contrasting colors, silk-screening the actual printing process and marketing to a target audience. What stuck me was  dating a drawing can prevent a person from copying and claiming it is their work; an inexpensive way of copyrighting. BCAL members shared their t-shirt designs; the final design was a mix if two different members’ designs. Jewells and Danielle were very informative, down to earth, and interactive with their audience. I really learned from this experience about the steps for t-shirt designing and look forward to wearing our t-shirt.

By: Kevin Rodriguez

The Earth Day Celebration was a great display of the community coming together. The neighborhood came out with their families for earthly family fun. There were live performances and it was ill. I was feeling the creativity with how  they used oil cans for instruments. The demonstration showing the uses of solar energy and how much more eco-friendly it is was crazy. They used a solar panel to charge an ipod touch. The kids also  learned the benefits of recycling and how to do it through a game where there was a recycling can and a regular can and the kids had to put the trash in the right can. The kids also planted seeds and families enjoyed puppets made from recycled materials with puppeteer Ronny Wasserstom.

By Jahlena Robinson