Promote Through Your Lens

Spread the word about Through Your Lens! This page includes tools to help promote the Through Your Lens photo and essay contest. If you have questions or would like to talk about other ways to help get the word out, please contact us.

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• Sample Twitter tweets and Facebook status updates

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Sample newsletter text

New Book Spotlights Student & Teacher Photos of School Building Conditions

The 21 st Century School Fund, Healthy Schools Campaign and Critical Exposure are pleased to announce the release of the Through Your Lens Book, aphoto book spotlighting student, teacher and community views of our nation’s school building conditions.  The book, which is connected to the national policy debate about school repair, renovation and construction, can be viewed and downloaded free of charge at www.throughyourlens.org.

The is especially relevant as Congress is preparing to vote on legislation to fund the repair, renovation and construction of safe, healthy, and green school buildings.

To view the book, spread the word, and invite your legislators to take action, visit www.throughyourlens.org.

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Show Congress What Our School Buildings Really Look Like
Photo Book Highlights Reality of School Building Conditions

When you go to school, what do you see? The 21 st Century School Fund, Critical Exposure and Healthy Schools Campaign are pleased to announce the Through Your Lens Book, showcasing the mostly unseen reality of our nation’s school building conditions.

You can view and download the book free of charge at www.throughyourlens.org.

This publication brings together the vivid photos and poignant stories of students and teachers across America with context from statistics, maps and background. It illustrates current school conditions, how our system reached this point, and what is possible for all students and teachers. Perhaps most important, it answers the question, “How can we change this?”

The book links to opportunities to take action as Congress prepares to vote on legislation to fund the repair, renovation and construction of safe, healthy, and green school buildings.

To view the book, spread the word, and invite your legislators to take action, visit www.throughyourlens.org.

Sample tweets and status updates

Twitter

One way you can help promote the Through Your Lens Exhibit is by posting tweets on Twitter. We hope you’ll consider posting a series of tweets over a few days to help build a buzz. Each one of the following tweets has something different that followers can do. Also be sure to keep your eyes peeled for other folks’ tweets to retweet.

• Raise your voice for safe, healthy, equitable school facilities! Take action at http://www.throughyourlens.org

• Tell Congress that we need equitable funding for safe, healthy schools! Send a letter at http://www.throughyourlens.org/

• Show Congress what schools *really* look like with Through Your Lens book! www.throughyourlens.org

• Photos & stories on the importance of school facilities. View now at http://www.throughyourlens.org.

• End inequity in school building conditions: invite your Reps to view powerful photo book! www.throughyourlens.org

• What does your school look like? Check out photos/stories, make a difference for equitable funding! http://www.throughyourlens.org

• Make sure all students have excellent & equitable school facilities. Share photos/essays from Through Your Lens: www.throughyourlens.org

Facebook

A great way to spread the word is to post a status update on your personal and/or organizational Facebook page. Here’s some model language you can use for any status update postings. We hope you’ll consider posting a series of status updates over the course of a few days to build buzz and momentum. Each one of the following status updates has something different supporters can do.

• Show Congress what school buildings *really* look like! Check out remarkable NEW book with student photos and essays at www.ThroughYour Lens.org

• Show the world what students and teachers really see at school every day! Through Your Lens book showcases photography & stories from schools nationwide as Congress considers legislation for school building repair.

• Take action for safe, healthy, equitable school buildings! Urge your senators and representatives to view new book showcasing the good & troubling parts of our nation’s school building conditions. www.throughyourlens.org.