1/29/2009

Important Arts Advocacy Made Easy

Re: Economic Recovery Package in Congress

House
Last week the House Appropriations Committee approved a plan that included $50 million in supplemental grants funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, and a number of other provisions that can benefit the arts. Starting tonight, and continuing tomorrow, the House will be considering the recovery legislation on the floor, and a number of votes are expected.

Senate
The Senate will be starting their debate on the bill on Friday and continuing through next week. While the Senate Appropriations Committee did not include an arts jobs funding provision in their version of the bill, advocates still have several opportunities over the next few days to change the final outcome. Amendments could be made to the Senate bill or the House arts funding provision itself could prevail in the final House/Senate conference bill.


Please take two minutes to take action and ask your Member of Congress and Senators to support the arts in this legislation.


This link will take you to a website that will help you compose a letter and send it to your senators and representatives. It’s easy. It will only take a few minutes. You can add your own words or just plop in the pre-written text.

http://capwiz.com/artsusa/issues/alert/?alertid=12426636&type=CO

The arts need to be included in the recovery package.

Thanks!
WTS Staff and Company

5 comments:

  1. Great Information! Art and culture are a reflection of our civilization, and need to be expressed, shared, and preserved.

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  2. Thanks for posting this! An easy way to reach lawmakers to express the importance of the arts.

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  3. A worthy project for the kids... our future!

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  4. I love your annual Haunted Harvest Festival. Next year, could you tell a scary story about a Chupacabra??? We Tell Stories is the best!!! Keep up the great work!!!

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  5. We Tell Stories is so appreciated. In addition to the great work, thank you so much for all the recommendations of classic books. Barbar is one my childhood favorites, as well as my daughter's.

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