URGENT ACTION!
The arts in Los Angeles are in crisis and they need your voice.
The City of Los Angeles Budget and Finance Committee has put forward a
motion to eliminate the Department of Cultural Affairs dedicated source
of revenue.
Voice your support to maintain the only dedicated revenue source for neighborhood art and culture in the City of Los Angeles.
Take action by sending your Councilmember a letter voicing your opposition to this motion.
Take action by joining Arts for LA in providing public testimony at the council meeting on Wednesday, February 3rd.
Take action by blasting this alert to your networks.Use the service links below to share with Facebook, Twitter, Digg etc.
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On Tuesday, March 2, 2010, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will vote on a motion to restore funding for the Arts Internship Program. The motion is to restore funding for the program in the amount of $250,000, a 50% reduction from FY 2008-09. If restored, the funding would support 75 internships during the summer of 2010, down from 125 internships funded in the previous year.
For a PDF with information about the program and the Tuesday meeting, please click here.
Take Action Now:
1) Send a letter to your Supervisor expressing your support for the Internship Program. Tell your story; make it personal and poignant.
- Former interns: Click here to send a letter.
- Organizations that have had interns: Click here to send a letter.
- General advocates: Click here to send a letter.
2) Spread the word. Encourage others to take action as well. Post on Facebook/Twitter or reach out to your networks via email.
3) Attend Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting. We need a visible presence in the Board room. Click here to RSVP.
Arts for LA just received word that the LAUSD school board will vote today on whether or not to put a parcel tax ballot measure on the June 2010 ballot.
The proposed measure will help raise millions of dollars for the district. Unfortunately, the summary parcel tax language does not include designated funding for the arts.
Take action now. Click here to send a letter and tell your school board member that you want the arts included in the parcel tax summary language to read: "To offset severe state budget cuts, improve student achievement in reading/mathematics/science/arts, maintain vocational education and job training programs…"
This morning, the Arts, Parks and Aging Committee accepted DCA’s proposal to apply a 10% mid-year cut to 09 grants that have not been paid out.
The Department's General Manger, Olga Garay, made the case that a 10% cut across the board cut was more equitable and cost effective than renegotiating each grant contract. The 10% mid-year cut will amount to approximately $200k in savings for the City. The Committee also gave DCA the authority to identify the additional $300k needed to fulfill the CAO’s recommendation that DCA implement a $500k cut. However, later that morning City Council removed the $300k requirement.
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