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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>, Wryting-L <WRYTING-L@listserv.wvu.edu>
Subject: NYS ARTS | Budget Alert! ACT NOW! (fwd)
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:30:00 -0500 (EST)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:44:26 -0500 (EST) From: NYS ARTS <nysarts@nysarts.org> To: sondheim@panix.com Subject: NYS ARTS | Budget Alert! ACT NOW! To view as a web page Click Here http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001aqj1QInodGTibSI5o-S919Nm2Yh0_ETRdRUcKV1E0C2KpUY5zdk6nXgFLXPqbJPfgIrkyO03rltRKTyJJkBvssiMtBOaHz3E5vYuNpmnfnK3-s7Sz-SSrNkbgmnprcJ865Wp81qPiKES6c54ty6rqknw8BLBDL80qmWj7t0jtzPgf7-wrMycN6UFgVXlZxm1nk91TFsZEZXaaejosBhP5C2tUmL6G71hT0KNmZT-XdhyFq08Go_wXi3psZXG0xAMw0DiTEWIRjc%3D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARTS DAY SPONSORS NYS ARTS thanks our ARTS DAY SPONSORS. ArtsWestchester TDF/Theatre Development Fund The Associated Musicians of Greater NY, Local 802 AFM Fractured Atlas Center for Arts Education Museum Association of New York Arts and Business Council Harlem Arts Alliance Alliance for the Arts Bronx Council on the Arts Queens Council on Arts Proctors NYS Alliance for Arts Education NY Folklore Society NYS ARTS also thanks those who contributed to our online campaign in support of advocacy. Donations from individuals truly make a difference. We thank you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ACT NOW!!! ~ To restore the NYSCA budget. ~ To reject the ticket tax on theater tickets. ~ To recommend that federal stimulus money also be spent on the arts in NYS. Click on each link below to send three (3) DIFFERENT emails to the Governor and your legislators. Take action RIGHT NOW because it appears that the Assembly may have a one house budget bill by March 6. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RESTORE THE NYSCA BUDGET TO $48.5 MILLION Nowis the time to let our legislators know that we want them to restore the NYSCA budget to $48.5 million. This fiscal year began with $48.5 million and we saw cultural organizations decimated by two mid-year "deficit reductions", which reduced the NYSCA budget to $38.9 million. Urge Governor Paterson and your legislators [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102478399658&e=0014C4C2KC1CH8e2xNztu_OayygrWSF32aCw2TCDBiAJUMP81NTLS5rm5GF9YfW1BodNEozFRGZSM2d_XPVGNtLuIWkPWMjKvXW61CVsfN7ioHefFb_hWkhJLqD07wPKOjjOyCyU9EaJce3CZ2ir4hI7OJqPk_w08XEBqiX47rpPxE9kLbIGziqGkH1uQB93npv]to restore jobs and funding to the cultural sector. In 2008 there were 342,000 ARTS JOBS from 51,000 ARTS BUSINESSES in New York State. Since cultural organizations spend more than 60% of their budgets on JOBS, cuts have already eroded employment and reduced full time jobs to part time. Organizations large and small are reducing staff, benefits, programs, hours, and services to their communities at a time when the arts have had a $26 billion economic impact to the economy. Click Here [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102478399658&e=0014C4C2KC1CH8e2xNztu_OayygrWSF32aCw2TCDBiAJUMP81NTLS5rm5GF9YfW1BodNEozFRGZSM2d_XPVGNtLuIWkPWMjKvXW61CVsfN7ioHefFb_hWkhJLqD07wPKOjjOyCyU9EaJce3CZ2ir4hI7OJqPk_w08XEBqiX47rpPxE9kLbIGziqGkH1uQB93npv] and send your letter today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REJECT TICKET TAX Tell your legislators to reject the 4% TICKET TAXon theaters around the State. This onerous tax could be doubled at the local level and will destroy the local support cultural organizations raise to keep tickets affordable and accessible in communities across the State. Click Here to send your letter NOW! [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102478399658&e=0014C4C2KC1CH_dalytzbQl7Bzz6qne_HJRMnI2E1PWopmA0L9zRKqJvOFK-MEGzgw9cQ44D6Mpj5617SLNSpKC6YM6oLMT_i0mB2XcKnfL8xBQjbCxB2XXy0o3BcYd0LaIizZiQM1_4RuiSw0aKYl73VgbXPXyiZm6D9EdX3ZX4p-yCj8dLTk2Pdl_-Sx4pTg2] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDS FOR THE ARTS IN NY STATE Word has it that NYS will receive $24.6 billion in federal stimulus funds. Ask your legislator to put aside � of 1% from the federal stimulus public works program for public art to compliment the capital projects funded through the stimulus package Click Here [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102478399658&e=0014C4C2KC1CH9u7lMAwo34BOlkjARDh8beTKxBhFINavue2HkappVfaIfaM_5Zu2W7duFGlkQUHeQh7xD5bFvlPNPSybLlrCYfZ_0irqjxddRPh6iKhKmVBw3Qmjwz8DgqwEOytKs0XANGtxegCSJNWQPVfGzmFJWXyxy9MHunVGnhSae645abNVMG-jSzOmnt] to send your letter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forward email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1101611521260&ea=sondheim@panix.com&a=1102478399658 This email was sent to sondheim@panix.com by nysarts@nysarts.org. 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