Hurricane Harvey, Irma relief needed for arts community
Arts organizations and artists have been especially hard hit by the 2017 hurricane season. Follow our resource links and make your helpful donations today!
Can art transform a small town economy?
Can a small, rural town lure young adults back to their community? Springboard for the Arts, an innovative program in Fergus Falls, MINN., found an answer.
Plimoth Plantation Employees Consider Picketing
Newly unionized workers at the Plimoth Plantation living history museum in Plymouth, MA are considering picketing in the wake of talks with management over low staffing levels, as well as difficult and potentially unsafe working conditions.
Fifty of the museum’s 180 employees joined a union in November.
Read the full story here: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/08/29/plimoth-plantation-employees-are-unhappy-with-working-conditions
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Berklee Faculty Union To Hold Opening Day Unity Demonstration
Last year, Berklee College of Music and The Boston Conservatory merged. Come Berklee’s Opening Day, Friday, Sept. 1, the 600-plus members of the Berklee faculty will join their 200-plus new colleagues from the Conservatory in a demonstration of unity. What’s at stake: The Berklee Administration refuses to bring Conservatory faculty up to Berklee’s contract wage minimums. The administration …