{"id":7197,"date":"2017-05-02T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/?p=7197"},"modified":"2017-05-02T11:04:02","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T15:04:02","slug":"advocacy-worked-nea-neh-pbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/calls-to-action\/advocacy-worked-nea-neh-pbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Your advocacy worked for the NEA, NEH and PBS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Good news from the Americans for the Arts<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsactionfund.org\/news\/entry\/congress_gives_the_arts_a_funding_boost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Americans for the Arts reports<\/a> that not only did Congress reach a bipartisan agreement to fund government agencies through the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, but that no arts and culture agencies or programs received cuts, with some receiving increases!<\/p>\n<p>Please note that the Arts Action Fund gives special thanks to the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Special thanks to House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee <b>Chairman Ken Calvert<\/b> (R-CA) for initiating a funding increase for many of these cultural programs in the House Interior bill and to Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee <b>Chairman Lisa Murkowski<\/b> (R-AK) for having the Senate match the funding increases in this bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations bill. Many thanks to Congressional Arts Caucus co-chairs <b>Rep. Louise Slaughter<\/b> (D-NY) and <b>Rep. Leonard Lance<\/b> (R-NJ) and Senate Cultural Caucus co-chairs <b>Sen. Tom Udall<\/b> (D-NM) and <b>Sen. Susan Collins<\/b> (R-ME) for keeping member pressure on Congressional leaders to increase funding for these critically important cultural agencies. Huge thanks to our <b>350,000 Arts Action Fund members<\/b> for contacting their Members of Congress, signing our petitions to the White House, and sharing their stories on social media and with the news media. ~ &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsactionfund.org\/news\/entry\/congress_gives_the_arts_a_funding_boost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Congress Gives Arts Funding a Boost<\/a>&#8220;, May 1, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>#SAVEtheNEA<\/h3>\n<p>These funding gains only last until September 30, 2017. You&#8217;ll need to keep advocating for the FY2018 federal budget. You\u00a0should continue to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.votervoice.net\/ARTSUSA\/Campaigns\/47344\/Respond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact your Representative<\/a>,\u00a0with the helpful assistance of\u00a0the Arts Action Fund.<\/p>\n<p>To make your message more locally relevant, refer to this excellent Harvard Crimson story, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2017\/4\/25\/NEA-defunding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Artists React to NEA Defunding<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The benefits of the NEA transcend social classes, according to Greenblatt. \u201cThis funding doesn\u2019t exist in order to enhance the cultural life of a number of ultra-elite wealthy people,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s shared very very broadly, and it\u2019s something that America needs.\u201d ~ &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2017\/4\/25\/NEA-defunding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Artists React to NEA Defunding<\/a>&#8220;, April 25, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good news from the Americans for the Arts Americans for the Arts reports that not only did Congress reach a bipartisan agreement to fund government agencies through the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, but that no arts and culture agencies or programs received cuts, with some receiving increases! 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