[NEohioPAL]Call to Action: Public Arts & CPB Funding Slashed again (No Spoof, No Hoax)

Wed Jun 14 07:06:14 PDT 2006

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Hi, Friends-

I am printing this paragraph in next week's newsletter, but I wanted to =
send
this in advance to those of you whom I know have a vested interest in =
public
broadcasting and/or arts in education, in case you hadn't already heard =
the
news. You're not going to find this on snopes.com, because it's not a
forward! I just received the news in the wee hours of this morning.

If each of us spends just one of our 10- or 15-minute breaks this week =
to
send even one letter to the "powers that be," and to forward the info to
others who will do the same, we can make a difference.

Thanks,

Janelle

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On a far more serious and political note than usually graces this
newsletter: we regret to inform our readers that on June 13, 2006, the
Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives =
approved
legislation that would slash funding for public broadcasting and arts
education programs.  This will cut $115 million from the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting (CPB), the primary agency for our nation's public
television and radio broadcasting, and zeroed-out a $36 million funding =
pool
for arts education programs through the U.S. Department of Education.
Unfortunately, both of these cuts had also been requested in the =
President's
FY 2007 budget.  Only one amendment to partially restore $20 million in
funding back to CPB was adopted in full committee today, which would =
still
leave the agency with a devastating cut. For the sixth straight year, =
the
House Appropriations Committee has eliminated funding for the Department =
of
Education's arts education programs. We urge you to please visit =
Americans
for the Arts E-Advocacy Center to urge your Representative to vote to
restore the funding to these vital programs when the bill comes to the =
floor
later this month.  We encourage you to forward this email to friends and
colleagues that may be interested in arts education and public =
broadcasting
issues. If you have any questions, please contact Justin Beland, =
Government
Affairs and Grassroots Manager, at jbeland at artsusa.org. We thank you =
again
for your continued support of the arts!

((FYI: Americans for the Arts, 1000 Vermont Avenue N, 6th Floor,  =
Washington
DC . 20005; T 202.371.2830; F 202.371.0424;   -or- One East 53rd Street =
.
2nd Floor,  New York NY . 10022; T 212.223.2787; F 212.980.4857
info at artsusa.org

www.AmericansForTheArts.org <http://www.americansforthearts.org/>
www.ArtsActionFund.org <http://www.artsactionfund.org/>  ))

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Get Up. Stand Up. Speak Up.

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Janelle

330-268-1744

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Janelle R. Schmidt

Square Peg Promotions

(330) 268-1744

www.squarepegpromotions.com

janelle at squarepegpromotions.com

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-style:italic'>Hi, Friends—</span></font></i></p>

I am printing this paragraph in next =
week’s
newsletter, but I wanted to send this in advance to those of you whom I =
know
have a vested interest in public =
broadcasting
and/or arts in education, in case you hadn’t already =
heard the
news. You’re not going to find this on snopes.com, because =
it’s not
a forward! I just received the news in the wee hours of this =
morning.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-style:italic'>If each of us spends just one of our 10- or =
15-minute
breaks this week to send even one letter to the “powers that =
be,” and
to forward the info to others who will do the same, we can make a =
difference.</span></font></i></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-style:italic'>Thanks,</span></font></i></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-style:italic'>Janelle</span></font></i></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-style:italic'>**</span></font></i></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></p>

On a far more serious and political note than =
usually
graces this newsletter: we regret to inform our readers that on =
June 13, =
2006, the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S.
House of Representatives approved legislation that would slash funding for public broadcasting and =
arts
education programs.  This will cut $115 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting =
(CPB), the
primary agency for our nation's public television and radio =
broadcasting, and zeroed-out a $36 million funding pool for =
arts
education programs through the U.S. =
Department of
Education.  Unfortunately, both of these cuts had also been =
requested in
the President's FY 2007 budget.  Only one amendment to partially =
restore
$20 million in funding back to CPB was adopted in full committee today, =
which
would still leave the agency with a devastating cut. For the sixth =
straight
year, the House Appropriations Committee has eliminated funding for the
Department of Education's arts education programs. We urge you to please visit =
Americans
for the Arts E-Advocacy Center to urge your Representative to vote to =
restore the
funding to these vital programs when the bill comes to the floor later =
this
month.  We encourage =
you to
forward this email to friends and colleagues that may be interested in =
arts
education and public broadcasting issues. If you have any questions, =
please
contact Justin Beland, Government Affairs and Grassroots Manager, at <a
href=3D"mailto:jbeland at artsusa.org">jbeland at artsusa.org</a>. We thank you again for your =
continued
support of the arts!

<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-style:italic'>((FYI: Americans for the Arts, 1000 Vermont =
Avenue N,
6th Floor,  Washington DC . 20005; T 202.371.2830; F =
202.371.0424;  
-or- </span></font></i><i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>One East =
53rd Street</span></i><i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'> . 2nd Floor,  </span></i><i><span
  style=3D'font-style:italic'>New York</span></i><i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>
 </span></i><i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>NY</span></i><i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'> . 10022; T 212.223.2787; F =
212.980.4857 
info at artsusa.org</span></i></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D2 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
11.0pt;font-style:italic'><a =
href=3D"http://www.americansforthearts.org/">www.AmericansForTheArts.org<=
/a>   
<a href=3D"http://www.artsactionfund.org/">www.ArtsActionFund.org</a> =
))</span></font></i></p>

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Get Up. =
Stand Up.
Speak Up.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><i><font size=3D4 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Square Peg
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D4 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
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14.0pt;font-style:italic'>Janelle</span></font></i></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D4 face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
14.0pt;font-style:italic'>330-268-1744</span></font></i></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

Janelle R. Schmidt

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<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>(330) 268-1744</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>www.squarepegpromotions.com</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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 12.0pt'>janelle at squarepegpromotions.com</span></font></p>

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