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Further Information and Call the Action about the BC Culture Cuts
September 15 2009
The need for action in response to the BC Liberals' cuts to culture IS NOT OVER. As producers + consumers of arts + culture, we need to be the squeaky wheel of shame and put pressure on our government, provincial and national, Liberal and otherwise, to seriously consider the consequences for this province and for Canada if these cuts are approved.
The budget that includes these cuts will be debated in the legislature in mid-November. It is ABSOLUTELY VITAL that we keep on making a noise until then.
These cuts from gaming revenues are not just to arts, but to sports teams, parent teacher associations and even libraries. Libraries!!!
An amazing effort by an amazing team of artists to encourage action against the recent BC Liberal cuts to arts + culture.
See their PSA here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rtI3NPa9jE
See here for the responses of some prominent British Columbians to the arts cuts.
Here are some assembled quotes from authors speaking out about it.
It is also really important to remember that the arts are facing another attack form the provincial governement because funding to the BC Arts Council has already been decimated by an across the board cut of 40%. It seems as though the provincial governement is getting out of supporting arts + culture and I encourage you to imagine living in a province where arts + culture are not valued. If this is NOT a world you want to live in, TAKE ACTION!
Here are some things you can do:
-Get your friends to write letters as concerned citizens, business owners, voters and cultural consumers.
-Make a PSA about the effects these cuts will have if not reversed. And then, make it viral.
-Engage in dialogue with everyone you can about what arts + culture mean to you, and about the merits of governmental policy supportof arts + culture.
-MAKE A NOISE!!!
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