Comments on: How To Influence U.S. Arts Policy http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/how-to-get-involved-in-and-influence-us-arts-policy/ The Community for Working Musicians Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Published and Featured Articles | David J. Hahn http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/how-to-get-involved-in-and-influence-us-arts-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-2580 Published and Featured Articles | David J. Hahn Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:16:40 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=2243#comment-2580 [...] Continue Reading… [...] [...] Continue Reading… [...]

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]]> By: Panos Panay http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/how-to-get-involved-in-and-influence-us-arts-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-865 Panos Panay Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:46:33 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=2243#comment-865 David, Great post. I agree with everything you outline above. We have a duty as citizens to support and elect officials who realize that arts funding is a strategic imperative of US domestic and foreign policy. I wrote a similar blog post a few weeks ago, which was also an Op-Ed on MIDEM's site: http://panosbrew.sonicbids.com/music-in-the-obama-cabinet/ David,
Great post. I agree with everything you outline above. We have a duty as citizens to support and elect officials who realize that arts funding is a strategic imperative of US domestic and foreign policy. I wrote a similar blog post a few weeks ago, which was also an Op-Ed on MIDEM’s site: http://panosbrew.sonicbids.com/music-in-the-obama-cabinet/

]]> By: kt http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/how-to-get-involved-in-and-influence-us-arts-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-857 kt Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:29:06 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=2243#comment-857 Thanks Dave! Thanks Dave!

]]> By: David Rose http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/how-to-get-involved-in-and-influence-us-arts-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-856 David Rose Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:43:59 +0000 http://www.musicianwages.com/?p=2243#comment-856 At the Future of Music Coalition Policy Day in Washington DC earlier this week there was a panel on "Policy and the Creative Class" where the panelist echoed much of what you mention in this post. I was surprised to hear that contacting your representatives with your position on a particular issue does or can actually make a difference. Another suggestion that came up was that if you want to get the attention of a specific elected official write blog posts(or comment on other blogs) that include the elected official's name and your position (support or opposition) on a specific issue. The panel brought up the fact that there is now a staffer for each elected official that is responsible for monitoring Google Alerts for any and all mentions of their bosses name. This staffer consolidates the daily Google alerts each day into a report that ends of on the desk of that elected official. At the Future of Music Coalition Policy Day in Washington DC earlier this week there was a panel on “Policy and the Creative Class” where the panelist echoed much of what you mention in this post. I was surprised to hear that contacting your representatives with your position on a particular issue does or can actually make a difference.

Another suggestion that came up was that if you want to get the attention of a specific elected official write blog posts(or comment on other blogs) that include the elected official’s name and your position (support or opposition) on a specific issue. The panel brought up the fact that there is now a staffer for each elected official that is responsible for monitoring Google Alerts for any and all mentions of their bosses name. This staffer consolidates the daily Google alerts each day into a report that ends of on the desk of that elected official.

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