Following is a message my colleague Andy Finch posted in March about
this year-old petition, the eventual legislative outcome, and steps to
take to advocate more effectively for the cultural agencies.
Please take note that this year-old petition mentions a "Nina
Tottenberg" (sic) NPR story about a U.S. Supreme Court decision
involving the NEA. This decision, NEA v. FINLEY was issued by the court
June 25, 1998. So if you see this petition again, please do not
circulate it. Because it is not dated, it is misleading.
Barry Szczesny
AAM Government Affairs
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Probably many people on the list remember this petition on the cultural
agencies from last year -- the trouble with the internet is stuff
circulates forever!
Here's how it turned out: The Supreme Court struck a compromise that
nobody liked (probably wise) and Congress (to everybody's surprise) took
a resounding vote in favor of the NEA, so the cultural agencies have
survived for another day. In fact, in the end PBS got a fairly big
increase. Generally, the expectation for this year is that things will
be much calmer. Let's hope so, anyway.
If people want to urge members of Congress to support the federal
cultural agencies, that would be fine, but it's probably best not to
refer back to the issues raised in the petition, since they're out of
date.
Andy Finch
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American Association of Museums
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> > Subject: support the arts
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> > On NPR Morning Edition this morning, Nina Tottenberg
> > said that if the Supreme Court supports Congress, it
> > is in effect the end of NEA (National
> > > Endowment for the Arts)..
> > >
> > > Then, there's the question of Congressional
> > funding: Funding for NPR/NEA
> > & PBS. PBS, NPR (National Public Radio), and the
> > arts are facing major
> > > cutbacks in funding. In spite of the efforts of
> > each station to reduce
> > > spending costs and streamline their services, some
> > government officials
> > > believe that the funding currently going to these
> > programs is too large a
> > > portion of funding for something which is seen
> > > as not worthwhile.
> > >
> > > Currently, taxes from the general public for PBS
> > equal $1.12 per person
> > > per year, and the National Endowment for the Arts
> > equals $.64 a year. A
> > > January 1995 CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll indicated
> > that 76% of Americans
> > > wish to keep funding for PBS, third only to
> > national defense and law
> > > enforcement as the most valuable programs for
> > federal funding. Each year,
> > > the Senate and House Appropriations committees
> > each have 13
> > > subcommittees with jurisdiction over many programs
> > and agencies. Each
> > > subcommittee passes its own appropriation bill.
> > The goal each year is to
> > > have each bill signed by the beginning of the
> > fiscal year, which is October 1.
> > > >
> > > The only way that our representatives can be aware
> > of the base of support
> > > for PBS and funding for these types of programs is
> > by making our voices
> > > heard.
> > > >
> > > Please add your name to this list and forward it
> > to friends who believe
> > in
> > > what this stands for. This list will be forwarded
> > to the President of the
> > > United States, the Vice President of the United
> > States, and
> > Representative
> > > Newt Gingrich, who is the instigator of the action
> > to cut funding to
> > these worthwhile programs.
> > > >
> > > This petition is being passed around the internet.
> > Please add your name
> > to it so that funding can be maintained for the NEA,
> > NPR & PBS.
> > > >
> > > Please keep this petition rolling. Do not reply to
> > me. Please sign and
> > > forward to others to sign. If you prefer not to
> > sign please send to the
> > > e-mail address indicated. This is being forwarded
> > to several people at
> > > once to add their names to the petition. It won't
> > matter if many people
> > > receive the same list as the names are being
> > managed. This is for anyone
> > > who thinks NPR/PBS is a worthwhile expenditure of
> > $1.12/year of their
> > > taxes, a petition follows.
> > >
> > > ****If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th,
> > etc. signer of this
> > > petition, please forward a copy to: wein2688
> > blue.univnorthco.edu
> > > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . This way
> > we can keep track of
> > > the lists and organize them. Forward this to
> > everyone you know, and help
> > > us to keep these programs alive. Thank you.
> > > >
> > > NOTE: It is preferable that you SELECT the
> > entirety of this letter and
> > > then COPY it into a new outgoing message, rather
> > than simply forwarding
> > > it. In your new outgoing message, add your name to
> > the bottom of the
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> > > then send it on. Or if option is available, do a
> > SEND AGAIN.
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> > > 826) Arthur P. Bochner, Tampa, Fl.
> > > 827) Stephen P. Banks, Deary, ID
> > > 828) Dann Byck, Louisville, KY
> > > 829) Marsha Norman, New York, NY
> > > 830) Christopher Durang, Pipersville, Pa.
> > > 831) Marisa Smith, Hanover, NH
> > > 832) Israel Horovitz, NYC, NY and Gloucester,
> > Mass.
> > > 833) Dossy Peabody, Cambridge, MA
> > > 834) Bruce Ward, NYC, NY and Boston, MA
> > > 835) Alison Otis, Newton, MA
> > > 836) Samuel A. Otis, Wenham, MA
> > > 837) Thomas Wright, Princeton, NJ
> > > 838) Cameron Manning, NJ
> > > 839) Leigh Threlkel, San Francisco, CA
> > > 840) Sue Dion Robinson, Portsmouth, NH
> > > 841) Gretchen Sutphen, Hoboken NJ
> > > 842) Jessie Sholl, Brooklyn, NY
> > > 843) Jen Heck, Brooklyn, NY
> > > 844) Renee O' Brien, Brooklyn, NY
> > > 845) Frank Roldan, New York, NY
> > > 846) Lisa Rosevear, New York, NY
> > > 847) Julie Gengo, San Diego, CA
> > > 848) Rebecca Herath, San Francisco, CA
> > > 849) Sean Austin, San Francisco, CA
> > > 850) patrick condo, san francisco, ca
> > > 851) shelley e peck, san francisco, ca
> > > 852) dean wei, san francisco, ca
> > > 853) Erin Maile Bortles, New York, NY
> > > 854) Gavin K. Bortles, Los Angeles, CA
> > > 855) David A. Grant, Los Angeles, CA
> > > 856) David Rindlaub, Los Angeles, CA
> > > 857) Michael Sheehy, Santa Barbara, CA
> > > 858) Ed Lowry, Santa Barbara, CA
> > > 859) Keith Halladay, Portland, OR
> > > 860) WILL NASH, PORTLAND, OR
> > > 861) Dane Huqluist, Portland, OR
> > 862) Jae Goodman, San Francisco, CA
> > 863) Patrick Godfrey, San Francisco, CA
> > 864) Frank DiBiasi, San Francisco, CA
> > 865) Sharon Kane, Baltimore, Maryland
> > 866) Nancy Scheer, Baltimore, MD
> >
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