“Investing in the arts should never be a partisan issue.” –Congresswoman, Betty McCollum
Here are my 10 reasons to meet with Senators and Congressmen on the Hill today about art sector issues, (inspired by the Nancy Hanks Lecture last night in Washington, DC, by Cellist, Yo-Yo Ma)
- Reason #1 – Cristina Pato
#2 – Lil Buck
#3 through #9 – Arthur Bloom and the MusiCorps
…and #10 – the “toothless wonder” and national treasure, Yo-Yo Ma, who moved us with his “Art for Life Sake” presentation last night as the Nancy Hanks speaker. (This photo of Yo-Yo, his sister, and Danny Kaye was used as an aid to show the importance of bridging the gap between humans by looking each other in the eye, on the same level.)
“I cannot be a proud citizen as long as this [inequity] is true.” –Yo-Yo Ma
about the education issue in Chicago, illustrated below…
African American and Latina, the number goes down to 2.5!
But he discovered he could put his musician skills to work, here:
President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (citizen musicianship)
(See also Ingenuity Inc)
You’ll find tweets today about activities in DC using hashtag #AAD2013
Share stories of how art works in your community using the hashtag and tell your senators!
Here is Americans For The Arts’ 10 Reasons: [click here for pdf]
