Jindal Hates The Arts & Education &.............

Gov. Jindal, once again is showing just how damn Republican he can be. The week after he cut millions of dollars for higher education he has now basically cut all art funding. You can read more about it here: The Independent

I got this email earlier today. Please read and follow the links to write to the power that be in Baton Rouge and tell them just how important the arts are for this state.

Dear Friends,
>
> At today's Louisiana Partnership for the Arts/Arts Advocacy meeting I
> heard devastating news. Governor Jindal has cut Decentralized Arts
> Funding (DAF) by 83%. You heard right, 83%. He has also cut statewide
> arts grants by 31%, halved folklife funding, and eliminated funding
> for artist fellowships, the Percent for Art program, and several
> longtime staff positions.
>
> WHAT YOU CAN DO:
> The House Appropriations Committee will meet next week and we need to
> deluge them with emails, faxes, letters, and phone calls urging them
> to reinstate grant dollars. Go to www.lparts.org, type your zip code
> into the box on the left that says "write your legislators," click
> "take action," and the capwiz system sends emails to your
> representatives for you! It gives you a sample email, but you can
> personalize the email however you want. I especially urge you to tell
> your legislators how you and your organization will be affected if
> these cuts go through. We need to hit home that this 83% DAF cut and
> 31% SAF cut will devastate the cultural economy which is the second
> largest industry in the state.
>
> Once you've taken action, please pass this email on to your board
> members, friends, and membership. Through our grassroots efforts, we
> were able to restore funding for the arts back in 1994 when we faced a
> similar situation. WE CAN DO IT AGAIN NOW. We just need your help to
> get the message out so every member of Appropriations receives
> thousands of emails!
>
> Thank you for your support,
>
> Laura Larkin
> Grants & Community Development Director
> Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge
> 427 Laurel Street
> Baton Rouge, LA 70801
> 225-344-8558
> fax 225-344-7777
> llarkin@acgbr.com
> www.artsbr.org