THE
CEG - Cultural Equity Group Present:
SUSTAINING OUR
ARTISTS, ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS OF COLOR DURING THE
"RECESSION"
68th &
Hall 714
Friday, May 9th, 2008
6pm - 8pm
Moderated by:
Dr. Marta
Panelists:
Ms. Heather Hitchens, Executive Director of NYSCA
Arana J. Hankins, Assistant Secretary for Cultural & Economic Development
Office of the NYS Governor David A. Paterson
Kathleen Hughes, NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs Assistant Commissioner
Laurie
Cumbo, Founder of MoCADA
Organized by the
Steering Committee of the Cultural Equity Group:
Amerinda Inc., American
Indian Artists
Asian American Arts Centre
Association of Hispanic
Arts
The Bronx Council on
the Arts
Caribbean Cultural
Center African Diaspora Institute
Center for Puerto Rican
Studies at Hunter College
The Children's Art
Carnival
The Harlem Arts
Alliance.
International Museum of
African American Cinema
The Malcolm X & Dr.
Betty Shabazz Center Memorial and Educational Center
Museum of Contemporary
African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA)
Northern Manhattan Arts
Alliance
Nuyorican School
Original Poetry Jazz Ensemble, Inc.
Please RSVP to [log in to unmask] or
call 212.876.1242
Dear Artists, Cultural Activists and People concerned
about the community:
We have certainly brought in 2008 with a burst of energy and excitement filled
with opportunity and hope for the future! We applaud everyone for their
dedication and hard work to preserve and landmark our institutions and culture,
which will have an instrumental impact on the quality of life for our communities
as well as for future generations. In order to make an impact we must
continue to educate ourselves about the funding process.
We need your voice to be heard and we would appreciate your support in sending
this email far and wide to your perspective communities in order to demonstrate
to our legislators that our culture is important to the cultural landscape of
The Cultural Equity Group (CEG) cordially invites you to attend a very
important Town Hall Meeting on Friday, May 9th, 6:00pm at Hunter College (68th
& Lexington Avenue) 7th Fl., Hall 714, West Building, to discuss three very
important issues that will impact our community:
1. Sustaining our artists, arts organizations and cultural institutions of
color during the current "recession" and new stricter budget reforms;
2. Defining a new per capita funding model based on the ethnic and racial
demographics of New York City-a more realistic support process, which would
impact communities that are underserved;
3. Exploring recommendations, strategies and policies for cultural equity.
Your participation is important! It will help define
Please make every effort to attend. You can RSVP at [log in to unmask] or call
212.876.1242. Thanking you in advance for remaining unified in our commitment
to Cultural Equity for our artists and the communities we serve.
Very truly yours,
Steering Committee
Cultural Equity
Group
Sandra García Betancourt
Executive Director & CEO
Northern Manhattan Arts
The
Centro Events
Center for Puerto
Rican Studies