I was surprised to answer my home phone the other night and have my local Congresswoman's pre-recorded voice invite me to stay on the line to participate in a Phone Town Hall Meeting. I'm an advocacy guy and my family was shopping so I decided to listen in. I was quickly connected to her live voice speaking about health care and the economy. She also said anyone listening … [Read more...] about Congress Calls Me to a Meeting in My Own Home
Archives for June 2009
Are You Talking About Today or Tomorrow?
Monday was a big day for arts policy and data wonks. We got two major arts focused reports from the federal government and substantial media coverage for both. The NEA released its 2008 Arts Participation survey findings and the Department of Education released the NAEP Arts Report Card.You can find Richard Kessler's two AJ posts on the NAEP report here and here and … [Read more...] about Are You Talking About Today or Tomorrow?
Rallying To Save Arts Education Part 2
In my experience, sitting through local government meetings is generally dull. Not because the topics are unimportant or because the decisions are of little consequence but because the meetings lack the focus of drama or ritual. As a result, time passes slowly, comments by the public and elected officials are rooted in the personal, and formal decisions are seldom a surprise. … [Read more...] about Rallying To Save Arts Education Part 2
Rallying To Save Arts Education Part 1
It's been a full advocacy week in San Diego since I wrote last Thursday. Richard Kessler posted on his AJ blog yesterday that the Board of Trustees of the San Diego Unified School District voted to keep the Visual and Performing Arts Department intact. Here's what we did in the short-term to convince them to do it.Thursday evening those of us monitoring the situation on … [Read more...] about Rallying To Save Arts Education Part 1