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22
February 2009
Humanitarian
Resource Institute
Phone:
(203) 668-0282
Url:
www.humanitarian.net
United
Nations Arts Initiative
Arts
Integration Into Education
Url:
www.unarts.org
Twitter:
unarts
Arts In
Crisis - Kennedy Center Initiative
Dear Friends:
Upwards of 10,000 arts organizations could dissappear in
2009, according to Americans for the Arts.
Since the capacity for survival encompasses the ability for an
organization to pay it's bills today, emergency action must be
pursued today. This means an overview of your organization,
it's mission, size and scope of your needs must be articulated to (1)
your mayor and city council, (2) you state arts association and Office
of the Governor, (3) newspaper, radio and television networks:
city/state and (4) the White House (10,000 overviews to help focus
attention on this matter).
In 1993, The Run Across America project was planned, programs
in 133 cities coordinated and our major sponsors pulled out. For
most, this would mean the end of the project, for me such a concept was
not an option.
We kept our focus intact, quality of the program at its highest
level
and moved on road with less then $500 to last 5.5 months. It was
a
walk of "Faith" that once we took the first step, provided all the
resources
needed and more.
The
sooner the public and our leaders have an understanding of the
challenge, the sooner pathways for help can be coordinated. Please
let me know if I can be of further assistance, phone (203) 668-0282,
email: s.m.apatow@humanitarian.net
ArtsinCrisis.org - Kennedy Center Initiative
This last week, I happened to stumble upon the following program being
offered by the Kennedy Center. I believe it would be constructive
to
pursue in conjunction with the steps outlined above:
The Kennedy Center is aggressively moving to broaden its
role beyond a center for the performing arts by announcing a new
program
to share its years of management and fundraising experience with
struggling
arts groups across the country. -- Kennedy Center: 'Crisis' Counselor, Washington
Post, 4 February 2009.
Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative
Url: www.artsincrisis.org
Related:
We Will
Overcome,
Stephen M. Apatow
Founder, Director of Research & Development
Humanitarian Resource Institute
Humanitarian University Consortium Graduate Studies
Center for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine & Law
Phone: 203-668-0282
Email: s.m.apatow@humanitarian.net
Internet: www.humanitarian.net
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What happens behind the scenes, is what shapes the face
of progress. Artists have the direct connection with the
grassroots level and have the capacity to inspire hope and healing.
The combination of these two encompasses the face of "Arts Integration Into
Education," and our spectrum of work here in the United States and
192
member states of the United Nations. -- Stephen Michael Apatow
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