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Weekly Advocacy Alert, July 8
FEDERAL CONTACT your member of Congress/ Senate on legislation coming up: (S. 4032) Universal Giving Pandemic Response: With bipartisan support the bill would expand the current above-the-line deduction for charitable giving made available by the CARES Act in March. The provision would lift the current $300-per-tax-filing cap and make available, for tax years 2019 and 2020, an above-the-line…
Dance/NYC Announces Disability. Dance. Artistry. Dance and Social Justice Fellowship Program
Disability. Dance. Artistry. Dance and Social Justice Fellowship Program Will Award Disabled Dance Workers Citywide With Funds in Recognition of Dance and Social Justice Activity…
Announcing Conversations 7 and 8 of the #ArtistsAreNecessaryWorkers Series
New York – Dance/NYC moves into its seventh week of hosting a twelve-part Facebook Live Conversation Series with arts workers from across the arts and culture sector. These discussions highlight the importance of the arts ecology, point to current challenges and offer considerations on our way forward as a field.…
Weekly Advocacy Alert, June 24
FEDERAL CONTACT your member of Congress/ Senate on bills up for voting in the next week: (H.R. 7120) George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 was introduced on June 8, 2020. The bill would hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies. The House is expected to vote on it this week. Write…
Testimony to Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations on June 22, 2020
Submitted to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations on June 22, 2020…
Advocacy Alert: New Federal and State Legislation, City Advocacy
SUPPORTING BLACK LIVES ACTIONS • Dance/NYC in collaboration with Nonprofit NY is urging members of the New York City metropolitan dance community to join us in a Twitter and email campaign tomorrow urging the City and its leaders to center Black and people of color-led organizations in the budget process. Sign on your organization to the Nonprofits' Open Letter to the City to Center Black and…
Advocacy Alert: Anti-racist Resources, New Federal and State Legislation, 2020 Census
Dance/NYC in collaboration with Dance/USA is urging members of the New York City metropolitan dance community to stay informed on anti-racist resources, federal and state legislation, reopening plans, and to complete the 2020 Census.…
Announcing Conversations 5 and 6 of the #ArtistsAreNecessaryWorkers Series
New York – Dance/NYC moves into its fifth week of hosting a twelve part Facebook Live Conversation Series with arts workers from across the arts and culture sector.…
