We need your leadership to protect Cultural Equity
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Subject: We need your leadership to protect Cultural Equity
Your Personal Statement
Dear Mayor Lee and Board of Supervisors,
The recent SF Controller's Financial Management Report, the Interim Directors response and the negative article in the San Francisco Chronicle have discredited the Cultural Equity Grants Program, its staff and ultimately the arts organizations and artists who work in the community. These actions have displayed a limited understanding of the idea of Cultural Equity as well a lack of awareness about how these grants have diversified and transformed San Francisco's arts community over the past 20 years.
WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR:
STOP this process of naming a new Director of Cultural Affairs. The process needs to start over. The current Interim Director concurred with the Controller's Report without seeking any input from the communities served by the Cultural Equity Grants Program. The past two Directors of the Arts Commission were fired for their lack of responsiveness. The community needs assurances the next Director will adopt a different approach. We want the hiring process restarted with more emphasis on community input.
STOP the process of making changes to the Cultural Equity Grants Program and its staff based on the Controllers Report; instead, provide the community the opportunity to register its opinions before considering changes.
SUPPORT the increase to the amount allocated to Cultural Equity Grants in the city's legislation.
We know that you understand the community's outrage about about negative perception cast upon Cultural Equity Grants and its recipients. Please do not let this continue. We trust that on your watch the San Francisco Arts Commission will provide the integrity the citys arts community deserves and the Cultural Equity Grants program will become a hallmark of your administration.
Thank you.
cc'd: SF Board of Supervisors and President of SF Arts Commission
Your Name
Your Organization
123 Your St.
Yousville, YO 12345
Phone: (123)456-7890
Fax: (123)456-7890x123
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To: mayoredwinlee@sfgov.org, David.Chiu@sfgov.org, Eric.L.Mar@sfgov.org, Mark.Farrell@sfgov.org, Carmen.Chu@sfgov.org, Ross.Mirkarimi@sfgov.org, Jane.Kim@sfgov.org, Sean.Elsbernd@sfgov.org, Scott.Wiener@sfgov.org, David.Campos@sfgov.org, Malia.Cohen@sfgov.org, John.Avalos@sfgov.org, pj@pjcommunications.com
Subject: We need your leadership to protect Cultural Equity
Your Personal Statement
Dear Mayor Lee and Board of Supervisors,
The recent SF Controller's Financial Management Report, the Interim Directors response and the negative article in the San Francisco Chronicle have discredited the Cultural Equity Grants Program, its staff and ultimately the arts organizations and artists who work in the community. These actions have displayed a limited understanding of the idea of Cultural Equity as well a lack of awareness about how these grants have diversified and transformed San Francisco's arts community over the past 20 years.
WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR:
STOP this process of naming a new Director of Cultural Affairs. The process needs to start over. The current Interim Director concurred with the Controller's Report without seeking any input from the communities served by the Cultural Equity Grants Program. The past two Directors of the Arts Commission were fired for their lack of responsiveness. The community needs assurances the next Director will adopt a different approach. We want the hiring process restarted with more emphasis on community input.
STOP the process of making changes to the Cultural Equity Grants Program and its staff based on the Controllers Report; instead, provide the community the opportunity to register its opinions before considering changes.
SUPPORT the increase to the amount allocated to Cultural Equity Grants in the city's legislation.
We know that you understand the community's outrage about about negative perception cast upon Cultural Equity Grants and its recipients. Please do not let this continue. We trust that on your watch the San Francisco Arts Commission will provide the integrity the citys arts community deserves and the Cultural Equity Grants program will become a hallmark of your administration.
Thank you.
cc'd: SF Board of Supervisors and President of SF Arts Commission
Your Name
Your Organization
123 Your St.
Yousville, YO 12345
Phone: (123)456-7890
Fax: (123)456-7890x123
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Campaign (<em>2647</em>): <em>We need your leadership to protect Cultural Equity</em>
Learn more about this campaign here: <em>http://www.citizenspeak.org/campaign/culturalequitymatters/we-need-your-leadership-protect-cultural-equity</em>
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This campaign was created with CitizenSpeak. Visit us online at http://citizenspeak.org
