This one is from the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival organization. So much angst over this. Hopefully we can convince the Commission to do the right thing. Each of these have a little bit of a different perspective, that is why we are posting them all.
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We need your help to save Arts & Culture in Miami-Dade
Dear Friends,
Arts and Culture in Miami-Dade County are in serious peril and we need your help to save it. Last week news of the Mayors proposed budget were announced. This proposal calls for the elimination of nearly all funding for arts and cultural organizations in Miami-Dade County currently funded through the Department of Cultural Affairs. A cut in excess of $11 million dollars.
In an economic climate where financial support is already difficult to come-by, these cuts will mean the inevitable disappearance of some of the cultural organizations that so enrich our community and our lives.
The arts are a part of the rich fabric of Miami-Dade County. Arts & Cultural organizations and events have helped shape the global image of Miami, as a city of more than just beautiful beaches and non-stop partying, but as a place where exciting art is being created, presented and appreciated.
The repercussions of losing vital fiscal support are clear: decline in tourism, loss of jobs, negative impact on the local economy, unfavorable image of our city, and most importantly a decline in quality of life of our citizenry.
Join us in telling our elected officials that Arts & Culture in Miami-Dade County are an important and integral part of our community, and its future must not be in danger. Ask them to save the funding of the Department of Cultural Affair, and insure that Miami’s artistic community can continue creating and enriching our city.
Please email or call your county commissioners today!
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