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LAUSD's Deasy, Galatzan in Town Hall, 1/25

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Mon, 01/23/2012 (All day)

LAUSD logo This Wednesday, January 25th, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy and Board Member Tamar Galatzan will participate in a town hall organized by LA's Daily News. Advocates are encouraged to attend and provide public testimony on the importance of arts education to a complete 21st-century education. According to UCLA

What Can I Do Today as an Arts Advocate?

Strategies for Proactive Advocacy

By Camille Schenkkan

Advocates in action with Arts for LA In reactive advocacy, an issue arises, organizations like Arts for LA go into high gear, the community mobilizes, and a decision is made that either resolves or aggravates the concern. In this model, we’re essentially waiting for the axe to fall so we can take action.

What Can I Do Today as an Arts Advocate?

Submitted by CamilleSchenkkan on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 1:59pm

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Strategies for Proactive Advocacy

By Development & Communications Manager Camille Schenkkan

Arts for LA recently hosted a small convening of arts leaders. In the follow-up survey, the most frequent requests were:

Cultural Policy Map

This map provides a comprehensive overview of the regional arts & culture policy landscape.

Click an icon to view links to cultural plans and policies, arts education plans and policies, and informational pages for municipal arts/culture programs.
Cities hosting Arts for LA Advocacy Teams also have informational reports; these cities are denoted by the red “A” icon.

LAUSD Sample Board Resolution

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Arts for LA urges local arts and cultural organizations to adopt a version of the following Board Resolution in support of LAUSD's elementary arts instructional program. Download in Word format.