CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS? 
 
City Hall has proposed a budget that could mean a cut of
50% OR MORE  
 from the operating/program support to cultural organizations such as:

 
The St. George Theater 
The Bronx Zoo
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden 
Historic Richmondtown
Staten Island Museum
Musical Chairs Chamber Ensemble 
Carnegie Hall
COAHSI 
Queens Botanical Garden
The Conference House Association 
Sundog Theatre 
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Alice Austen House 
Staten Island Zoo
Staten Island Children's Museum
      and so many, many more that you love!
 
                                
It's Your LAST CHANCE to be heard!  
Ask your elected official to restore the funding and save the arts.
These cuts don't just hurt cultural institutions,
but the local economies as well. 

 
  
Find out what the cuts REALLY MEAN to arts & culture here. 
 

 
Please sign this flyer and mail, fax, or hand-deliver it to any of the following:
(Make extra copies to alert more than one.)
  
For a printable copy of this flyer and the names and addresses of Councilmembers, please click here. You can also call 311 to register a complaint to the Mayor's office.  
  
Advocacy Works!
 
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Dear Mayor and City Council Member:
 
I am writing as a friend of _[your organization here]_.  Cultural organizations strengthen our communities through partnerships with our City schools, providing diverse and content-rich educational opportunities.  Cultural and art programs attract over 19 million families, schoolchildren, teachers and tourists a year. They are a critical part of a neighborhood's fabric, strengthen local businesses, provide jobs and enrich our quality of life.    
 
Please, restore the City's funding to the Department of Cultural Affairs to prevent the destabilizing impact of theFY12 Executive budget cutson the 33 members of the Cultural Institutions Group and the over 800 neighborhood-based organizations that received Cultural Development Funding. Without this restoration, our borough will see a loss of jobs and a negative economic impact, as well as less cultural opportunities for all.  
 
Thank you.   
 
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