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Start Off The New Year Doing Something Good
Hello Friends & Family,
I’ve been a volunteer for Art for Change, a social justice and arts nonprofit in East Harlem ( www.artforchange.org ) for over a year now, and I am on a mission to raise just $200! ANY amount you are able to donate would be greatly appreciated. As you all know, funding for the arts is slim and you can rest assured anything you give goes directly to sustain Art for Change and its programs as it is run entirely by volunteers like myself.
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This year I helped lead a series of community art workshops in collaboration with the Living Wage NYC campaign (www.livingwagenyc.org). We looked at examples of protest art and every creation was an original expression of the cause, poverty and the working poor, and a call to action to support a living wage. [check outworkshop promo video url: http://vimeo.com/31585957 ] We made banners which were hung at a huge Living Wage NYC rally, where all stakeholders, including many supportive City Council Members were present. At a recent meeting East Harlem’s Community Board 11, one of the banner artists spoke as we held up her banner, on the hardship of minimum wage earners trying to raise a family. (Banner image attached) Part of the struggle for support is keeping the human impact a part of the policy debate, and that is something art can do. It was amazing to see people’s reactions and to see how the dialogue changed. CB11 is now one of five community boards in Manhattan to endorse the Fair Wages for New Yorkers bill. This past Sunday, The New York Times endorsed the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/26/opinion/a-living-wage-long-overdue.html?_r=2&ref=opinion
Art for Change has a unique horizontal structure and an effective leadership model, inspiring volunteers like myself to give time and resources because it gives me the opportunity to make a difference and to meet and collaborate with artists and activists who inspire me. Other programs on the docket are monthly Children’s Arts Workshops, quarterly exhibitions, and fiscal sponsorships for local artists. Check out our website for more information: www.artforchange.org. Feel free to follow up with me on any questions or if you want to be on our events newsletter!! And if you can, please donate— any amount! It’s tax deductible!!
Have a great New Year!
Love, Junez
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