Still Advocating: Save the Date

Advocate4Culture encourages all advocates to save the date of February 6, 2013 for Arts & Heritage Day in Olympia. Washington State Arts Alliance and the Washington Museum Association are teaming up once again to provide and organized opportunity for artists, heritage specialists, cultural workers and advocates to visit with legislators and learn more about legislation that impacts the cultural community in Washington State. Visit their sites for detailed information about how you can participate. Attending is free and all are welcome!

Viva 4Culture!

What a night for advocates! We hope you were able to join us on Tuesday night at the Paramount Theatre for a terrific line-up of performances and accolades to and from political leaders we've come to know (and love)! If you want to live it all over or couldn't attend, check out some of great stories here and here about Party Like It's 5834.

Executive Dow Constantine, Senator White, Senator Murray, Representative Hunter, Representative Chopp, former Representative Louise Miller, and Councilmember Phillips were all there to soak up the love from the arts and heritage communities for helping pass our beloved ESSB 5834. 

The best part for us advocates was seeing and hearing nearly 1000 people CLAP, SHOUT and YELL thanks to YOU! Advocate4Culture was a force in this fight. Our voice was as loud as those West African drums that made our hearts pound. 

Individually may not have been on stage, but trust us advocates, you matter and you will be re-elected. Viva 4Culture!

Party Like It's 5834!

ESSB 5834, a bill that provides a future for 4Culture and the arts and heritage communities of King County was signed into law by Governor Gregoire on June 15, 2011.

It’s time to celebrate!

Tuesday, June 28, 2011
7:00 – 9:30 P.M.
Paramount Theatre
911 Pine Street, Seattle WA 98101

4Culture, Seattle Theatre Group, and Advocate4Culture welcome you to a free celebration to thank the elected officials and citizens who worked to secure future funding for our region’s cultural programs. Enjoy light refreshments and the company of the many people who make our region strong and vibrant.

Featuring performances by: The Cabiri Performance Troupe; Correo Aereo; Paul Kikuchi; Quinton I. Morris; Lucia Neare’s Theatrical Wonders; Slwan Logman  & Hamda Yusuf of Chief Sealth International Poetry Club; Seattle SeaChordsmen; Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
Contrasts Ensemble; Somewhere in Time, Unlimited; and Abdoulaye Sylla & Fotoba

RSVP: Please reserve your free ticket(s) by emailing here by June 22.

Time to Celebrate!

Image: Maggie T

ESSB 5834, the legislation that will secure funding for 4Culture and fuel the arts and heritage communities of King County is scheduled to be signed into law next week!  A community celebration is in the works and you're invited!

Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 7:00 – 9:30 P.M.

Paramount Theater, 911 Pine Street, Seattle WA 98101

Join us in thanking the elected officials and citizens (aka YOU) who worked to secure a future for our region’s cultural programs and communities. Refreshments will be served.

Information about how to RSVP, the entertainment lineup, and more detail will be coming soon. Stay tuned!

YOU SAVED 4CULTURE!

Last night, at the 11th hour of the Special Session, ESSB 5834 passed the House. This bill maintains lodging tax revenues for 4Culture. Now the bill goes to Governor Gregoire for her signature.
THANK YOU. Coming soon will be details of a party to celebrate this win for our whole community. Look out for your invitation.
 

Please take a moment to thank all the senators and representatives (Democrats and Republicans) who voted "yea" at the critical moment. Copy and paste the following into your BCC field and send a quick note of thanks now. The more personal the better. 

glenn.anderson@leg.wa.gov, sherry.appleton@leg.wa.gov,mike.armstrong@leg.wa.gov, katrina.asay@leg.wa.gov, andy.billig@leg.wa.gov,reuven.carlyle@leg.wa.gov, bruce.chandler@leg.wa.gov, frank.chopp@leg.wa.gov,judy.clibborn@leg.wa.gov, eileen.cody@leg.wa.gov, j.darneille@leg.wa.gov,marylou.dickerson@leg.wa.gov, hans.dunshee@leg.wa.gov, deborah.eddy@leg.wa.gov,fred.finn@leg.wa.gov, joe.fitzgibbon@leg.wa.gov, david.frockt@leg.wa.gov,roger.goodman@leg.wa.gov, tami.green@leg.wa.gov, kathy.haigh@leg.wa.gov,larry.haler@leg.wa.gov, bob.hasegawa@leg.wa.gov, mike.hope@leg.wa.gov,zack.hudgins@leg.wa.gov, sam.hunt@leg.wa.gov, ross.hunter@leg.wa.gov,laurie.jinkins@leg.wa.gov, norm.johnson@leg.wa.gov, ruth.kagi@leg.wa.gov,phyllis.kenney@leg.wa.gov, steve.kirby@leg.wa.gov, connie.ladenburg@leg.wa.gov,marko.liias@leg.wa.gov, kristine.lytton@leg.wa.gov, marcie.maxwell@leg.wa.gov,john.mccoy@leg.wa.gov, mark.miloscia@leg.wa.gov, jim.moeller@leg.wa.gov,jeff.morris@leg.wa.gov, luis.moscoso@leg.wa.gov, tina.orwall@leg.wa.gov,jamie.pedersen@leg.wa.gov, eric.pettigrew@leg.wa.gov, chris.reykdal@leg.wa.gov,maryhelen.roberts@leg.wa.gov, christine.rolfes@leg.wa.gov, charles.ross@leg.wa.gov,cindy.ryu@leg.wa.gov, sharontomiko.santos@leg.wa.gov, larry.seaquist@leg.wa.gov,mike.sells@leg.wa.gov, larry.springer@leg.wa.gov, derek.stanford@leg.wa.gov,pat.sullivan@leg.wa.gov, dean.takko@leg.wa.gov, steve.tharinger@leg.wa.gov,dave.upthegrove@leg.wa.gov, kevin.vandewege@leg.wa.gov,maureen.walsh@leg.wa.gov, judy.warnick@leg.wa.gov, jt.wilcox@leg.wa.gov,hans.zeiger@leg.wa.gov, randi.becker@leg.wa.gov, lisa.brown@leg.wa.gov,maralyn.chase@leg.wa.gov, steve.conway@leg.wa.gov, jerome.delvin@leg.wa.gov,tracey.eide@leg.wa.gov, joe.fain@leg.wa.gov, karen.fraser@leg.wa.gov,jim.hargrove@leg.wa.gov, nick.harper@leg.wa.gov, brian.hatfield@leg.wa.gov,marymargaret.haugen@leg.wa.gov, mike.hewitt@leg.wa.gov, andy.hill@leg.wa.gov,steve.hobbs@leg.wa.gov, jim.kastama@leg.wa.gov, karen.keiser@leg.wa.gov,derek.kilmer@leg.wa.gov, curtis.king@leg.wa.gov, adam.kline@leg.wa.gov,jeanne.kohl-welles@leg.wa.gov, steve.litzow@leg.wa.gov,rosemary.mcauliffe@leg.wa.gov, bob.morton@leg.wa.gov,edward.murray@leg.wa.gov, linda.parlette@leg.wa.gov, kevin.ranker@leg.wa.gov,debbie.regala@leg.wa.gov, phil.rockefeller@leg.wa.gov, mark.schoesler@leg.wa.gov,dan.swecker@leg.wa.gov, scott.white@leg.wa.gov, joseph.zarelli@leg.wa.gov 

 

Thank you again for all your work. We made this happen together.

You did it!

We did it! YOU did it. ESSB 5834 just passed on the House floor.  Now on to the Governor for her signature. 

Now relax, take a breath, pat yourself on the back and stay tuned for information on how we are going to celebrate! It's time to party and toast this HUGE accomplishment.  One that wouldn't have been possible without the incredible advocacy done by the Advocate4Culture Coalition!

Thank you to our legislators that voted YEA! We won't forget your support at voting time.

Great Work on the House. Now Make Direct Contact with YOUR Representative.

We are hearing two things from Olympia.  First, they are hearing you.  Second, they don't know who you are or if you're really in their district.  This is not your fault.  We asked you to email the whole House, and you've done that.  Today is the last day of the Special Session, and so action today is crucial. 

For our second wave today, we're asking you to look up your own Representatives, and contact them, by phone or email, specifically as a constituent. 

Here's where you can look them up:  http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx

Email reaches the Representatives on the House floor, and phone calls are powerful too.  Remember you have two Representatives in your district. 

This is a sample of what you can say or write to their offices:

Dear Representative NAME,

I am a constituent of your district, and I am a voter.  As a person who cares deeply about arts and heritage, I ask you to pass 5834 today to ensure funding for 4Culture through the lodging tax.  I understand that this might not be your preferred  vehicle for funding 4Culture and housing, but this bill will save 4Culture without extending the "stadium taxes," and saving 4Culture is my immediate priority.

Thank you for your support.

You can add your own message of meaning to your email if you like.  The important thing is to identify youself as a constituent.  

If you like, you can also contact the Representatives from your work address and talk to them as a worker in their district.

Thank you for all your work over the last months.  We always knew this was going to be a heavy lift, and we always knew you would be there to help push.