MCLA will take a group of students to participate in Arts Advocacy Day in Boston on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.
Convened by MASSCreative, Arts Advocacy Day will bring together the creative community to show our state political leaders that arts matter in Massachusetts.
Join us for a morning at the Paramount Center in downtown Boston and an early afternoon at the State House. After a morning of mingling, celebrating arts & culture, and sharpening our advocacy skills at the Paramount, we will travel together in an 'Arts Matter March' to the State House. When we arrive, we will meet with our legislators about arts and cultural issues, including the state budget. Together, let’s send the message: arts matter in Massachusetts.
The Details:
- The bus will leave MCLA campus promptly at 6:00 am
- The bus will return to MCLA campus at approximately 10:00 pm
- You will need to bring money with you to purchase dinner. Affordable dining options are available in the area. Breakfast will be provided on the bus and MASSCreative provides a "snack bag" at the event prior to marching to the capitol. We'll have canoli from Mike's Pastry for the ride home.
- Seating on the bus is limited. Please do not reserve a spot if you will not use it, as you will be eliminating another person's opportunity to attend. If you must cancel for any reason, please do so with as much advance notice as possible, so another may take your spot. To cancel, please contact Diane Scott at [email protected].
- If you have class conflicts on the day of this event, please speak with your professors to get their permission to attend. If you would like for an "official" email request be made to your professors, please contact Diane Scott at [email protected] ASAP to make the request(s) on your behalf. You need to provide Diane with a list of the classes you will be missing and your professors' names.
- Please only reserve one ticket for yourself, so we have complete contact information for all who are attending.
- Provide your mobile phone number at the time of registration, so we have a master list to contact people with last minute information.
- If you have questions about this event, please contact [email protected]
Agenda for Arts Advocacy Day
6:00-9:00: Drive to Boston on School Bus (We'll have portable breakfast items for the trip.)
9:00: Registration, breakfast, socializing at Emerson Paramount Center, Boston
10:00-1:00: Program
Welcome
Anita Walker, Executive Director, Mass Cultural Council
MASSCreative Policy Platform and Policy Briefings
Access and participation to creativity for all
Strong and vibrant communities
Educated and well-rounded young people
Robust economy and supported creative workforce
Healthy and happy people
Strong and vibrant communities
Performances, including:
Youth musicians from Josiah Quincy Orchestra Program and Summer Street Brass Band
Sample legislative meeting role-play with Representative Mary Keefe (D-Worcester)
Huddle and plan for your legislative meetings with other arts advocates from your district
1:00: March from Emerson Paramount Center to the MA State House (with street bands!)
Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians (BABAM!)
Rara Bel Pose
Summer Street Brass Band
2:00-3:30: Meet with your Legislators in the MA State House
3:30-4:00: Debrief with State Legislators
4:00 to 7:00 pm Free time to get dinner and explore Boston. We'll meet our bus to return at 7:00 pm in front of Fanueil Hall