Media, Art and Culture on the Hill

MMP is spending the week in Washington DC for the annual meetings of our partner and ally organizations through the Media and Democracy Coalition along with the Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net).
 
Some of those folks brought the media, art and cultural agenda to the hill in meetings with the Obama Administration. Read the full story over at the Washington Post of the amazing work to make sure the arts are part of our national picture.
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Activists Ask White House for Role in Recovery
By Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 13, 2009


A group of grass-roots activists representing arts, environmental and social justice organizations met yesterday with White House officials to discuss how they could collaborate with the administration on its economic recovery and general policy plans.
 
They wanted assurances of the Obama administration's commitment to the arts, and to offer their creative involvement when wider government initiatives intersect with their fields. The attendees met with seven administration officials during a two-hour briefing at the Executive Office Building.
 
Afterward the activists retreated to Busboys and Poets on 14th Street NW to develop strategies for their future involvement. Ideas included a follow-up conference, a partnership with the Labor Department and a Top 10 list of why the arts are important as talking points for the president.