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Obama As Arts Advocate: The Details.

By Melanie - Oct 4th, 2008 at 2:22 am EDT

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Americans for the Arts Action Fund, the bipartisan arts advocacy group, has just released summary of the Arts Positions of the 2008 Presidential Candidates. It is urgent viewing for all of us who believe in the need to support the arts and arts education in the US.

To take action on this issue, please consider the following:

Share this side-by-side comparison of the presidential candidates with your friends, family, and colleagues.
Blog about this issue on any sites that you are affiliated with.
Post the comparison chart on your social network sites, such as Facebook, MySpace, and others.
Send a Letter to the Editor of your local newspapers and journals. They’ve made it quick and easy for us by drafting a customizable letter at our E-Advocacy Center that you can personalize. You will then automatically be given the choice to e-mail your letter to all the key media outlets in your area based on your zip code.
Ask questions about policies on the arts and arts education to both your Congressional and presidential candidates in any kind of town hall forums, online chats, or any other public forums.
Vote for the candidates that you feel will best advance the arts and arts education in America.

With only 32 days left to Election Day, now is the time to act and show your support for the arts!

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By Tiffany from Dover, FL Oct 29th 2008 at 1:36 pm EDT (Updated Oct 29th 2008 at 1:36 pm EDT)

After seeing the Americans for the Arts Action Fund's comparisons of where McCain and Obama stand on the issue of arts in our schools, I grinned widely! Nothing as potent as that chart I've read impelled me more to vote for the latter in an absentee vote! I feel so happy about it!!!

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