[Dixielandjazz] Fwd: Secretary of Arts for USA

[Stephen G Barbone]

>
> Dear Friends,
> You may already have received this, but it is so important,
> I'm passing it along.
>
> Quincy Jones has started a petition to ask President-Elect
> Obama to appoint a Secretary of the Arts. While many other
> countries have had Ministers of Art or Culture for centuries,
> The United States has never created such a position. We in
> the arts need this and the country needs the arts--now more
> than ever. Please take a moment to sign this important
> petition and then pass it on to your friends and colleagues.
>
> www.petitiononline.com/esnyc/petition.html
>
> Happy New Year!
>