Wednesday, May 30, 2018, Statewide Conference Call Scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ET

Agenda and Call Materials Below 




Who is participating on today's conference call?
Go  here  for a list of registered participants.



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Number 1
Goals for Today's Call:


1.  Review final status of 2018-2019 Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) grants by counties and what was lost in matching dollars for each county.

2.  Review the status of the candidates who are running in the 2018 elections for Governor, Florida House, and Florida Senate.

3.  Review the Florida House and Senate legislative districts for each Florida county.

4.  Review and discuss the DRAFT of the 2018 Gubernatorial Platform for Arts & Culture to use as an educational advocacy tool in this year's elections.

5.   Review and discuss the DRAFT of the 2018 Florida Legislative Candidates' survey and how to use it as an educational tool in this year's elections.

6.  Review and discuss strategies to get more arts, arts education, and culture advocates engaged in this year's very important elections.



Number 2


A.  One of our overall statewide goals is to RESTORE Florida's appropriation investments in 2019 to fully fund the Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA)  matching-grants.
    



B.  Final look at  county-by-county status  
of 2018-2019 Florida  Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) funded and not funded matching grants.  Here is the  comprehensive county list.  

How can this information be used as an advocacy and educational tool with candidates and those already elected?


Number 3
 
    Restoring Florida's investment in its arts, arts education, and culture funding and forward-thinking policies begins with you, your board members, staff, family, friends, patrons, etc.  We must all as individuals and as a collective engage in large and focused numbers in this year's elections NOW, throughout this summer, early fall, and until the 2018  elections are  over.  



A.  Which  Florida House and Senate districts represent Florida's 67 counties?  




B.
  Status of the  candidates running for  Florida's next governor.

C.  Status of the  candidates running for  the Florida Senate.

D.  Status of the  candidates running for the Florida House.


E. 
Review and discuss the DRAFT of the 2018 Gubernatorial Platform for Arts & Culture -- your suggestions for revisions and the best way to use it as an educational advocacy tool?

F.  Review and discuss the DRAFT of the 2018 Florida Legislative Candidates' Survey -- your suggestions for revisions and the best way to use it as an educational advocacy tool?

GShare your ideas to engage more advocates in this year's elections to reach out to incumbents, those already elected, and new candidates about our funding and policy issues.





H.  Step up the vote and make sure you and others are registered to vote this year:

Primary Election:  August 28, 2018
General Election:  November 6, 2018

          Other voting deadlines

 

It's a numbers' game -- we need to recruit and engage
many advocates to communicate with candidates and incumbents
during this 2018 election cycle about our issues using the

(1)  candidates' survey; 
(2)  gubernatorial platform;   
(3)  county-by-county 2018-2019 DCA status report; 
(4)  3 key talking points -- which points do you think matter? and
(5)  more face-to-face time with candidates and incumbents.

I.  Please make a contribution to the Florida PAC for Arts & Culture to build its capacity to make campaign contributions to candidates supportive of arts, arts education, and culture issues.





The Advocacy Task Force will meet and develop its 2018 -2019 statewide advocacy plan that we'll review on our June 25 statewide
         call.  You will have an opportunity to give your input before
 we
         finalize it as our plan of action.

Additional 2018 election materials and information  will be organized for you based upon your county and will be posted  soon
         at 
www.FLCA.net  for your use to engage in this year's elections.


Number 4

Other issues to share,
discuss, know, use, do.



A.  Website page created for National Arts Advocacy Day (NAAD)
      for Florida arts, arts education, and culture advocates
      who want to know about  national issues that impact our industry.

B.   National Arts & Culture Action Issues:

      1.   Sign petition to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to   
          support arts education -- once link is opened, cursor down
          to #2 to "sign the petition" link.

      2.  Americans for the Arts Active National Campaigns -- take
          action on all   here.

C.  Register now for the 2018 Statewide Arts Education Summit
     June 21-23 in Ft. Lauderdale Beach.     


D.  Do you have announcements you want to share that impact
      Florida's arts, arts education, and culture industry?
 

Number 5
Please join us for 2018 Monthly FCA Advocacy and Information-to-
           Use Conference  Calls:

Please mark your calendars and plan to participate.

Calls are on Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EST: 

June 25
July 23
August 20
September 24
October 22
November 19
December 17

Dates are subject to change, and we'll finalize on each month's statewide call the date of the next call for the following month.
 


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  Post Office Box 2131
 West Palm Beach, FL 33402-2131
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