Activists Ask White House for Role in Recovery
Posted May 14th, 2009 by busboys
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
