hi,

if you're one of my live journal friends,
chances are you LOVE art

please help culturate the USA,
and sign this petition to urge president obama
to get us a cabinet level Secretary of the Arts!

http://www.petitiononline.com/esnyc/petition.html

if you have a little extra energy, contact
* him directly @ the white house
* your congressperson
* both your senators

and tell everyone you know!

here's a video and a washington post article about this!

http://fora.tv/2008/12/17/Quincy_Jones_Secretary_of_the_Arts_Would_Transform_US

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/13/AR2009011303264.html

thanks! -len