Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Take Action to Support Federal Arts Funding

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.

Working people are coming together to call on Congress to increase funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). These organizations support job opportunities for creative professionals and boost local economies across the country. Both are critical not only for enriching the lives of working people and our families, they also are critical in advancing diversity, inclusion and equity in the arts, entertainment and media industries. The letter calls upon funding for the NEA and NEH to be set at $204 million for next year in pursuit of a bigger goal of restoring funding for these organizations to $1 per capita, or $331 million.

Call your members of Congress today and ask them to sign the letter supporting $204 million in funding for the NEA and NEH.