This event has been CANCELED.

The speaker candidates have reassured New Yorkers for Culture & Arts (NY4CA) of their understanding of the importance of culture and arts to the vibrancy of New York City and have indicated that this cancellation in no way reflects the importance of our community to them. Nonetheless, NY4CA will find ways to continue the dialogue with the speaker candidates to ensure our community’s priorities are on their agenda. NY4CA will find ways to continue the dialogue with the speaker candidates to ensure our community’s priorities are on their agenda.

When: Tuesday, November 28, 2017, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:15 p.m.)
Where: SVA Theatre, 333 West 23 Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues, New York, NY 10011
Register: Free. Registration is required.
Volunteer: NY4CA seeks 10+ volunteers for the Forum.

Accessibility:  SVA Theatre is an accessible venue. A wheelchair lift and assistive listening devices are available. Please locate the house manager on duty or visit the office, immediately to the left upon entering the building. SVA recommends that wheelchair users arrive at least 30 minutes in advance of the event's start time. If you require reasonable accommodation, please contact Hannah Joo at least two weeks prior to the event via email at hjoo@dance.nyc or call 212.966.4452 (voice only).

 

About: New Yorkers for Culture & Arts invites you to The Future of NYC Culture and Arts: A conversation with New York City Council Speaker Candidates. The event is sponsored by SVA Theatre, and Dance/NYC is a community engagement partner.

One of NY4CA’s immediate goals will be to sponsor a culture and arts Candidates Forum, focusing on the upcoming selection of a new City Council Speaker. The event will help to underscore the Speaker’s role in prioritizing and advancing legislation and public policy in our City.

With the title, “A conversation with Speaker candidates on the value and impact of NYC's Arts and Culture Sector,” the Forum will include discussion of the sector’s impact on the city’s economy and educational system, its value to community identity, livability, and development, and its importance to cutting-edge science and conservation efforts. Through this Forum, NY4CA will build on the past success of One Percent for Culture’s 2013 Mayoral Forum and the many candidate breakfasts by the NYC Arts Coalition during its 30 years as an arts advocacy organization.

 

 

Moderator:
Juan Manuel Benítez, Journalist, Anchor, Reporter, NY1 News

Invited Candidates (in alphabetical order):

• Hon. Robert Cornegy
• Hon. Corey Johnson
• Hon. Mark Levine
• Hon. Donovan J. Richards
• Hon. Ydanis Rodriguez
• Hon. Ritchie J. Torres
• Hon. Jimmy Van Bramer
• Hon. Jumaane Williams

What would you like to ask the candidates?
Email: Roberto.Ragone@gmail.com

 @ny4ca @DanceNYC #NY4CAFORUM

 

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