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Dance Worker Digest | March 2025
This month’s Dance Worker Digest highlights City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams’ 2025 State of the City address outlining priorities for the year ahead, news on immigration groups rallying behind legislation to protect immigrant communities, and an update on the pause of anti-DEI and anti-trans changes to NEA grantmaking as legal challenges move forward.
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A New Chapter for Dance/NYC: Leadership Update
As Dance/NYC evolves, we share an update on our leadership and ongoing commitment to the dance field.…
Testimony to City Council Committee on Education Preliminary Budget Hearing
Submitted to the City Council Committee on Education on March 14, 2025
Prepared by Melinda Wang, Research and Advocacy Manager of Dance/NYC…
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Important Update: NEA Removes “Gender Ideology” Certification Requirements on FY26 Funding Applications
Since Dance/NYC’s statement shared on Friday, March 7, there have been important developments.…
Dance/NYC’s Response to NEA Compliance Mandates
Commitment to our community: We cannot comply therefore will not apply for NEA funding until these Executive Orders are overturned.…
Advocacy Alert: Testify on March 18 to Fund Arts & Culture in the City Budget
Cultural Affairs Committee's Preliminary Budget Hearing…
Dance Worker Digest | February 2025
This month’s Digest covers key policy changes and resources impacting our communities including the recent removal of an NLRB member and what it means for workers’ rights, the start of the New York City and State budget processes and their implications for arts funding, and the NEA’s new grantmaking guidelines. We also highlight essential resources to protect immigrant communities.
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