Advocacy

2024-25 RIMEA Advocacy Task Force

If your music program is facing possible cutbacks due to funding, scheduling, or staffing decisions, or you are looking for specific suggestions regarding how to best advocate for improving the current status of your program to benefit your students, please reach out to the RIMEA advocacy task force by reaching out to one of the co-chairs or ATF members listed below. We will work with you to develop strategies specific to your situation and even come out and speak on your behalf as needed. Remember that you are not alone.

• dneves@rimea.org">David Neves
• sdavis@rimea.org">Shannan Davis

• kbond@rimea.org">Kristen Bond
• ddupre@rimea.org">Don Dupre
• agenest@rimea.org">Adam Genest
• plowell@rimea.org">Pam Lowell
• splace@rimea.org">Stacey Place

Latest News

• Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act of 2022
• The NAfME GRASSROOTS ACTION CENTER has resources and ideas that can be used to help sustain and save our programs. Let your representatives in government hear from you... it's easy!
• "Arts Education is Essential" document delivered to RIDE - June 2, 2020

MUSIC ADVOCACY NOW Webinar - June 2, 2020

• David Neves Webinar Slideshow
• "Arts Education is Essential" document delivered to RIDE - June 2, 2020
• RISCA Casemaking for the Arts Resource page
• Americans for the Arts Social Impact Explorer
• Arts Action Fund - 501(c)4 of AFTA - sends out advocacy alerts and distills down what is happening at the federal level
• 2020 COVID Advocacy Statement
• NAfME GRASSROOTS ACTION CENTER

• NAfME's Advocacy Page
• NAMM Foundation
• musicforall.org
• Why Teach Music?
• National Arts Education Public Awareness Campaign
• VH1 Save the Music
• National Endowment for the Arts
• American Music Therapy Assoc.
• Arts Education Partnership
• Americans for the Arts
• RI Council for the Humanities
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
• National Music Council