BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4359945a262852ae9e670c0042fee8d313 CATEGORIES:Networking SUMMARY:Save our Stages Call To Action Day DESCRIPTION:
This Wednesday, August 5, 2020, join Ohio C itizens for the Arts and the NIVA - National Independent Venue Association to boost support of the Save Our Stages Act.
The Sav e Our Stages Act is a critical piece of federal legislation that would prov ide $10 billion for six months of financial support to keep live performing venues afloat and preserve an economic sector shuttered since mid-March. p>
Please engage with as many of the following action items as possible! Your voice matters and will go a long way i n helping our federal elected officials understand that we depend on them t o help save Ohio's arts.
✅ ACTION #1: SEND EMAILS
Email Senator Sherrod Brown and Senator Rob Portman and ask them to sup port the Save Our Stages Act. You can easily send a digital letter by visit ing SaveOurStages.com. Use the pre-written text and add a personal message to let them know why it's essential to save Ohio's stages!
✅ ACTION #2: TAKE TO SOCIAL MEDIA
Please push these actions via your social media accounts, preferably between noon to 5 pm. Tag #SaveOurStages and #SaveOhioStages anywhere that you can, and follow those hashtags and share/RT messages fr om Ohio venues. Download and use our pre-made graphics (https://bit.ly/2Dz6hQx) or create your own and include personal words and stories. Encourage your network to take action!
✅ ACTION #3: S HARE WITH LOCAL ARTISTS & INFLUENCERS
Contact every local artist and influencer you know and ask them to help promote this campaign. NIVA se nt a letter to Congress signed by Coldplay, Lady Gaga, and Whoopi Goldberg. But, it's our local-borne talent that is affected the most. Let Senators B rown and Portman know that if they support Ohio's live performing venues, w e will support them.
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