This was sent to me via email from a friend who is a supporter of the arts:
Quincy Jones has started a petition to ask President Obama to appoint a Secretary of the Arts. While many other countries have had Ministers of Art or Culture for centuries, The United States has never created such a position. We in the arts need this--and the country needs the arts--now more than ever. Please take a moment to sign this important petition and then pass it on to your friends and colleagues.
Here is the online petition if you think we should create that position:
www.petitiononline.com/esnyc/petition.html
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