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Here's a direct link to the petition:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/SaveChicagoMusic
Also, a story on the very cool Downtown Sound Series, which is in danger because of the proposed budget cuts:
http://loudlooppress.com/news/downtown-sound-brings-together-national-an...
Good quote from TOC's piece on the matter:
"Today, I spoke to the Department of Cultural Affairs assistant commissioner Kimberly Costello and she pointed out that all City of Chicago programs, not just cultural programs, are receiving budget reductions. Each department has yet to determine, however, how it will redistribute its budget. In the DCA’s case, no major programs–like SummerDance or the World Music Festival–will be cut entirely, Costello made sure to add. That’s good news—but it doesn’t mean we won’t see some scaling back in 2010."
Read more: http://www3.timeoutny.com/chicago/blog/out-and-about/2009/11/just-how-de...
Also, just to clarify, it's not pitchfork you're helping, it's a petition to let the city know not to cut the budget of these free music cultural affairs programs. More in the above links.
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