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This is really about our refusal to create an educated electorate. Chatting with folks in their 20s, some literally do not understand how the system works, they know they don't understand it, they see the fruits of what we've created in this very inequitable system, and they're divested. So who ends up voting? A lot of really scared, self-serving as opposed to community-driven, cynical, anti-forward thinking individuals. Who will be long dead when the country has slipped into its final morass of failed late-stage capitalism. We need to work on getting Americans aware about the voting process. Yes to more voter education -- it's a crisis now.

We need to persuade the ‘decision-makers’ and ‘accountants’ that short term small savings to funding do not make sense at all and to realise just how much will be lost in the long term. It’s a nationwide problem and only by working together to publicise the huge positive impacts of the Arts/Culture/Events Industry can we make a change. The Power of Events

Defining Free Speech Down on Campus Anti-Israel protesters invoke a First Amendment they don’t understand. By The Editorial Board April 23, 2024 5:43 pm ET Universities are supposed to be places where students and faculty can debate politics and other subjects without fear or censure. As the anti-Israel protests spread at Columbia, Yale, Harvard, New York University and elsewhere, however, progressives are claiming that any restriction on the protesters is a violation of free speech. That isn’t true, and it’s important to understand why. Under its “state action doctrine,” the Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment applies to government actions toward citizens. It doesn’t apply to private citizens or institutions except in rare instances when they are acting as government agents. As University of California, Berkeley law school dean and ardent liberal Erwin Chemerinsky explained recently to anti-Israel students who wanted to protest on his lawn, his property is “not a forum for free speech.” As a private university, Columbia has the right to set its own rules on speech as part of a contract to teach or study at the school. It does so in a way that is consistent with a public institution’s obligations under the First Amendment. Here’s what Columbia’s Rules of University Conduct say about protests: “Every member of our community . . . retains the right to demonstrate, to rally, to picket, to circulate petitions and distribute ideas” and to “express opinions on any subject whatsoever, even when such expression invites controversy and sharp scrutiny.” The code of conduct protects speakers’ rights even when “ideas expressed might be thought offensive, immoral, disrespectful, or even dangerous.”

Being in arts education for 40 years, this is important! When arts are not part of the school curriculum, there are HUGE ramifications in society We need a diverse creative force for innovation, problem-solving, new ideas, curiosity, connecting to humanity, etc. Thoughts? Please comment below #artseducation #creative #hope

"Sullivan & Cromwell, a 145-year-old Wall Street law firm that has counted Goldman Sachs and Amazon among its clients, says that, for job applicants, participation in a protest — on campus or off — could be a disqualifying factor. The firm is scrutinizing students’ behavior with the help of a background check company, looking at their involvement with pro-Palestinian student groups, scouring social media and reviewing news reports and footage from protests. It is looking for explicit instances of antisemitism as well as statements and slogans it has deemed to be 'triggering' to Jews, said Joseph C. Shenker, a leader of Sullivan & Cromwell. Candidates could face scrutiny even if they weren’t using problematic language but were involved with a protest where others did. The protesters should be responsible for the behavior of those around them, Mr. Shenker said, or else they were embracing a 'mob mentality'...'People are taking their outrage about what’s going on in Gaza and turning it into racist antisemitism', Mr. Shenker said...Sullivan & Cromwell’s policy stands out because of the way it holds applicants accountable for the actions of others, and considers commonly used protest slogans to be out of bounds. No other law firm on Wall Street has publicly discussed a similar policy toward protesters, but leaders at four of Sullivan & Cromwell’s elite rivals privately said they are considering adopting similar rules...Sullivan & Cromwell is not asking applicants for privately expressed views, seeking to exclude everyone who has criticized Israel or condemning the general act of protesting, Mr. Shenker said. He and others who support this approach argue that it is an extension of existing workplace prohibitions on hate speech. 'What’s happening here is really just the implementation of basic work force decency standards', said Neil Barr, the chairman of Davis Polk, a global firm employing more than 1,000 lawyers. Davis Polk rescinded job offers over students’ involvement with groups that had released statements blaming Israel for the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas."

The Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Blog's Week In Review (Giancarla Sambo, Esq., LL.M.) is available at https://lnkd.in/emAiiHgE #nysba #easlnysba #entertainmentlaw #artlaw #sportlaw #medialaw

Rather than focusing on ways to punish students, it would be far better for universities to promote dialogic strategies--with #listening at their core--at this time. As we all saw during the last academic year, punitive measures do little to change what's happening on-campus; while not every student necessarily wants #protests, punishing those who do or support them just makes the situation worse. It's critical to actually engage in #dialogue with students and listen to their concerns and work with--rather than against--them. This would benefit not just university administrations (in that sustainable solutions could be reached with students), but also campuses and students broadly. This is especially true if the work to socialize a campus climate of dialogue, listening, and understanding is centered in everything the campus does.

In the Netherlands, it is unremarkable for the riot police to beat protesters who represent no threat and show no resistance (https://lnkd.in/es28dkwz). In fact, it is a perk of the Dutch riot police to brutalize demonstrators at whim: water cannons have even targeted civilians uninvolved in previous demonstrations for pure fun (https://lnkd.in/eniVc3fw). Even when such egregious violations of police etiquette reach court, the riot police in the Netherlands rarely gets punished (https://lnkd.in/eniVc3fw). Keep in mind that the Dutch police is staffed by the same sort of violent and racist thugs who would not be out of place among any far-right criminal clique (https://lnkd.in/etJwhS3n). Getting the chance to beat women and students, Muslims and Arabs, as well as their "left-wing" supporters with absolute impunity ought to feel like Christmas for the many misogynists, islamophobes and brutes among them. As my colleague Henk van Houtum and I have argued in a recent publication, this police brutality is not confined to the Netherlands but, instead, makes part of a policification of EUrope that is being brought about by "a newfound EUropean kakistocracy", which is employing increasing brutality against its own citizens and racialised immigrants alike "to scapegoat vulnerable people for the corruption and vacuity on which their power is built" (https://lnkd.in/eV6gPjyj). Visually striking examples of the barbarism of the Dutch police abound: https://lnkd.in/et2HGR8a https://lnkd.in/eQYWNyRX https://lnkd.in/eZSPv6vs

My first concert was the Wu-Tang Clan at Summer Jam in Newark. I think the first band or musical artist you ever saw is very telling... I went to high school in Stamford, CT and one of my favorite things about Stamford was the range of cultures and landscapes. Everyone mixed and mingled together. It didn’t matter how smart or athletic you were. Someone would put on 90s hip hop at a random party in a parking lot and everyone would get up and do the electric slide (yes you heard me right, the electric slide). As I have gotten older, I think a lot about how that music brought us all together and how music and art have a unique ability to transcend boundaries and connect people from all walks of life. Whether it's a mural brightening up a neighborhood, a community theater production, or a local music festival, artistic endeavors have the power to foster shared experiences, encourage dialogue and understanding and celebrate diversity. Investing in the arts doesn’t only support creativity (always a good thing), it builds stronger, more cohesive communitiies. Last year when our company re-branded the Louisville Orchestra, we learned that the orchestra was born as a means to inspire the rebuilding of Louisville, Kentucky after the great flood of 1937… if that’s not the holy grail of examples on how the arts can inspire unity and strength, I don’t know what is. And the Louisville Orchestra continues to follow in the footsteps of their founders with continual outreach in their community; building bridges with youth and underserved people so that everyone has access to the arts. We always take pride in the work that we do, but there is something incredibly gratifying about supporting the arts and galvanizing people within a community, especially during these very divided and challenging times. Helping institutions reach people, amplify their storytelling and fulfill their missions is and will always be joyful work. #CommunityArt #ArtisticUnity #CulturalEngagement #MakeADifference #graphicdesign #marketing https://lnkd.in/e56p22a4

🔍 Stay Informed! 📢 Delve into the latest fact-checking article from "The Truth Chronicles" on Medium: "Fact Check: Supreme Court vs. Mass Protest Rights in 3 States." ⚖️ Separate truth from fiction and get the real scoop on the intersection of protest rights and judicial decisions. Read now: https://lnkd.in/dx7py4h8 #FactCheck #SupremeCourt #ProtestRights #TruthMatters 📚