As #COVID2019 ravages our societies, including the cultural and creative sectors, authors’ organisations stand in solidarity with all those are affected by the virus👇 Thread 1/5 @Film_directors @ScreenwritersEU @CouncilWriters @GabrielMariya ✍️👉bit.ly/2UlyCjB
Our members – writers of all kinds, composers, songwriters, directors and cinematographers – have seen their industries come to a standstill and their livelihoods vanish in a matter of days. 2/5
As governments and public agencies are starting to announce much-needed measures for the cultural and creative industries, we urge all decision-makers to include specific measures to support freelancers, including authors. 3/5 ✍️👇bit.ly/2UlyCjB @LauKaya @3l3ctr0nLibr3
We welcome the emergency social funds from collective management org and encourage the use of non-distributable funds, private copying levies or cultural deductions to support authors during this unprecedented crisis. 4/5 @authorsocieties @gema_news @saabrussels @PRSforMusic
With EU and national support, we want to believe in the ability of our sectors to recover from this unprecedented crisis. As authors, our desire to create vibrant and diverse works for all audiences will certainly drive us to find the means necessary to do so. 5/5 @vonderleyen
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