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11 May, 4 tweets, 2 min read
I’m so proud we delivered for the arts in New York and across the country with #SaveOurStages and the #AmericanRescuePlan.

Here’s how you can help us bring back the arts in New York and across America ➡
✅ Tweet at local venues to apply for the $16B available from @SBAgov
✅ Let freelancing artist friends struggling to find work know they're eligible for enhanced unemployment
✅ Share that many arts workers are eligible for expanded Child Tax Credit & Earned Income Tax Credit
✅ Follow local and national organizations working for the future of live entertainment and the arts
✅ Thank the arts unions and all the other folks who make live entertainment and the arts possible
We’ve taken a huge first step with passage of the #SaveOurStages and the #AmericanRescuePlan, and now we need to keep supporting New York's and America's live entertainment venues, cultural industry, and artists to get them through this pandemic.

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