Category Archives: Events
Stamp Out Hunger: Making a Difference One Bag at a Time
Letter Carriers Union hosts 25th annual Food Drive on Saturday, May 13
Millions of Americans live from one day to the next uncertain where their next meal will come from. This sad statistic reinforces the importance of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual national Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, held the second Saturday of each May. This year’s event will be held Saturday, May 13, 2017. Continue reading
‘Play it Forward’ Instrument Drive March 8-19, 2017
Get on the horn to Congress! Stop the elimination of the NEA.
CALL TO ACTION: MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017
Call your congressperson Monday to save the NEA.
Call your representative at their local office, or through the Capitol Switchboard in D.C. 202 224 3121 and tell them your name, your zip-code (so they know you live in their district), and your instrument if you play one. Ask your congressperson’s office what they will do to defend the National Endowment for the Arts, and urge them to do everything in their power to preserve access to the arts through this program.
Report Back after your call – Post a comment, tweet, and let others know when you take this important action on. #OrchestratedOpposition #SavetheNEA
Reminder: AFM Pension Fund Informational Meeting
FREE Seminar: How Do Music Creators Get Paid?
Benny Hollman Music Library Sale
Via Musicians Association of San Diego County Local 325:
The following is information for the sale of the late Benny Hollman’s musical library to be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at Arias Hall located at the Musicians Association of San Diego County, 1717 Morena Blvd. San Diego 92110, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Continue reading
U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu to join Musicians’ Town Hall
This Monday, Presidents Day, from 7-9 pm, Musicians will gather at Local 47 to talk politics.
Our panelists include:
- U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu
- AFM Local 47 President John Acosta, Host
- ICSOM President Meredith Snow
- Composer and Secretary of Americans for Democratic Action Cliff Tasner
- RMA President Marc Sazer
- WGA-West Political Director Corri Freedman
Agenda:
- Panelists presentation and member Q&A
- Broad group discussion
- Taking action
Tickets on sale now for BlackMusic, BlackWork exhibit opening Feb 23
(pdf flyer)
Join us Feb 23 for the BlackMusic, BlackWork historical Black musicians union 767 exhibit opening
On the evening of February 23, please join us for the launch of BlackMusic, BlackWork, a historical exhibition that explores the unsung bravery and artistry of Black working musicians of Central Avenue in Los Angeles whose work transformed L.A.’s music industry forever.
Developed by AFM Local 47, Los Angeles Black Worker Center, and UCLA Labor Center and History Department, the exhibition opening event takes place at the new California Jazz and Blues Museum, opened by acclaimed jazz vocalist Barbara Morrison. Continue reading
President’s Day – Local 47 Political Town Hall Meeting
(RSVP: organizing@promusic47.org,
Sign up to be a Local 47 Activist
If you cannot attend our Town Hall, there are still ways to be involved! Sign up for our Local 47 Activists List and tell us what issues matter to you most. You will receive notifications of Local 47 actions and campaigns that protect our jobs and our livelihood.
