Let's Save Michigan Campaign Partners with ArtServe MI

From Mike Latvis, Director of Public Policy at ArtServe Michigan:

Let's Save Michigan Campaign

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you all to the Let's Save Michigan campaign, a project of the Michigan Municipal League.

The Let's Save Michigan campaign is a statewide grassroots effort to get Michiganders to take ownership of our future and get involved. Through our personal actions and with the right policies and legislation in place, Michigan can create the vibrant cities that will attract 21st century workers and a more diverse and resilient economy.

The campaign will champion arts and culture, walkable communities, entrepreneurship, transit, locally owned businesses, funding for municipal services like public safety and parks and the other assets we believe are crucial to creating the cities we want to call home.

ArtServe will be working with the campaign to provide an advisory role on arts and culture and arts education policy as well as engaging our advocates to speak up on these important issues for Michigan's future. We have continually stated that we believe there is no "silver bullet" to re-inventing Michigan's economy, but that a full array of tools must be employed to position our communities to retain and attract talent and investment.

While some will be seen heading back into their respective "issue corners" during the 2010 elections, ArtServe Michigan remains committed to working across sectors and special interests with others like the Let's Save Michigan campaign to ensure Michigan communities have every weapon available to help revitalize our state economy and thrive in the future. Partnering with like-minded advocacy groups to further our shared interests and the revitalization of our communities is a critical one that deserves everyone's attention.

In terms of advocacy, the Let's Save Michigan campaign will provide advocates with a wide range of opportunities, big and small, to make a difference in their own community and in Lansing. ArtServe's role will be to help mobilize our advocates when action is needed to help maximize the efforts of the campaign.

While all advocacy efforts related to this campaign will come through our usual means of communication, I encourage you to visit www.letssavemichigan.com to sign up for their newsletter and find out more about the campaign and how you can make a difference.

As always, if you have any questions or comments please feel free to reply to contact Mike Latvis at 248-379-5897 or mike@artservemichigan.org

To learn more about ArtServe Michigan and the different ways you can support the state's arts and culture advocacy movement please visit http://www.artservemichigan.org/