From: Ken Bawcom (email suppressed)
Date: Sat Apr 22 2006 - 18:02:31 PDT
The no human waste on religious symbols seems to be in reaction to
"Piss Christ." However, IIRC, the African Madonna that Rudy Guliani was
so upset about had enameled elephant turds around it. So, it is
surprising they left an animal loophole.
The "no depictions of flag desecration" would rule out a documentary
showing those evil Islamo-fascists burning our sacred Old Glory! Wonder
if those right wing twits thought of that angle?
But exactly what are "Displays of sex acts?" Would it be a sex act that
was "on display," in the context of the film? A sex act in a private
room, in a film, isn't exactly a "display." So, maybe it has to be a
public sex act, in the film? And, what exactly is a sex act? Is
urination? Is giving birth? Surely it couldn't be just a head shot of a
couple, doing it? Or, could it?
At any rate, no avant garde experimental film festival can accept such
restrictions. But, it won't mean the end of the Ann Arbor Film
Festival. It will mean the loss of a major chunk of funding, adding to
the head aches the AAFF already has. Perhaps it will push the AAFF BOD
into doing some real, serious, long overdue, fund raising.
Quoting Tripod Depot <email suppressed>:
> VERBOTEN!
>
>>> "exhibition that include displays
>>> of human waste on religious symbols"
>
> ERGO
>
> bovine is OK.
> Isn't it?
>
> AMDG
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kreines" <email suppressed>
> To: <email suppressed>
> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 11:56 PM
> Subject: Fwd: End of the Ann Arbor Film Fest?
>
>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>>>
>>>> Subject: FW: Legislation Affecting MCACA funding
>>>> Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:23:27 -0400
>>>> Looks like the Film Festival is in big trouble and will lose state
>>>> funding for two years. L
>>>>
>>>> However this affects us all in the arts.
>>>>
>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: Legislation Affecting MCACA funding
>>>>
>>>> Please read the email below regarding a House Subcommittee for the
>>>> Department of
>>>> History, Arts and Libraries (HAL) meeting that took place on
>>>> Tuesday. If you did not know already, certain republican
>>>> legislators are interested in slashing arts funding and they have
>>>> made an example of the AA Film Fest (Sex Workers Art Show, Crispy
>>>> Glover's movie, etc.) to justify this.
>>>>
>>>> A recommendation was made at this meeting that
>>>> * The Department will not award funding to the Ann Arbor film
>>>> festival, or its successor, for a period of two fiscal years
>>>> beginning
>>>> October 1, 2006.
>>>>
>>>> Sadly, this is not surprising to the Film Fest Board or Staff.
>>>> However, please note these recommendations to "Arts Grants
>>>> Prohibitions":
>>>>
>>>> * The House Subcommittee added a new subdivision to also prohibit
>>>> funding for projects or activities that are not directly funded, but
>>>> are in conjunction with an event or exhibition that include displays
>>>> of human waste on religious symbols, displays of sex acts, or
>>>> depictions of flag desecration.
>>>> * Possible Penalties (NEW) - The House Subcommittee added a new
>>>> subsection that allows the department to withhold any remaining
>>>> undistributed grant payments for a recipient who doesn't comply with
>>>> the above prohibitions. The recipient also may be disqualified from
>>>> future grants for up to 5 years.
>>>>
>>>> Please consider how this language can be construed in regard to
>>>> our organization. Thank you ~Tara
>>>>
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Date: Apr 19, 2006 1:03 PM
>>>> Subject: House Appropriations Subcommittee Makes FY 2006-2007
>>>> History,
>>>> Arts and Libraries Budget Recommendations
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ArtServe Michigan
>>>> GRAAND
>>>> GrassRoots Arts Advocacy Network Distribution
>>>> Editor: Drew Buchholz
>>>> 2006 Issue 8
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tuesday, April 18th, the House Subcommittee for the Department of
>>>> History, Arts and Libraries (HAL) made its FY 2006-2007 budget
>>>> recommendation to the full House Appropriations Committee.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Subcommittee's Recommendations
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Increase State funding for Arts and Cultural Grants by $265,900 GF/
>>>> GP.
>>>> This represents a $50,000 reduction from the Governors
>>>> recommendation
>>>> of an increase of $315,900.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Prioritization of Arts Grants
>>>> * (Original) The department is to give priority to arts and cultural
>>>> projects that serve multiple counties or that leverage significant
>>>> additional public or private investment
>>>> * The House Subcommittee added "significant potential to increase
>>>> tourism or attract or retain businesses or residents"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Arts Grants Prohibitions
>>>> * (Original) The department shall not award grants for projects or
>>>> activities that include displays of human waste on religious symbols,
>>>> displays of sex acts, or depictions of flag desecration.
>>>> * The House Subcommittee added a new subdivision to also prohibit
>>>> funding for projects or activities that are not directly funded, but
>>>> are in conjunction with an event or exhibition that include displays
>>>> of human waste on religious symbols, displays of sex acts, or
>>>> depictions of flag desecration.
>>>> * Possible Penalties (NEW) - The House Subcommittee added a new
>>>> subsection that allows the department to withhold any remaining
>>>> undistributed grant payments for a recipient who doesn't comply with
>>>> the above prohibitions. The recipient also may be disqualified from
>>>> future grants for up to 5 years.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Representative Taub (R-Bloomfield Hills) Amendment
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> * The Department will not award funding to the Ann Arbor film
>>>> festival, or its successor, for a period of two fiscal years
>>>> beginning
>>>> October 1, 2006.
>>>>
>>>> YOUR CONTINUED ADVOCACY IS CRITICAL
>>>>
>>>> We appreciate the House Subcommittee for increasing funding for Arts
>>>> and Cultural by $265,900 over last year.
>>>>
>>>> Now is the time to contact the full House Appropriations Committee to
>>>> urge them to go above and beyond the subcommittee's recommendation
>>>> and
>>>> increase funding for Arts and Cultural grants to the Governors
>>>> recommendation of $315,900.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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