An important message from the SEM national office:
Save the NEA and NEH!
SEM, like many other scholarly societies, is currently mobilizing its members in support of continued funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Though the Trump administration, on May 23, reiterated its call for the elimination of the NEA and NEH, there is potential for significant bipartisan support for both agencies in Congress.
Now is the time to contact your representative and senators and emphasize the importance of full funding for the NEA and NEH for FY 2018 and beyond. Though an email message is very helpful, a phone call, posted letter, or personal visit is even better.
You can find information on advocacy for the NEA on the Americans for the Arts’ Arts Mobilization page; and information on advocacy for the NEH on the National Humanities Alliance’s Resources page. The National Humanities Alliance also provides advocacy information on other cultural agencies, such as IMLS, Title VI, and Fulbright-Hays. Appeals for support for the NEA, NEH, and other agencies can be combined in a single communication.
Contact your representative and senators:
U.S. House Contact Information
US. Senate Contact Information
Over the past several decades, ethnomusicologists have worked with many organizations that have received grants from the NEA, NEH, and other cultural agencies. Thank you for supporting continued federal funding for ethnomusicology and the arts and humanities as a whole!
Anne K. Rasmussen, SEM President
Stephen Stumpfle, SEM Executive Director
