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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; color: #615956;"><img id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://AOAMAG.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/AAMG%20logo%20transparent.gif" alt="" /><br /> Association of Academic Museums & Galleries</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;">Dear AAMG Community,<br /><br /> The Association of Academic Museums and Galleries’ board of directors strongly stands against the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). These agencies are essential supporters and partners in our field and directly provide underwriting and indemnification help to many of our members. More broadly, these agencies help bring the arts to every part of America and signify the importance of art to Americans.<br /><br /> We urge every AAMG member to actively support the continued funding of these agencies. We also recognize that your museum or gallery, as a unit of your parent institution, might have limited independent authority for advocacy efforts directed at our legislative representatives. You are, however, able to advocate as an individual. In many cases, your advisory or other volunteer groups can also advocate. <br /><br /> Here are a few actions for you to take today:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;">Find out how much funding museums in your state get from IMLS, NEH, and NEA with our <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aoamag.wildapricot.org_EmailTracker_LinkTracker.ashx-3FlinkAndRecipientCode-3DNchybRGhL7kE3GOKZl8uFZi8hBDWGoviE0Or09NwtgaMzZXkgNt4Y5jizV-252beK8XB2V-252b9E6C9FNxZ0IzTn6oc8G6y0EVrzmsom4OVdKJPbuw-253d&d=CwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=_EekXyDnqyDJbjUVvAb_UJolU-631fxKk78iqckD60k&m=R_Bhnv5fAh9bR4VWa0DZX9ZWIAxdtnn6uDNjQDmlgRI&s=Lcjz646N4yGH2EwRs1Qc5npsfcUO2pVpZ4Y28kSlLx0&e=" target="_blank"> State Snapshots</a>, and <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aoamag.wildapricot.org_EmailTracker_LinkTracker.ashx-3FlinkAndRecipientCode-3DSFHIVS9ZmnpUBpPkFoyX3wVA-252fG1epZukM2xI8pCAz7pWZlfgX8PknY3E2H-252bXvubjtSkC-252ffqxugNQp325GpwSnKOWBMRQ8yghwpnxrvVwSJI-253d&d=CwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=_EekXyDnqyDJbjUVvAb_UJolU-631fxKk78iqckD60k&m=R_Bhnv5fAh9bR4VWa0DZX9ZWIAxdtnn6uDNjQDmlgRI&s=-Vq6MVwL65mq7T83oy-PA7waJY02U8THeLRiaIaMDOw&e=" target="_blank"> tell your legislators to support NEH and NEA</a>. (We are grateful to the American Alliance of Museums for providing these resources.) </span></li>
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