Dear Friends,
I just finished reading the text of President Obama's speech today on his plan for cutting the deficit. As I have often said he is a great speaker and even just reading the text I found myself hearing what I wanted to hear but then I would come back to the real world. I read and listen to President Obama's statements with my eyes open now that I know his words and promises seldom match his actions and that he says things in a way that you can kind of think he is a liberal.
I must conclude after reading the speech that President Obama has no intention of pursuing a liberal agenda. His adoption of the Republican narrative that we must cut the deficit now even though our economy (especially the part where people have jobs that have a living wage and benefits) is still very weak and fragile, was done not as a political maneuver but I am afraid he actually believes it. He actually tells liberals that they are wrong, that we need to cut the deficit now despite all economic precedence to the contrary. He once again praises himself for slashing benefits for the poor in the last round of draconian cuts that he agreed to.
In my view President Obama gives away his true beliefs when he speaks about whether or not we as a country can afford something. After talking tangentially about the common good and taking care of those in need (although he did so without reference to the poor), he says, "Now, for much of the last century, our nation found a way to afford
these investments and priorities with the taxes paid by its citizens." The implication of this reference to "being able to afford" and other references to living within our means is that we will give up on what I consider a core and moral value that we will always care for those among us who are in need. Virtually every religion in the world calls its members to care for the poor and those on the fringes of society, and you do not need to be religious to understand that it is immoral for the richest nation on earth to ever say that it cannot afford to take care of those in need.
Once President Obama adopts into the Republican narrative that we no longer have to care for the poor if we cannot afford it, he has revealed that he is not a liberal or even a traditional American moderate.
While he makes one reference to the fact that the incomes of the rich have increased and those of most Americans have not, he ignores the real problem. There has been a huge transfer of wealth to the richest Americans at the expense of all the rest of us. The gap between the wealth of the richest Americans and everybody else particularly the poor is obscene and certainly based on history is not sustainable. History tells us that if that gap is not reduced, our society will fall apart.
I urge you to read the speech, but do not read it as a starry eyed supporter of a candidate whose campaign was based on hope and change. Read the speech in an unemotional attempt to discern what he is really saying and what that tells you about what he really believes.
Thanks for reading and please comment,
The Unabashed Liberal
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Why Would You Vote for this guy? Volume 1
Dear Friends,
Last week, President Obama announced that he will run for re-election in 2012. I decided that in fairness, I would try to list the reasons that I would vote for him and not vote for him. So far the only reason that I have come up with to vote for him is that he will undoubtedly be less terrible than the Republican candidate. To be honest, I am seriously considering dropping that as a reason to vote for somebody.
In any case, here is a first in what I am afraid will be a series of posts listing some reasons why I would not vote for President Obama. This particular list comes from a review of the front section of The New York Times today. It was frightening how many reasons just one day of news could produce.
1. "Pakistan Pushes for Drastic Cuts in C.I.A. Activity" (here)
President Obama has expanded the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In the box in The New York Times that lists the dead American soldiers in the Afghanistan war, there were five more names today.
President Obama has continued the Bush policy of using contractors and C.I.A. personnel to fight wars that he wants to hide and pretend do not exist.
President Obama has continued the failed Bush policy that you can win the hearts and minds of people by killing them with drone attacks.
2. "Iraq Steps Back Onto the Regional Stage, and Away From the United States" (here)
Despite President Obama's promise to end the war in Iraq and get our troops out. They are still there, and Secretary of Defense Gates has indicated out loud that they will likely be there after the deadline for withdrawal promised by President Obama.
President Obama has continued another failed Bush policy of lying to the American people both directly and by omission.
President Obama continues to increase the deficit by fighting two wars that cannot be won while he celebrates the largest single cut in the budget ever. Of course the cutting like the fighting of the war falls on the poor.
3. "Switzerland: Access to Prisoner Sought" (here)
President Obama has defended the unconscionable treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking documents to WikiLeaks. Now President Obama has denied a United Nations torture investigator access to Pfc. Manning. Denying respectable independent investigators access to prisoners is what dictators and despots do, not what the President of the United States should do.
4. "Dozens of Meltdowns Recorded" (here)
Here are a couple of quotes from the article:
President Obama refuses to admit the reality that nuclear power plants are not safe and that we have no place to store the spent fuel. If it can happen in Japan, it can happen in the United States.
President Obama has adopted the same arrogance about United States superiority that we experienced with President George W. Bush.
5. "Democrat in Missouri Breaks Ranks to Oppose Law's Insurance Mandate" (here)
President Obama has lost any kind of control over the party that he is suppose to lead. A state attorney general argues to destroy President Obama's major accomplishment of finally getting some health insurance reform.
Members of his own party can attack his agenda because he will not support change by supporting challenges to incumbents.
6. "Democrats Allow Trims To Favored Programs" (here)
President Obama adopted the narrative of the Republicans that deficit reduction was critical now. He is wrong. History has shown us that government stimulus is what is needed to get us out of this recession.
Once President Obama adopted the Republican narrative, he let the Republicans frame the debate and celebrated cuts in spending that will further hurt the poor and increase the gap between the rich and the poor in this country.
President Obama made an immoral choice.
I will wait to see how bad President Obama's sellout of the poor was to get this terrible deal before I comment in detail. But there is no doubt that President Obama's approach to the issues so far are bound to give the Republicans the upper hand when it comes to raising the debt limit and then passing a budget for next year.
7. "Senators Surprised by Obama's Entry Into Fiscal Debate" (here)
Of course it would be a surprise that President Obama is going to actually address an issue. He has been way to silent on many issues. Unfortunately, the debate that we should be having is the proper role of government and how the government will fund that role, but President Obama has probably lost the ability to focus the debate in that manner. Even if he did, I have no idea if he would take a position on the role of government that is consistent with the tenets of the Democratic Party.
8. Letter to the Editor from Stephen F. Desmond (here)
The letter speaks for itself.
Thanks for reading and please comment,
The Unabashed Liberal
Last week, President Obama announced that he will run for re-election in 2012. I decided that in fairness, I would try to list the reasons that I would vote for him and not vote for him. So far the only reason that I have come up with to vote for him is that he will undoubtedly be less terrible than the Republican candidate. To be honest, I am seriously considering dropping that as a reason to vote for somebody.
In any case, here is a first in what I am afraid will be a series of posts listing some reasons why I would not vote for President Obama. This particular list comes from a review of the front section of The New York Times today. It was frightening how many reasons just one day of news could produce.
1. "Pakistan Pushes for Drastic Cuts in C.I.A. Activity" (here)
President Obama has expanded the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In the box in The New York Times that lists the dead American soldiers in the Afghanistan war, there were five more names today.
President Obama has continued the Bush policy of using contractors and C.I.A. personnel to fight wars that he wants to hide and pretend do not exist.
President Obama has continued the failed Bush policy that you can win the hearts and minds of people by killing them with drone attacks.
2. "Iraq Steps Back Onto the Regional Stage, and Away From the United States" (here)
Despite President Obama's promise to end the war in Iraq and get our troops out. They are still there, and Secretary of Defense Gates has indicated out loud that they will likely be there after the deadline for withdrawal promised by President Obama.
President Obama has continued another failed Bush policy of lying to the American people both directly and by omission.
President Obama continues to increase the deficit by fighting two wars that cannot be won while he celebrates the largest single cut in the budget ever. Of course the cutting like the fighting of the war falls on the poor.
3. "Switzerland: Access to Prisoner Sought" (here)
President Obama has defended the unconscionable treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of leaking documents to WikiLeaks. Now President Obama has denied a United Nations torture investigator access to Pfc. Manning. Denying respectable independent investigators access to prisoners is what dictators and despots do, not what the President of the United States should do.
4. "Dozens of Meltdowns Recorded" (here)
Here are a couple of quotes from the article:
nuclear reactors worldwide are suffering such accidents about eight times more frequently than the United States’ safety goal, an American physicist said.
Given that in the history of nuclear energy, 582 reactors have operated for a total of 14,400 years (counting each year of operation by one reactor as a reactor-year), a core-damage accident has happened once every 1,309 years of operation. With 439 reactors now operating worldwide, the rate would yield an accident an average of once every three calendar years.
In contrast, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has set a goal of no more than one accident per 10,000 years of collective operation. A corollary goal was that no more than one in 10 of those should result in significant off-site releases of radioactive material.President Obama supports $8 billion of subsidies for building new nuclear power plants in the United States.
The commission’s position is that all American reactors operating today meet that goal, but the conclusion is reached by calculating the probability of various failures and not by actual experience.
President Obama refuses to admit the reality that nuclear power plants are not safe and that we have no place to store the spent fuel. If it can happen in Japan, it can happen in the United States.
President Obama has adopted the same arrogance about United States superiority that we experienced with President George W. Bush.
5. "Democrat in Missouri Breaks Ranks to Oppose Law's Insurance Mandate" (here)
President Obama has lost any kind of control over the party that he is suppose to lead. A state attorney general argues to destroy President Obama's major accomplishment of finally getting some health insurance reform.
Members of his own party can attack his agenda because he will not support change by supporting challenges to incumbents.
6. "Democrats Allow Trims To Favored Programs" (here)
President Obama adopted the narrative of the Republicans that deficit reduction was critical now. He is wrong. History has shown us that government stimulus is what is needed to get us out of this recession.
Once President Obama adopted the Republican narrative, he let the Republicans frame the debate and celebrated cuts in spending that will further hurt the poor and increase the gap between the rich and the poor in this country.
President Obama made an immoral choice.
I will wait to see how bad President Obama's sellout of the poor was to get this terrible deal before I comment in detail. But there is no doubt that President Obama's approach to the issues so far are bound to give the Republicans the upper hand when it comes to raising the debt limit and then passing a budget for next year.
7. "Senators Surprised by Obama's Entry Into Fiscal Debate" (here)
Of course it would be a surprise that President Obama is going to actually address an issue. He has been way to silent on many issues. Unfortunately, the debate that we should be having is the proper role of government and how the government will fund that role, but President Obama has probably lost the ability to focus the debate in that manner. Even if he did, I have no idea if he would take a position on the role of government that is consistent with the tenets of the Democratic Party.
8. Letter to the Editor from Stephen F. Desmond (here)
The letter speaks for itself.
To the Editor:The next reason did not come from The New York Times. It comes from Word Savvy (here).
Paul Krugman’s column about President Obama’s caving in to Republicans on budget cuts does not go far enough, though it is accurate in depicting Mr. Obama as missing a chance to distinguish himself as a man of the people. The House budget proposal presented by Representative Paul D. Ryan last week would largely privatize Medicare and make major cuts to Medicaid, while at the same time cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy.
It is clear, as Mr. Krugman says, that this could be a great political opportunity for leadership. But President Obama, concerned only about winning back independents, races up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to tout Friday’s last-minute budget deal to keep the government from shutting down.
Our president is not just missing — he has gone over to the other side.
STEPHEN F. DESMOND
Smithfield, R.I., April 11, 2011
I sure am disappointed in Obama for not only NOT reforming NCLB, but rather ramping it up with the stupid Race to the Top program. In fact, I'm so surprised that Obama turned out to be a republican. As a result of the realization that he actually doesn't believe in change, I've become more disillusioned with the political system.Please submit your own reasons why one would vote for or against President Obama.
Thanks for reading and please comment,
The Unabashed Liberal
Music is a Human Right
Dear Friends,
I had the privilege of attending the Salzburg Global Seminar on The Transformative Power of Music in Salzburg, Austria. It was attending by 60 people from 23 countries and included four days of meetings and discussions. Among the many results of the conference was the following statement:
“The Value of Music: The Right to Play”
“The Salzburg Global Seminar meeting on The Transformative Power of Music believes that music is a proven gateway to engaged citizenship, personal development and well-being. Only through urgent and sustained action can we foster a new generation of energised, committed, self-aware, creative and productive members of society.
“ The inspiration and rewards unleashed by music are universal benefits that must be available to all as a human right. All children from the earliest age should have the opportunity to:
• unlock musical creativity,
• fulfil musical potential,
• develop musical expertise,
• shine for their musical achievements,
• encounter great music from all cultures, and
• share their new-found skills of creativity, teamwork, empathy, and discipline.
Providing these opportunities should be the responsibility of society supported by the education system, arts organisations, media and funding bodies working together. There are vital needs for:
• music education for all from the earliest age by experienced teachers,
• affordable access to training at all levels of ability,
• supportive communities nurturing children regardless of background – geographic, socio-economic, cultural,
• sustainable financial resources providing reliable support, and
• pathways to pursue excellence.
“Best practice models exist around the world, which show how this can be achieved.
“The future of music education is at risk. Our youth deserves an immediate commitment to music as part of the core education curriculum. There must be funding for youth music programs as part of a healthy and diverse society. We call on all governments, politicians, international agencies, educators, funders, and citizens to:
• assert the essential place of music in schools,
• support the development of new pathways for young musical talent,
• ensure that organisations offering these opportunities to young people are sustained and developed, and
• foster co-ordination between private and public agencies for support.”
Signed here by Fellows of the Salzburg Global Seminar 479 on April 5, 2011:
Nicholas Kenyon (co-chair), Managing Director, Barbican Centre, London
Sarah Lutman (co-chair), President and Managing Director, The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, St. Paul, Minnesota
Duffie Adelson, Executive Director, Merit School of Music, Chicago
Bruce Adolphe, Composer, Educator, Performer, New York
Emily Akuno, Associate Professor, Music Performance and Education, Maseno University, Kenya
Thomas Anderberg, Music Critic, Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm; Lecturer, Philosophy Department, Uppsala University
Cecilia Balestra, Managing Director, Milano Musica; Professor of Music Management, Accademia Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Rex Barker, Director, simply transformational, London
Anton Batagov, Composer, Moscow
Zamira Menuhin Benthall, Honorary Chair, Live Music Now, Hamburg; Governor, The Yehudi Menuhin School
Moushumi Bhowmik, Vocalist, Ethnomusicologist, Kolkata
Alan Brown, Researcher and Management Consultant, WolfBrown, San Francisco
Jeremy Buckner, Director of Music Education, Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee
Fred Child, Host, Performance Today, American Public Media; Announcer/Commentator, Live from Lincoln Center, New York
Juan Antonio Cuellar Sáenz, Composer; Director, Fundacion Batuta, Bogotá, Colombia
Gerardo Tonatiuh Cummings Rendon, Director of Global Education, Bluefield College, Virginia
Sarah Derbyshire, Executive Director, Live Music Now UK, London
Aneliya Dimitrova, Manager, Music Publishing and Licensing, Justin Time Records, Montreal; Administrative Director, Montreal Chamber Music Society
Noam Faingold, Composer; Doctoral Candidate, Music Composition, King’s College, London
Odile Gakire Gatese, Founder, Ensemble Ingoma Nshya, Butare, Rwanda
Mark Gillespie, Artistic Manager, YOA Orchestra of the Americas, Arlington, Virginia; Co-Founder, Filarmónica Joven de Colombia
Andrea Giraldez, Professor, University of Valladolid, Spain
Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras, Master Teacher, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Performance, Opus 118, Harlem School of Music, New York
Violeta Hemsy de Gainza, Honorary President, FLADEM (Latin American Forum for Musical Education), Buenos Aires
Sujin Hong, Doctoral Student of Music, Europe BRAin and MUSic Program, University of Edinburgh
Pierre Jalbert, Composer; Professor of Composition and Theory, Rice University, Shepherd School of Music, Houston
Alexandros Kapelis, Pianist, New York and Brussels
Charles Kaye, Director and General Manager, World Orchestra for Peace, London
Vimbayi Kaziboni, Conductor and Artistic Director, What’s Next Ensemble, Los Angeles
Ghislaine Kenyon, Arts Consultant, London
Artyom Kim, Artistic Director and Conductor, Omnibus Ensemble, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Jildiz Kudaibergen, Manager, Manas Chamber Orchestra, Bishkek
Celia Lowenstein, Film producer and director,
Ken MacLeod, President, New Brunswick Youth Orchestra, Moncton, Canada
Fiona Maddocks, Music Critic, The Observer, London
Maria Majno, Vice-President and Coordinator, “Neurosciences and Music” Series, Mariani Foundation, Milan; Task Force ”Sistema Orchestre Giovanili”, Italy; President, European Mozart Ways
Stephen E. McAdams, Canada Research Chair in Music Perception and Cognition, Department of Music Theory, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal
Lisa McCormick, Professor of Sociology, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania; Member, Editorial Board, Music & Art in Action
Hiroko Miyakawa, Communication Officer, External Relations, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC
Peter Moser, Artistic Director and CEO, More Music, Morecambe, United Kingdom
Dino Mulic, Pianist; Instructor of Piano, Sarajevo Music Academy, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Maria Sherla Najera, Chair, Department of Music Education, University of the Philippines, Quezon City
Martin Neary, Organist and Choral Conductor; former Master of the Choristers, Westminster Abbey, London
Julian Philips, Composer; Head of Composition, Guildhall School of Music, London
Brent Reidy, Consultant, AEA Consulting, New York; Former Executive Director, Music for Tomorrow, New Orleans
Lloyd Shorter, Assistant Professor, Oboe, University of Delaware
John Sloboda, Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Music, Royal Holloway, University of London; Professor Emeritus, Psychology Department, Keele University
Jennifer Stasack, Professor and Chair of Music, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina
Ian Stoutzker, Founder Chairman, Live Music Now, London
Victoria Tcacenco, Professor of Music, Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts, Chisinau, Moldavia
Claudia Toni, Advisor, Padre Anchieta Foundation, Cultura Radio and TV, Sao Paulo; Former Music Advisor, São Paulo State Secretariat of Culture
Aubrey Tucker, Assistant Divison Chair, Fine Arts, Spech and Commercial Music, Houston Community College; Member, National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP)
Dobson West, Chair, Board of Directors, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minneapolis
Jane Haugen West, Medical Doctor, Minneapolis
Paulo Zuben, Composer; Musicologist; Chief Executive Officer, Santa Marcelina Cultura, São Paulo
I think that the statement speaks for itself. Please circulate it and take whatever actions you can to achieve universal music availability.
Thanks for reading and please comment,
The Unabashed Liberal
I had the privilege of attending the Salzburg Global Seminar on The Transformative Power of Music in Salzburg, Austria. It was attending by 60 people from 23 countries and included four days of meetings and discussions. Among the many results of the conference was the following statement:
“The Value of Music: The Right to Play”
“The Salzburg Global Seminar meeting on The Transformative Power of Music believes that music is a proven gateway to engaged citizenship, personal development and well-being. Only through urgent and sustained action can we foster a new generation of energised, committed, self-aware, creative and productive members of society.
“ The inspiration and rewards unleashed by music are universal benefits that must be available to all as a human right. All children from the earliest age should have the opportunity to:
• unlock musical creativity,
• fulfil musical potential,
• develop musical expertise,
• shine for their musical achievements,
• encounter great music from all cultures, and
• share their new-found skills of creativity, teamwork, empathy, and discipline.
Providing these opportunities should be the responsibility of society supported by the education system, arts organisations, media and funding bodies working together. There are vital needs for:
• music education for all from the earliest age by experienced teachers,
• affordable access to training at all levels of ability,
• supportive communities nurturing children regardless of background – geographic, socio-economic, cultural,
• sustainable financial resources providing reliable support, and
• pathways to pursue excellence.
“Best practice models exist around the world, which show how this can be achieved.
“The future of music education is at risk. Our youth deserves an immediate commitment to music as part of the core education curriculum. There must be funding for youth music programs as part of a healthy and diverse society. We call on all governments, politicians, international agencies, educators, funders, and citizens to:
• assert the essential place of music in schools,
• support the development of new pathways for young musical talent,
• ensure that organisations offering these opportunities to young people are sustained and developed, and
• foster co-ordination between private and public agencies for support.”
Signed here by Fellows of the Salzburg Global Seminar 479 on April 5, 2011:
Nicholas Kenyon (co-chair), Managing Director, Barbican Centre, London
Sarah Lutman (co-chair), President and Managing Director, The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, St. Paul, Minnesota
Duffie Adelson, Executive Director, Merit School of Music, Chicago
Bruce Adolphe, Composer, Educator, Performer, New York
Emily Akuno, Associate Professor, Music Performance and Education, Maseno University, Kenya
Thomas Anderberg, Music Critic, Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm; Lecturer, Philosophy Department, Uppsala University
Cecilia Balestra, Managing Director, Milano Musica; Professor of Music Management, Accademia Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Rex Barker, Director, simply transformational, London
Anton Batagov, Composer, Moscow
Zamira Menuhin Benthall, Honorary Chair, Live Music Now, Hamburg; Governor, The Yehudi Menuhin School
Moushumi Bhowmik, Vocalist, Ethnomusicologist, Kolkata
Alan Brown, Researcher and Management Consultant, WolfBrown, San Francisco
Jeremy Buckner, Director of Music Education, Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee
Fred Child, Host, Performance Today, American Public Media; Announcer/Commentator, Live from Lincoln Center, New York
Juan Antonio Cuellar Sáenz, Composer; Director, Fundacion Batuta, Bogotá, Colombia
Gerardo Tonatiuh Cummings Rendon, Director of Global Education, Bluefield College, Virginia
Sarah Derbyshire, Executive Director, Live Music Now UK, London
Aneliya Dimitrova, Manager, Music Publishing and Licensing, Justin Time Records, Montreal; Administrative Director, Montreal Chamber Music Society
Noam Faingold, Composer; Doctoral Candidate, Music Composition, King’s College, London
Odile Gakire Gatese, Founder, Ensemble Ingoma Nshya, Butare, Rwanda
Mark Gillespie, Artistic Manager, YOA Orchestra of the Americas, Arlington, Virginia; Co-Founder, Filarmónica Joven de Colombia
Andrea Giraldez, Professor, University of Valladolid, Spain
Roberta Guaspari-Tzavaras, Master Teacher, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Performance, Opus 118, Harlem School of Music, New York
Violeta Hemsy de Gainza, Honorary President, FLADEM (Latin American Forum for Musical Education), Buenos Aires
Sujin Hong, Doctoral Student of Music, Europe BRAin and MUSic Program, University of Edinburgh
Pierre Jalbert, Composer; Professor of Composition and Theory, Rice University, Shepherd School of Music, Houston
Alexandros Kapelis, Pianist, New York and Brussels
Charles Kaye, Director and General Manager, World Orchestra for Peace, London
Vimbayi Kaziboni, Conductor and Artistic Director, What’s Next Ensemble, Los Angeles
Ghislaine Kenyon, Arts Consultant, London
Artyom Kim, Artistic Director and Conductor, Omnibus Ensemble, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Jildiz Kudaibergen, Manager, Manas Chamber Orchestra, Bishkek
Celia Lowenstein, Film producer and director,
Ken MacLeod, President, New Brunswick Youth Orchestra, Moncton, Canada
Fiona Maddocks, Music Critic, The Observer, London
Maria Majno, Vice-President and Coordinator, “Neurosciences and Music” Series, Mariani Foundation, Milan; Task Force ”Sistema Orchestre Giovanili”, Italy; President, European Mozart Ways
Stephen E. McAdams, Canada Research Chair in Music Perception and Cognition, Department of Music Theory, Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal
Lisa McCormick, Professor of Sociology, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania; Member, Editorial Board, Music & Art in Action
Hiroko Miyakawa, Communication Officer, External Relations, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC
Peter Moser, Artistic Director and CEO, More Music, Morecambe, United Kingdom
Dino Mulic, Pianist; Instructor of Piano, Sarajevo Music Academy, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Maria Sherla Najera, Chair, Department of Music Education, University of the Philippines, Quezon City
Martin Neary, Organist and Choral Conductor; former Master of the Choristers, Westminster Abbey, London
Julian Philips, Composer; Head of Composition, Guildhall School of Music, London
Brent Reidy, Consultant, AEA Consulting, New York; Former Executive Director, Music for Tomorrow, New Orleans
Lloyd Shorter, Assistant Professor, Oboe, University of Delaware
John Sloboda, Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Music, Royal Holloway, University of London; Professor Emeritus, Psychology Department, Keele University
Jennifer Stasack, Professor and Chair of Music, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina
Ian Stoutzker, Founder Chairman, Live Music Now, London
Victoria Tcacenco, Professor of Music, Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts, Chisinau, Moldavia
Claudia Toni, Advisor, Padre Anchieta Foundation, Cultura Radio and TV, Sao Paulo; Former Music Advisor, São Paulo State Secretariat of Culture
Aubrey Tucker, Assistant Divison Chair, Fine Arts, Spech and Commercial Music, Houston Community College; Member, National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP)
Dobson West, Chair, Board of Directors, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minneapolis
Jane Haugen West, Medical Doctor, Minneapolis
Paulo Zuben, Composer; Musicologist; Chief Executive Officer, Santa Marcelina Cultura, São Paulo
I think that the statement speaks for itself. Please circulate it and take whatever actions you can to achieve universal music availability.
Thanks for reading and please comment,
The Unabashed Liberal
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