How You Can Help Save Film at LACMA

I’m glad to see that a community of activists is gathering steam to help LACMA understand how important its existing programs are and to show LACMA that film needs to have a future in the museum’s programs.

First, and easiest, there’s an online petition you can sign.  As always, please personalize your signature by saying why film at LACMA is important to you.

Secondly, there’s now a community, Save Film @ LACMA, which is organizing folks to spread the word, sign the petition, and to school the institution.  They’re keeping tack of developments, and also have a Facebook group going qith almost 1200 fans at the time I write this.  They’ve also published a handy contact list so that you can tell both LACMA’s leadership and the County Board of Supervisors what you think.

LACMA Folks

Michael Govan, Director, mgovan@lacma.org
Melody Kanschat, President, mkanschat@lacma.org
Andrew Gordon, Chair, Andy.gordon@gs.com
William H. Ahmanson, Vice Chair info@theahmansonfoundation.org
Lynda Resnick, Vice Chair, lresnick@roll.com
Terry Semel, Vice Chair, tssemel@windsormedia.com
Ann Rowland, CFO arowland@lacma.org

LA County Supervisors
Mark Ridley Thomas, 2nd District (LACMA’s in his district) markridley-thomas@bos.lacounty.gov
213-974-2222
Gloria Molina, 1st District
molina@bos.lacounty.gov
213-974-4111
Zev Yaroslavsky, 3rd District
zev@bos.lacounty.gov
213-974-3333
Don Knabe, 4th District
don@lacbos.org
213-974-4444
Michael Antonovich, 5th District
fifthdistrict@lacbos.org
213-974-5555

Lastly, LACMA has cooked up its own Ning-based forum in response to the community outcry.  Let them have it with both barrels, folks.  If LACMA is willing to listen, or even simply feels obligated to do so, your voices can have a big impact.

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