CRISIS IN NYC––PLEASE HELP US!

July 29, 2008
PLEASE HELP BY SIGNING OUR PETITION––
NON-NEW YORKERS & CHILDREN TOO!
AND PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD GLOBALLY!
Corporate and political leaders say GLOBALIZATION is good.
Ours is GLOBAL GOODWILL GENERATION!
ONLY TWO-OTHERS-EACH: Please get at least 2 others to sign and ask each of those 2 to get
2-OTHERS-EACH…and sing along with Danny Kaye: INCHWORM.
IN ONLY 28 REPLICATIONS, WE’LL HAVE OVER 268 MILLION ALLIES!
Through the spirit of GLOBAL GOODWILL GENERATION–
We have signers from across the USA including:
Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, author of “My Stroke Of Insight;”
Daniel H. Pink, author of “A Whole New Mind;”
Glenn Kurtz, author of “Practicing.”
Harold Weller, Founding Music Director & Conductor Laureate of the Las Vegas Philharmonic also signed and is vigourously getting others to sign.  He is also a member of the NEVADA ARTS COUNCIL.
From Israel: Rony Rogoff signed.
From Germany: Berlin Philharmonic member Fergus McWilliam signed. [Scroll down to "COMMENTS" to read his letter.]
Please join them and the fast-growing number of people from all across the USA and at least
21 other countries and sign too! And please invite all of your family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances to sign too.
OUR GOAL: 1.1 MILLION SIGNATURES––ONE FOR EACH CHILD IN THE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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New York University professor and New York Times music critic Allan Kozinn wrote:
If you look at how music was taught in public schools 40 years ago — and for decades before that — you’ll see exactly what’s needed now. Back then it was simple: Music was part of the curriculum, like math, science and social studies. [For more, CLICK HERE].
“…WHAT’S NEEDED NOW…”

Please help us make that happen by signing the PETITION/CLICK HERE.

All welcome––including NON-New Yorkers.

AND IN THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRATIC UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE INSPIRED BY THE SUDBURY VALLEY SCHOOL WHERE A 4-YEAR OLD HAS THE SAME VOTE AS A 60-YEAR OLD, ALL CHILDREN ARE WELCOME TO SIGN TOO!

THANKS.
El Sistema-New York City


In lieu of a trip to Caracas…

July 14, 2008

The best thing if you cannot go to Caracas…read Brian Levine’s

Celebrating the Laureate of the Eighth Glenn Gould Prize: A Visit to Caracas

Brian Levine, Managing Director of the Glenn Gould Foundation, wrote in part:

El Sistema has demonstrated conclusively that music education is the gateway to lifelong learning and a better future.