CA Arts & Culture summit, advocacy day takes place in April 17-18

SACRAMENTO – Join Californians for the Arts and Create CA for the first-ever CA Arts & Culture Summit on Monday, April 17 in Sacramento, CA.

The Summit will take place at the Sofia Theatre during California’s 5th Annual Arts, Culture & Creativity Month.

A Party for the Arts to celebrate a collective vision for expanding arts and cultural opportunities for creative workers, arts educators, and creative industries in the state of California will follow the Summit on the 17th at the Elks Tower. Tickets for the two events are now on sale through March 29th.

On Tuesday, April 18, join arts advocates from around the state for a rally at the capitol for Arts Advocacy Day. Participants will meet with state legislators to build awareness of arts, culture, and creativity as key drivers for California’s economic health and community wellness.

The Summit will unite arts and civic leaders for a day of events filled with knowledge sharing, coalition building, and movement visioning.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurmond, is slated to speak on the importance of arts education and the historic passing of Proposition 28, guaranteeing annual funding for state-mandated art, music, theatre, dance, and media arts in public schools. Favianna Rodriguez, Oakland-based interdisciplinary artist, and social justice activist, will be the keynote speaker for the first-ever event.

Participants will get a deep dive into recent statewide advocacy wins for the arts, such as Prop 28, CA Creative Corps, Cultural Districts, CA Creative Workforce Act, and more. They will also examine policy solutions for centering and supporting artists and cultural workers and developing cultural policy to support pathways to creative careers.

The Summit will bring together arts advocates, cultural policy thought leaders, public and private arts funders, artists, creatives, educators, culture bearers, teaching artists, students, public officials, and creative industry representatives

Oakland-based interdisciplinary artist and social justice activist Favianna Rodriguez will be the keynote speaker at the CA Arts & Culture Summit. from across the state to build our movement to prioritize arts, culture, and creativity as key drivers for California’s economic growth, stability, and community vitality. With the creative industries contributing 225 billion + dollars to the California economy, it is up to the creative sector to ensure policies are in place for the sustainability and growth of its industry and to build public awareness to the intrinsic value of arts, culture, and creativity as not only a public good – transforming communities and individuals, but also its role as a driver of prosperity for the California state economy. For more information, visit https://createca. org.

SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco delivered a record 56,466 consular services in 2022, registering a 27.84-percent increase from the previous year.

During the Consulate’s Planning Meeting for Consular Services held in January of this year, Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Frank Ferrer said: “I am very pleased to note that the Consulate significantly exceeded its targets and delivered a record number of consular services in 2022 to our constituents in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. These services include passport and visa issuances, dual citizenship applications, civil registrations, and notarization of documents.” Consul General Ferrer added, “Aside from rendering these consular services, the Consulate was able to offer continuous availability of appointments for passport and dual citizenship services, reduce the turnaround time for passport releasing and civil registration, conduct a Passport Retooling Seminar for our personnel, and achieve a 95.54 percent satisfaction rating throughout the year.”

He reaffirmed the Consulate’s commitment “to deliver efficient, effective, and timely passport and other consular services to Filipinos in the U.S. Pacific Northwest in 2023, building on the Consulate’s accomplishments in 2022.” waitlist. The community includes dishwasher, all electric kitchens, wall-to-wall carpets, and deck/patio. Residential community offers a community room with kitchen, laundry facilities, and fitness room. Pre-applications for the non-Project-Based waitlist will be available and accepted starting Monday, March 27, 2023 at 9AM until Friday, April 14, 2023 at 5PM. To apply, visit San Mateo Housing Portal at: https://smc.housingbayarea.org

During the planning meeting, Consulate personnel evaluated the accomplishments delivered in 2022, determined areas for improvement, and planned the major programs and activities targeted for implementation in 2023.

In 2022, the Consulate processed 26,093 passports, 12,387 dual citizenship petitions, 3,933 civil registry documents, and 12,902 notarial documents, all of which were record-high numbers. 1,152 other services were also delivered.

In addition, the Consulate successfully conducted eight consular outreach missions in various states in its jurisdictions, including Alaska, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. A total of 8,629 services were delivered during these outreach missions. For further details on accessing the Consulate’s services, including how to set appointments, requirements, and the indicative schedule of consular outreach missions in 2023, the public may visit the Consulate’s official website: pcgsanfrancisco.org.

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The office is located at 630 Baden Avenue in South San Francisco, CA. Office hours are Mon-Fri at 9AM until Friday, April 14, 2023 at 5PM. To apply, visit San Mateo Housing Portal at: https://smc.housingbayarea.org

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