[BCMA] Election Primer – 2024 Provincial Election

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

Hello everyone,

Yesterday the Writ officially dropped and the 2024 BC Provincial Election
has begun. To help equip our members with information and tools for
effective election advocacy, we have significantly updated our Election
Primer.

https://museum.bc.ca/brain/election-primer-2024-provincial-election/

This primer is meant to provide our members with facts, tips, and
strategies to make arts, culture and heritage a central issue now, and in
future elections.

The upcoming election has the potential to dramatically change British
Columbia’s political landscape. While we’ve seen record government
investments in the cultural sector over the past four years largely as a
result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Without an overarching arts, culture, and
heritage strategy, this record investment has not increased the resiliency
of our sector and, today, cultural organizations across the province find
themselves in an extremely vulnerable position. Regardless of the outcome
of the election this October, museums, galleries, and cultural institutions
must make their voices heard and demonstrate that strategic investment in
our sector is critical to the overall health, vibrancy, and economy of BC.

In addition to this Primer, the BCMA is working as a member of the Steering
Committee of the BC Coalition of Arts, Culture, and Heritage
<https://www.coalitionbc.ca/> to help the overall cultural sector speak
with a more unified voice. The Coalition has launched a BC Election '24
portal <https://www.coalitionbc.ca/> and we look forward to sharing
additional new resources this coming week.

All the best,

Ryan

*Ryan Hunt*
Executive Director
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