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Musicians' Assistance - New Program
The Local 802 Musicians' Assistance Program is beginning group services for 802 members. Groups are designed to address the needs of musicians in their unique lifestyles. Below are group names and descriptions. Please contact Cindy Green, MAP Coordinator at 212 397 4802 or by email map@local802afm.org if you are interested in participating in these activities. Groups are provided free of charge to active 802 members. Strategies for Managing Depression and Anxiety at Local 802
Have you been feeling overwhelmed, on edge or unmotivated to take part in your life's activities? Consider joining our eight week confidential group focused on teaching basic tools to help you manage your mood. Unlike traditional talk therapies, this structured group will feature weekly guided exercises and homework assignments with the goal of helping you take control of how you feel. It will be offered this fall and winter on Tuesday afternoons. An interview is required to ensure a positive group experience, interviews will begin in August. Networking Group
This monthly meeting offers a chance for members to meet with one another and discuss their personal and professional concerns that are unique to being a professional musician. Group members will choose the topics of discussion which can range from financial management to health insurance and health care. Professional speakers will be invited as the group identifies it's interests and concerns. The group will meet the first Monday of every month from 2:00pm-4:00pm beginning in August of 2009. No interview is required. |
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Keep Film, Television and Scoring Work in NYC
On May 27, 2009 the Mayor's Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting announced that the City's film tax credit program has used up all $192.5 million of its funds for film and television production. In response, the Bloomberg administration, in new legislation, has proposed a new model for the tax credit, against the wishes of the film and television industry. The legislation would extend the city's program through 2011, at $24 million budgeted per year but it imposes a $250,000 cap for each film or episode of a TV series.
The plan also includes a reduction in the tax credit amount, lowering from its current level of 5% to 4%. Furthermore, Mayor Bloomberg's plan limits how long TV shows can get tax credits. After receiving the reduced 4% benefit for three years, shows would get 3% in year four and 2% in year five.
This proposal is wrongheaded, and only encourages film and television production companies to shoot their projects elsewhere. The original film tax credit program has provisions for film scoring, an industry which has lost 80% of its work in New York City over the past ten years. We can't afford to lose any more!
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