"There’s nothing wrong with having a career in a non-creative field, but if you are unhappy and pining for something else, that’s what you should be pursuing.... [my mom] said I was brilliant and didn’t need to fit the same mold in order to be brilliant and engaging and successful."
Hello friends in, and of, Birmingham’s creative community! We want to thank everyone who called, emailed, advocated through social media, and otherwise made your voices heard in Montgomery regarding HB554, the proposed legislation to repeal Alabama’s film incentives. We were heard. But we can’t rest. A threat of repeal should remind us that we can never take advocacy to, and education of, our legislators for granted. It’s incumbent upon us to communicate with our elected…
Please call Montgomery today to help save our growing film industry! URGENT UPDATE (3:45 pm) The House Ways and Means Education Committee adjourned today without a vote on HB 554. However, a vote is anticipated tomorrow. Now is the time to defeat the bill, before it leaves committee. If it reaches the House floor for a full vote, advocacy becomes much, much more difficult. Please call every member of the Jefferson County delegation serving on…