“I was thinking, thank god for the emergency funds, but what gets artists to the next month’s rent?” she recalls. “Also, in this scorched earth moment, is there an opportunity to build something that is more sustainable, more just, and [that] recognizes artists as workers with a work product crucial to the fabric of any healthy society?”
The result is Artists at Work, a pilot that launched last summer in Western Massachusetts to pay artists a living wage including healthcare to collaborate with cultural organizations and local initiatives in creating work that responds to issues such as youth mental health, food justice and COVID awareness campaigns in marginalized communities. After a successful six-month pilot, Artists at Work is fundraising to expand to seven regions across the U.S.
“Gov. Beshear and I are proud to announce that the 2021 SOAR Summit will be hosted by the City of Corbin at the Corbin Arena on Oct. 13 and 14 of this year,” announced Congressman Hal Rogers on June 2 at Second and Main in Downtown Corbin.
SOAR, which stands for Shaping Our Appalachian Region, was started by former Gov. Steve Beshear and Rogers to champion local projects, programs, and advocacy for the 54 ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission)-mandated counties in Eastern Kentucky, according to the SOAR official website.
After his introduction, Rogers began his announcement by congratulating Corbin on its accomplishments and revitalization efforts.
U.S. coal production in the first quarter of 2021 continued the industry’s recovery from a significant drop the previous year, but the sector’s employment levels are still suffering as the U.S. moves away from coal and embraces lower emission options. While coal production during the first quarter of this year remained 6.0% below levels seen .
Environmental News For The Week Ending 23May 2019
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Covid totals continue to fall, both in the US and worldwide. New US cases during the week ending May 22nd were down 22.0% from those testing positive during the week ending May 15th, and down 64.2% from our mid-April surge high; this week s new cases were also the lowest for a 7 day period since that ending June 19th of last year. US deaths attributed to Covid this week were down 7.1% from the prior week, and less than a sixth of the death rate during the peak weeks of January. US Covid deaths were also the lowest since t