Emily Ruddock, MASSCreative’s executive director, shares updates about some of our grassroots organizing and legislative achievements in 2024 and a glimpse of what we are preparing for 2025. 

On November 15, 2024, the MASSCreative Action Network (MCAN) hosted an election debrief with community organizing and policy experts to learn how 2024 federal and state-level election results will impact the creative sector in Massachusetts. Watch the recording here.

Help get the vote out and play your part for a stronger democracy.

Take action today by joining MCAN in signing onto a letter urging President Biden to take executive action and instruct the Bureau of Labor Statistics to include the charitable sector in the Quarterly Census on Employment and Wages.

Make sure you are prepared to vote on November 5: Check out our nonpartisan 2024 General Election Voter Guides.

Check out Create the Vote's nonpartisan election guides for the 2024 MA State Primaries to see who is running in your district.

Read the sector’s letter to the FY25 Budget Conference Committee.

Read the sector’s letter to the Economic Development Bond Bill Conference Committee.

On July 8th, the Senate released their Economic Development Bond Bill and legislators filed amendments to include the Creative Space Preservation Act, Downtown Vitality Act, and Cultural Equity in Tourism Act. Read for more information about ways to take action on the Creative Sector Legislative Agenda.

Join the MASSCreative Action Network and maximize your impact as an arts advocate in Massachusetts.