{"id":78,"date":"2018-02-09T02:44:51","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T02:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community-languages.org.uk\/waltham-forest-trades-council\/?p=78"},"modified":"2018-02-07T11:45:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T11:45:27","slug":"local-manifesto-pledges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community-languages.org.uk\/waltham-forest-trades-council\/?p=78","title":{"rendered":"Local Manifesto Pledges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"main-content\">\n<div>\n<p>The Local Manifesto Pledges initiative is a campaign to persuade the main<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>political parties\u00a0in all London boroughs\u00a0to sign up to five policies that will support Live Performance in the capital.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-79\" src=\"http:\/\/community-languages.org.uk\/waltham-forest-trades-council\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/equity_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"87\" \/>Equity&#8217;s London branches have created a list of policies, that would help develop this sector, to put live entertainment on the agenda in the run up to the capital&#8217;s local elections in May.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign asks parties to recognise that\u00a0Live Performance is a vital part of civic culture, which should be at the heart of a borough\u2019s mission, whether in public health, a growing and diverse local economy, or improving educational attainment and community cohesion. It asks for a\u00a0commitment to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5>Ensure the\u00a0payment of industry rates\u00a0for all productions or events which receive support directly or in kind from our local authority, in line with Arts Council requirements for nationally funded work<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Guarentee that alongside provision from an arts department,\u00a0money for professional live performance is\u00a0part of multiple departments\u2019 budgets, showing the key role it plays in delivering a council\u2019s strategic objectives \u2013 such as regeneration, education, parks, libraries and public health.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Ensure at least one \u2018Creative Enterprise Zone\u2019 in our borough by 2022 so as to open up access to live performance for all Londoners, irrespective of their background, both as workers and audience members.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Establish a twice yearly trades council meeting\u00a0for professionals working in the creative industries\u00a0in the borough, chaired by the relevant cabinet member\/committee chair, alongside a cultural chamber of commerce for employers and institutions<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Use the\u00a0planning process and community infrastructure levy\u00a0to provide professional live performance spaces, in consultation with the artists who live and work in the borough.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The initative was launched at Parliament on 31 October.<\/p>\n<p>Equity calls on members to get in touch with hopeful councillors, asking them &#8211; and their party &#8211; to commit to these policies.<\/p>\n<p>You can find an email template <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equity.org.uk\/documents\/local-manifesto-pledges-email-template\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To find your local councillor&#8217;s contact details, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/find-your-local-councillors\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/find-your-local-councillors<\/a>\u00a0and enter your postcode. Other councillor candidates will be announced in the run-up to the May elections.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please get in touch with Paul Fleming on\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pfleming@equity.org.uk\">pfleming@equity.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Local Manifesto Pledges initiative is a campaign to persuade the main\u00a0political parties\u00a0in all London boroughs\u00a0to sign up to five policies that will support Live Performance in the capital. 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