The Community Rallies to Save the African Heritage Cultural Center from Proposed Budget Cuts
Summary
The African Cultural Arts Center, located at 6161 NW 22"° Avenue will be the scene of a peaceful protest and rally on Saturday, August 29 from 10 am to 12 pm.Several community leaders have formed a committee with two purposes In mind—save the African Cultural Arts Center from Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarezs proposed budget cuts.The mayors recent budget proposal calls for the elimination of a large part of the centers staff and funding for its programs.Several community leaders have formed a committee with two purposes In mind—save the African Cultural Arts Center from Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarezs proposed budget cuts.Mayor Alvarez is recommending an $11 million cut for the cultural arts in the 2009-2010 fiscal year.The Center has been operating since 1975 and has served thousands of young people, sometimes even more than one generation of the same family.