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THE 2012 VISIONARY MOMENT

This budget presents a crucial chance to revive the struggling creative sector. Failure to implement the gains won in this budget could lead to the complete collapse of the arts industry. We need to grasp this historic moment to preserve our uniqueness and competitive advantage.

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THE 2012 VISIONARY MOMENT

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  1. THE 2012 VISIONARY MOMENT THE CRISIS & OPPORTUNITY LOCATED IN IMPLEMENTING THE GAINS WON FOR THE CREATIVE SECTOR IN BUDGET 2011/12

  2. CONTEXT FOR THE T&T ARTS COMMUNITY & CULTURAL INDUSTRY THIS WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT BUDGET THAT WAS EVER AUTHORED. AND THIS YEAR COULD BE THE ONE THAT DECIDES OUR FATE FOR THE NEXT 20. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THIS HISTORICAL MOMENT SO THAT WE DO NOT MAKE FATAL ERRORS- ANY ERROR AT THIS MOMENT IS FATAL!!!

  3. IF WE DO NOT GET THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WHAT WAS WON RIGHT IN THIS BUDGET- IT MAY BE ALL OVER FOR US… THE COMPLETE PASSING OF THE GOLDEN AGE GENERATION 18,000 DEAD IN 10 YEARS- 1000+ LEFT, 2012 IS THE LAST MOMENT WE HAVE NOT DOCUMENTED STORIES NOR PASSED ON INDIGENOUS SPECIALISED SKILLS, A CRITICAL ENTERPRISE AWAITS WE FAIL & WE LOSE COMPLETELY OUR UNIQUENESS & COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THIS NOT JUST A MORAL RESPONSILBILITY BUT A BILLION DOLLAR OPPORTUNITY

  4. COMPLETE COLLAPSE IN EVERY SINGLE SECTOR- DESPITE A $300 BILLION BOOM THEATRE, DANCE, MUSIC, VISUAL ARTS, CRAFT, LITERATURE, TV & FILM, FESTIVALS… SKILL, AUDIENCE, INTERNATIONAL BRAND CACHE, AESTHETICS, MARKET CONNECTIONS… COMPLETE DIVORCE OF POPULATION FROM THE ARTS EXCEPT IN ITS BASEST FORMS… WE ARE MOVING INTO A PHASE EXEMPLIFIED BY WEST INDIES CRICKET WHERE ONCE WE WERE WORLD LEADERS BUT NOW ARE FIRMLY ENTRENCHED AS SECOND TO LAST- BECAUSE OF A FAILURE TO HONOUR, INSTITUTIONALISE, TRANSMIT AND INNOVATE ON LEGACY

  5. CONVERSELY- ON THE REST OF THE PLANET- THE ARTS HAVE EXPLODED IN THE LAST DECADE & ARE THE ENGINE OF GROWTH FOR LARGE & SMALL ECONOMIES MOST COUNTRIES HAVE CREATED THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS TO UNLEASH THEIR CREATIVE SECTORS THEY ALL HAVE REAPED NATIONAL BENEFITS WHICH HAVE TOOLED THEM ECONOMICALLY TO DEAL WITH THE GLOBAL DOWNTURN WE WERE COMPLETELY LEFT OUT AND HAVE TO CATCH UP

  6. WE HAVE DONE NEXT TO NOTHING IN 48 YEARS WE MUST BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES, WE ARE STARTING ALMOST FROM SCRATCH- WE HAVE TO MOVE FROM INTUITIVE GIFTS TO MASTERY TO GLOBAL INDUSTRY WE NOW HAVE TO CONSTRUCT A PROPER ECO-SYSTEM OF INFRASTRUCTURE, LEGISLATION, POLICY, AND FUNDING INSTRUMENTS TO FACILITATE TALENT SIMULTANEOUSLY WE HAVE TO ENGAGE THE LOCAL TALENTS THAT ARE READY TO GRADUATE AND WIN NEW LANDS FOR US- WE MUST IDENTIFY AND EMPOWER THESE TO BE THE GLOBAL GATE-OPENERS

  7. WE ARE ONE OF THE 10 CULTURAL NODES ON PLANET EARTH NY, LA, LONDON, NEW ORLEANS, PARIS, ROME, INDIA, JAPAN, JAMAICA… OUR POWER AND INFLUENCE WAS CREATED IN OUR GOLDEN AGE 1930-1950 WE EXIST IN A PERIOD OF THE WANING OF THE INFLUENCE OF OUR GOLDEN AGE OUR CHALLENGE IS: HOW DO WE CONTINUE THE GIFTS OF A GOLDEN AGE WHEN THE CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND NO LONGER EXIST? OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE ANSWERED THOSE QUESTIONS FOR THEIR TRADITIONS- WE MUST: TREASURE, HONOUR, & BUILD ON THESE GIFTS; UNLEASH THE MASTERS; AND APPRENTICE , EMPOWER AND UNLEASH THE FIFTH GENERATION

  8. WE KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN UNLEASHED! WE HAVE A PHENOMENAL LEGACY TO BUILD ON WE HAVE WON OSCARS, EMMYS, GRAMMYS, TONYS, NAACP AWARDS, BET AWARDS, NOBEL PRIZES, COMMONWEALTH BOOK AWARDS, BOLLYWOOD OSCARS- 300 TRINI-STYLED CARNIVALS GLOBALLY WORTH $15B, CREATED THE ONLY ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENT IN THE 20TH CENTURY, WORLD’S 1ST PLATINUM ALBUM, 2ND OLDEST RECORDING INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD, A CULTURAL MOTHERLODE UNPARALLELLED IN HUMAN HISTORY… WE MUST GIFT SKILLED, WILLING AND WORTHY PRACTITIONERS WITH THE LEGACY OF THE MASTERS AND FACILITATE THEIR WINNING OF NEW LANDS FOR US

  9. INCUBATION FACILITATING THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE CULTURAL PRODUCT

  10. TRANSFORMING A $1.9 BILLION SECTOR INTO A $6 BILLION EARNER OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE IN 3-4 YEARS

  11. WHY I FEEL WE CAN & MUST DO IT NOW THERE WILL NEVER BE A CONJUNCTION OF EVENTS LIKE THERE ARE AT THIS PRESENT MOMENT

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