Candidate Debate: JoAnn Hardesty and Loretta Smith

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Wed, 10/31/2018 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Candidates at the Arts and Culture Forum

The run-off election for City Council Seat 3 (held by Dan Saltzman) will be decided next Tuesday November 6th. Today we air the 'Why Arts & Culture Matter Forum' between candidates Loretta Smith and Joann Hardesty, on October 1st!

The discussion was moderated by Namita Gupta Wiggers. Here are some of the questions submitted during the Q&A portion of the event:

Audience question "How will you fund disability arts festivals and make sure all arts festivals are fully accessible, including for disabled performing artists?"

Audience question "How will you fund disability arts festivals and make sure allarts festivals are fully accessible, including for disabled performing artists?"

Audience question, "You both have spoken eloquently about the arts and their intrinsic value; how they make you feel and how they elevate persons and communities. How you will advocate for the arts in the midst of those who view the arts as an expendab luxury?"

Audience question, "You both have spoken eloquently about the arts and their intrinsic value; how they make you feel and how they elevate persons and communities. How you will advocate for the arts in the midst of those who view the arts as an expendable luxury?"

Audience question "Will you build more playgrounds?"

Audience question, "Will you build more playgrounds?"

 

 

The event was sponsored by the Regional Arts and Culture Council, in coordination with Asian Pacific American Network of OregonThe Bus ProjectOpen SignalPortland Art Dealers AssociationPortland Institute for Contemporary Art, and White Bird.

If you are registered to vote, your ballot should have arrived at your mailbox by now, and as Election Day draws near, we want to remind you to fill out and turn in your ballot ASAP, but no later than November 6, 8PM at any official ballot drop box location.

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