<h2>Artists Against Arizona’s SB 1070 - Seeking your Endorsement</h2>
We believe, the decision by Arizona  Governor Jan Brewer to sign into law the poorly conceived immigration  measure SB1070, marks a new low in the fight to protect civil  liberties in The United States. This law allows any officer of the  law at the state, county, or city level in Arizona to determine the  legal immigration status of anyone at anytime, among other provisions,  including making it a crime to be in Arizona illegally.

Millions  of people everywhere believe it will lead to rampant racial profiling,  particularly against people of Latino/a heritage. President Obama  has called it "misguided." Furthermore, immigration is a national issue  and the state of Arizona has no constitutional role in determining who  has legal status in this country.

<!--more-->We are calling on members of  the worldwide artistic community—whether visual, performing, literary  or other discipline—to boycott the state of Arizona in opposition to  this unjust legislation, for as long as it remains on the books. We  ask artists to not perform, produce, present, appear or conduct  business in Arizona so that lawmakers there understand that the rest of  the country disapproves, so they will feel the economic impact of their  bad decision. We call on talent agents, managers, publicists, unions and  associations to also support this effort and the artists they represent  who choose to join.

We also call on fans and supporters of the  arts to contact their favorite performers and artists and encourage  them to participate in this boycott. Fans can also show their support  for the boycott by writing to Arizona Governor Brewer, and by  supporting their favorite artists when they make appearances in other  states.

The artistic community has a natural role to play in  commenting and responding to social issues. Now more than ever the  time is right to act.

To Sign-on &amp; Endorse this Campaign  as an organization, group or as an
individual; please send your: Name  , Title/Affiliation and City &amp; State
to  [email protected]