Los Angeles, CA (June 19, 2003) - Arts leaders announced today that they will hold a press conference on June 23rd at 10:00 a.m. at the Actors’ Gang Theater in Hollywood to speak out against the impending 73% budget slash for all publicly-funded arts programs in California. These reductions will be voted on by the Legislature and ultimately signed by the Governor. more
Washington DC (March 26, 2003) - Actor and The Creative Coalition member Fran Drescher will lead a Creative Coalition delegation representing the arts and entertainment industry to Capitol Hill beginning Wednesday morning to encourage Congress to increase arts funding. more
New York City (September 18, 2002) – The Creative Coalition announces its fall gala benefit, Seconding the First™, a celebration of the First Amendment through performances of an astonishing array of music and material that has been censored, contested or compromised. more
New York City (September 16, 2002) – The Creative Coalition and its president, actor William Baldwin, will host newly-appointed New York City Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein at their 2002 annual meeting on Thursday evening, September 26, 2002. more
New York City (March 20, 2002) – The Creative Coalition will bring together an eclectic group featuring leading journalists, conservative political advocates and actors to debate freedom of speech during wartime before an audience of 150 of New York City’s entertainment and business leaders. more
Washington DC (March 12, 2002) – Actor and President of The Creative Coalition William Baldwin will lead a delegation of actors into the fray of the budget battle to fight for increased federal funding for arts and arts education programs. more
Washington DC (March 11, 2002) –The Creative Coalition will hold a benefit party at Toka Café to kick-off National Arts Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. Proceeds from the dinner will assist The Creative Coalition with its ongoing arts advocacy work. more
New York City (December 7, 2001) – In response to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) follow-up report on the marketing practices of the entertainment industry, William Baldwin, President of The Creative Coalition, issued the following statement: more
Washington, D.C. (July 25, 2001) – William Baldwin, actor and president of The Creative Coalition testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs today on youth violence and the current entertainment rating systems. more
New York City (July 11, 2001) – The Creative Coalition today urged members of the U.S. House of Representatives to vote “yes” on the Shays/Meehan Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001 (HR 2356). more
Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2001) - Today, The Creative Coalition praised the recent 5 to 4 United States Supreme Court decision upholding limits on how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for federal office. more
New York City (June 27, 2001) – The Creative Coalition today called on President George Bush to oppose the Media Marketing Accountability Act of 2001 (S.790; H.R. 2246) sponsored by Sens. Lieberman, Kohl, Byrd and Clinton, and Reps. Israel and Osborne. The bill grants the government, for the first time, the power to monitor and police the marketing of creative material. In addition, the legislation would grant the government the power to punish those producers who do not comply. more
Washington, DC (June 19, 2001) - Over 50 leaders in the arts and entertainment community – including Robin Williams, Ben Stiller, William Baldwin and Jane Alexander – have urged Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Robert Byrd (D-WV) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) to withdraw their support for the Media Marketing Accountability Act of 2001 (S. 792). more
Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2001) - The Creative Coalition member, Actor/Director Peter Horton, testified today before the House Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Subcommittee. Mr. Horton’s testimony was on behalf of The Creative Coalition and the Committee for Education Funding (CEF). more
New York, NY (May 18, 2001) - The Creative Coalition President William Baldwin will join Playboy CEO Christie Hefner to host the Playboy Foundation 2001 Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Awards. Proceeds from this noon luncheon will benefit The Creative Coalition. This years winners include Penn & Teller, and John Seigenthaler, Founder, The First Amendment Center. more
New York, N.Y. (May 1, 2001) – New York City’s entertainment, cultural, business and political leaders will gather Tuesday evening, May 1 to address—for the first time—Mayor Giuliani’s recently appointed Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission. more
New York, N.Y. (April 5, 2001) – In response to Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s announcement appointing members of the Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission, William Baldwin, actor and President of the Creative Coalition, issued the following statement: more
Washington, D.C. (April 4, 2001) Today William Baldwin, President of The Creative Coalition (TCC), commended the United States Senate’s 59-41 passage of the “Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2001” (S.27), otherwise known as the McCain-Feingold bill. more
New York, NY (April 2, 2001): Memento star Joe Pantoliano will host a private screening of Christopher Nolan’s latest film along with the Creative Coalition, Court TV and New Market. Pantoliano will be joined by President William Baldwin, Sopranos castmates Edie Falco, and Steven Van Zandt, Patricia Hearst and others. more
Washington DC (March 20, 2001) – Actor and President of The Creative Coalition William Baldwin is leading a delegation of his peers to Capitol Hill to draw attention to the critical need for federally funded arts and arts education programs. Kicking off The Creative Coalition’s activities will be a panel discussion, “It Starts With the Arts” moderated by actor/writer/producer Harry Shearer. more