Update on the New Law

This is an email from Actors Rights Now (actorsrightsnow@gmail.com), with some great suggestions for LA actors to get involved in the movement to fight back against the law that is now impacting legitimate casting director workshop businesses:

Thank you for getting involved.


We are in the process of gathering information about the law, so that we can fight back. It is very clear to myself and all the actors around me that we have NOT been asked our thoughts about this new law. While I respect and appreciate the intention behind the law, I feel that it is incredibly misguided and being misdirected at the CD workshop businesses that are legitimate.

So here are a few simple things we can start doing:

1. Be informed and inform others. We need to get the word out ASAP. This law is in the process of negotiation. The sooner we get involved the better. Please tell every actor you know about it and direct them to this email address: actorsrightsnow@gmail.com . The more Actors we have fighting for our rights the better. We will have a Facebook page up as soon as possible.

2. Email, call, snail-mail the City attorney and the CSA. Tell them how you feel. It's your career. What business do they have to be involved with it? I would also suggest sending one headshot to the City Attorney, with your letter of discontent. I think it would be quite a statement if his office was inundated with headshots. He may finally understand, first hand how many of us there are, and how strongly we feel.

3. Call the City Attorney and request a "Town Hall" meeting to discuss the law and allow actors to be heard. Again, no one has asked the Actors how they feel about any of this. The City Attorney is just that. He has no idea what goes into being an actor.

More information to come.

If you would like to be even more involved or have a special skill that can be useful in this fight, please let us know. Also, if you have any ideas, please send them this way as well.

Thank you so much and please forward the email address far and wide. The more voices we have, the easier we can be heard!


The Division of Labor Standards:
320 W. Fourth Street, Suite 450
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 620-6330

City Attorney Carmen A. Trutanich
City Attorney Mark Lambert
City Hall East
200 N. Main Street
Room 500
Los Angeles, CA 90012
atty.talent@lacity.org
213-978-8070

The CSA
606 N. Larchmont Blvd.
Suite 4-B
Los Angeles, CA 90004-1309
Tel: 323 463 1925
Email: castingsociety@earthlink.net