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Please watch our latest weekly Fireside Chat from our President Courtney B. Vance who gives an update to our COVID-19 Relief Fund, announces a special live Conversations Q&A with actor Alfre Woodard of Clemency and Black Lives Matter global movement Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors, highlights our first-ever Storyline Online Summer Camp, and closes by inviting you to take part in the Foundation’s special Homestage digital initiative for SAG-AFTRA artists.
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President Courtney B. Vance gives the latest update to the Foundation's COVID-19 Relief Fund, and introduces a new initiative for artists with help from SAG-AFTRA performer Mary Neely.
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Please watch our latest weekly Fireside Chat from our President Courtney B. Vance who gives an update to our COVID-19 Relief Fund, speaks to our summer cycle, and closes by showcasing participants of his Better Days challenge.
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Please watch our latest weekly Fireside Chat from our President Courtney B. Vance who spoke with SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris about the union’s new safety protocols for returning to set, gives an update to our COVID-19 Relief Fund, and continues his Better Days Challenge.
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Please watch our latest weekly Fireside Chat from our President Courtney B. Vance who gives an update on our COVID-19 Relief Fund (https://sagaftra.foundation/covid19re...) and speaks to the power of positive thinking.
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Please watch the eleventh weekly Fireside Chat from our President Courtney B. Vance who gives an update on our COVID-19 Relief Fund (https://www.sagaftra.foundation/covid...) and speaks to the topic of financial fluency during this critical time.
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Please watch the tenth weekly Fireside Chat from our President Courtney B. Vance who both gives an update on our COVID-19 Relief Fund [https://www.sagaftra.foundation/covid...], and offers candid thoughts regarding our current climate regarding the death of George Floyd and subsequent protests.
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Please watch our ninth weekly Fireside Chat from our President Courtney B. Vance who gives an update on our COVID-19 Relief Fund (http://www.sagaftra.foundation/covid1...) on Memorial Day 2020.
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Please watch the eighth weekly Fireside Chat from our President Courtney B. Vance who gives an update on our COVID-19 Relief Fund (http://www.sagaftra.foundation/covid1...). To date, we’ve distributed over $4.4 million in emergency aid to thousands of SAG-AFTRA artists with hundreds of applications still in review. Applications are taking approximately two weeks to process, so we thank you for your patience.
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Please watch this week's Fireside Chat from SAG-AFTRA Foundation President, Courtney B. Vance, who gives an update to the COVID-19 Relief Fund - www.sagaftra.foundation/covid19relief.
To date, we’ve distributed over $4 million in emergency aid with hundreds of applications still in review. Applications are taking approximately three weeks to process, so we thank you for your patience.
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May the 4th be with you!
Please watch the sixth Fireside Chat from SAG-AFTRA Foundation President, Courtney B Vance, who gives an update on our COVID-19 Relief Fund.
To date, we’ve distributed over $3.5 million in emergency aid with a substantial queue of applications still in review. Right now, it’s taking approximately three weeks to receive aid, so be sure to go to our site for any new updates.
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Please watch this week's Fireside Chat from SAG-AFTRA Foundation President, Courtney B Vance, who gives an update to the COVID-19 Relief Fund (https://sagaftra.foundation/assistanc...).
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Please watch our third Fireside Chat from SAG-AFTRA Foundation President, Courtney B Vance, who gives an update to the COVID-19 Relief Fund
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Watch the second 'Fireside Chat' with SAG-AFTRA Foundation President, Courtney B Vance, who gives an update to the COVID-19 Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA members, as well as discussing ways members can continue honing their craft by taking advantage of the Foundation’s digital resources.
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Please watch our first 'Fireside Chat' with SAG-AFTRA Foundation President, Courtney B. Vance, discussing the newly activated COVID-19 Relief Fund available to SAG-AFTRA members in emergency financial crisis.
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We strongly encourage all SAG-AFTRA members to watch SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance’s address about our forthcoming plans in light of COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, with hundreds of productions shut down, many SAG-AFTRA members will face even greater hardship than usual. As a result, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, along the Motion Picture Players Welfare Fund, have created the COVID-19 Relief Fund to aid SAG-AFTRA members impacted by COVID-19. The Actors Fund will be administering resources and services on the ground.