Newest Idealist Podcast: Kiff Gallagher and the Musical Peace Corps

Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 15:15
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::image::In the newest Idealist.org podcast, Amy Potthast talks with Kiff Gallagher about the need for music and arts education in schools, about his role in developing the national service legislation that shaped AmeriCorps in 1993, and about the future of the Music National Service Initiative.

Kiff Gallagher is founder of Peacelabs Music and the Music National Service Initiative (MNSI). In 2008, The Aspen Institute named MNSI's MusicianCorps—a developing AmeriCorps-type program that will enable musicians to serve in low-income schools—one of the top ten public policy proposals that would strengthen the United States.

You can listen to our interview with Kiff Gallagher now, or read more about this episode and about Kiff Gallagher's work on our podcast homepage.

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