From: Price, Debra -BUCST -GR
Sent: May 6, 2011 1:13 AM
To: Wallace, Jeremy -MDC
Cc: Berman, Mark -MDC, Cremonse, Rene -GLB _GLD
Subject: FW: Climate Change event in Bucharest with Franke James artwork

Thanks Jeremy, appreciate the detailed response. However we have not been asked to provide funding for this event, as I noted in my message, we have been asked only for "moral support" - given that part of the exhibition features a Canadian, who appears to work extensivley on climate change education and outreach in a reasonably balanced way - through authorizing the use of the Canada wordmark on pulbcity materials (and we would drop in on the event of course to see how it is being run). This event is "consciousness-raising" on carbon reduction at a personal level for teens through the "10:10Teen" iniative. Nor are we being asked to to provide funding for Ms. James partcicipation as the organizers are bringing only 20 pieces of her artwork for the event (but in fact I would hope that PIF funding could be applied to support a Canadian speaker on climate change/sustainable development issues, if Of course one of our choice, given this is a type of event we would look at organizing into the GoCs approach as you have described, if peripheral to our priorities for funding. Given that no draw on funds is being considered, my question was rather related to the general outlook on the issue presented by Ms. James. Grateful to know if this additional information affects your advice as to the association with the event. Perhaps I should have emphasized this detail in my first message. Sorry for the confusion.

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