Fwd: Speaker Request from Cornell University

[Kathleen Alvey]

Hey guys:

Just wanted to let you know that Maude Barlow's assistant responded to my request on behalf of TBTT to have her speak at Cornell.  She may be available this fall, but there's a $5000 speaking fee, as well as travel and housing accommodations,  which is a pretty hefty fee needless to say.  **What do you guys think about maybe budgeting for her to speak in the spring??  If we have the date, time, and place planned far in advance,  we could apply for SAFC funding for the spring...maybe co-sponsored by other environmental groups, since TBTT has a limit.  

This would be really cool, but not totally necessary.

What do you think?

`~K.C.

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From: Kathie Cloutier <kclo...@canadians.org>
Date: Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 12:09 PM
Subject: RE: Speaker Request from Cornell University
To: kc...@cornell.edu

Hello Kathleen:

 

I’m Maude’s assistant and am just following up on your request below.  Maude may have some dates available over the next couple of months – October 13^th, 19^th, 20^th or November 10^th or 11^th.  Please let me know if any of these dates work for you.

 

Also, please be advised that Maude’s standard speaking fee is $5,000 in addition to travel & accommodation expenses as well.

 

Thanks very much.

 

Sincerely,

 

Kathie Cloutier

Assistant to Maude Barlow

 

From: Melissa Dick 
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 11:41 AM
To: 'kc...@cornell.edu'
Subject: RE: Speaker Request from Cornell University

 

Dear Kathleen,

 

On behalf of the Council of Canadians and Maude Barlow, I thank you for writing and inquiring about Maude’s availability to speak at Cornell University about bottled water and other water issues. I will forward your request to Maude’s assistant, who will get back to you soon with information as to Maude’s availability over the next couple months.

 

If Maude is not available to speak at Cornell University, it may be possible to have our water campaigner or regional organizer visit the university and speak on water issues. We can explore other options once Maude confirms her availability.

 

Thank you again for your correspondence. I look forward to looking into possibilities of having Maude or a water expert from the Council of Canadians speak about water issues at Cornell University.

 

Best,

 

Melissa Dick

Administrative Assistant | Campaigns and Communications | Council of Canadians

 

Founded in 1985, the Council of Canadians is Canada's largest advocacy organization, with members and chapters across the country. If you believe that our social programs and public services should be strengthened, not privatized; that our foreign and trade policies should be independent, not subservient to the United States; and that our water and natural resources should be protected, not exploited, please join us as a member.

www.canadians.org

 

 

From: Kathleen Alvey [mailto:kc...@cornell.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 1:34 AM
To: Reception Desk
Subject: Speaker Request from Cornell University

 

To Whom it May Concern:

My name is Kathleen Alvey and I am a student coordinator of Take Back the Tap at Cornell University.  My fellow students and I have been working over the past two years to bring attention to the global water crisis and bottled water.  We have held film screenings and panel discussions with Cornell professors about these issues, but we are still trying to increase administrative support for bottled water alternatives on campus.  We are also hoping to address the need to improve tap water infrastructure, with additional water fountains in campus buildings.  

This is a critical time for our Take Back the Tap initiative, as Cornell's contract with Pepsi for Aquafina bottled water is likely to be renewed in the next year.  In addition, we hope to address the impact that production, transportation, and disposal of bottled water has on climate change.  Cornell University developed the Climate Action Plan in fall 2009, with specific steps for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, yet bottled water has been left out of the equation.  

We would be honored if Ms. Maude Barlow could speak at Cornell this fall or potentially this spring, about water privatization, the bottled water industry, the global water crisis, and sustainable solutions.  Specifically, a focus on cities and universities that have moved beyond the bottle would be fascinating for the Cornell community.  

Ms. Barlow would be welcome to speak at any time during this semester or next semester, depending upon her availabilities.  We could help work out travel arrangements and costs, if she is interested.  Evenings during the week around 4:30-7PM are typically a convenient time period, as students are finished with classes.

Please let me know if this is a possibility.  It would be an incredible opportunity for students, faculty, and staff at Cornell to hear Ms. Barlow speak.  
Sincerely,
Kathleen C. Alvey
Coordinator, Take Back the Tap at Cornell University
President, Sustainability Hub
Student Intern, Cornell's Dept. of Energy & Sustainability
516-592-7752
http://takebackthetapcornell.wordpress.com/about-2/