EARTH DAY IN SLOVAKIA

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000293 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KSCA TSPL TSPA KPAO EAID KSCA KSEP LO SEVN SUBJECT: EARTH DAY IN SLOVAKIA REF: STATE 64101 POST PLANS ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY BUT DUE TO THE SCHEDULING CONFLICTS OF SOME OF OUR PARTICIPANTS, THE EVENT WILL NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL MAY. ACTIVITIES ARE CENTERED AROUND A PROGRAM TO REMOVE GRAFFITI FROM HISTORIC EDIFICES IN BRATISLAVA AND WILL INCLUDE GUEST SPEAKERS ON SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN GRAFFITI REMOVAL ORGANIZATIONS AND A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. THE MAIN EVENT IS A PROJECT TO ACTUALLY REMOVE GRAFFITI FROM HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND TO DO SO WITH AMERICAN-MANUFACTURED ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE PRODUCTS. ALTHOUGH OUR ACTIVITIES WILL NOT HAPPEN ON APRIL 22, THE EMBASSY, NEVERTHELESS, HOPES THAT THE EVENT WILL BE IN THE SPIRIT OF EARTH DAY AND CELEBRATE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY URBAN BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS. WEISER NNNN