Thank you Celia, Patricia, and Mike for providing input.

I will update the document now and then give it to the Ana (Executive
director).

Best

Laura

On 2024-03-07 15:56, laura.tilley@cetaf.org wrote:
> Dear ESG members,
>
> I have changed the access to the document:
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/14UDQYo6Kd0qj_pb6sfpiKHWpWQZQPy2NWNcBO5t-_4Y/edit?usp=sharing
>
> Cheers
>
> Laura
>
>
>
>
> On 2024-03-07 14:48, Michael Howe - BGS - mhowe at bgs.ac.uk wrote:
>> Hi Laura,
>>
>> I don't seem to have write access, but could you please add something
>> like:
>>
>> We are particularly concerned by the reported plans to subsume Geology
>> into Botany and Zoology and to make the mineralogy staff redundant. At
>> a time when attaining Net Zero requires new sources of critical
>> metals, the expertise of the mineralogy staff and their intimate
>> knowledge of the collections and Welsh mining is the one thing the
>> Museum could contribute to minimising the "Climate catastrophe" rather
>> than just recording our descent into it.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Mike.
>>
>> FROM: cetaf_earthsc@cetaf.simplelists.com
>> <cetaf_earthsc@cetaf.simplelists.com> ON BEHALF OF
>> laura.tilley@cetaf.org
>> SENT: Thursday, March 7, 2024 11:06 AM
>> TO: ESG <cetaf_earthsc@cetaf.simplelists.com>
>> CC: Ana Casino <ana.casino@cetaf.org>
>> SUBJECT: [CETAF_ESG] Statement regarding NHM Cardiff funding cuts.
>>
>> Dear ESG members
>>
>> Here is a draft CETAF joint statement (LINK [1]) against funding cuts
>> at NHM Cardiff:  Increase, don't cut, funding for the National
>> Library, Amgueddfa Cymru and the Royal Commission [2]. From the
>> petition it seems like the funding cuts are generally across domains
>> not just geological collections.
>>
>> Please have a look and provide any suggestions for improvement and
>> also maybe some concrete examples - DEADLINE TOMORROW MORNING 10AM.
>> After I will send it to the CETAF Executive Committee to review and
>> then they will disseminate it.
>>
>> I will also disseminate the petition via the CETAF members list and
>> our social media channels.
>>
>> Best wishes
>>
>> Laura
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