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Tue, 11/02/2010 - 11:10
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Cultural programs to raise environmental issues during G-20 summit

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean non-governmental organization said
Tuesday it will be hosting an editorial cartoon exhibition to remind G-20 leaders
of environmental issues when they gather in Seoul next week.
Future Forest, which aims to combat desertification and promote sustainable land
management, will open the exhibition, titled "Save the Earth," at the Convention
and Exhibition Center (COEX) on Sunday. COEX will serve as the main venue for the
G-20 summit on Nov. 11-12.
About 100 works by top cartoonists and teenagers from the G-20 nations will be on
display to "urge leaders to show an interest in environmental issues that could
easily be neglected during debates about the global financial crisis," said an
official at Future Forest. Caricatures of the leaders will also be on view.
The exhibition, which will run simultaneously at the Sejong Center for the
Performing Arts from Nov. 9, will close on Nov. 14.
Also ahead of the summit, the Seon Culture Promotion and Education Center will
put on a performance to raise awareness of the earth's environmental problems and
their causes with the help of actors dressed up as various plants and animals,
including rice, pigs, cattle and pine trees, organizers said.
The "G-20 + Earth Family" show will kick off on Nov. 3 for an eight-day run, excluding the weekend, at Gwanghwamun Haechi Theater.

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