[CPProt.net] SAFE cosponsors "Thieves of Baghdad - looting of Iraq´s antiquities" lecture at Berkeley

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From:	Claudia Brose <claudiabrose at yahoo.de>
Date sent:	Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:19:13 -0800

SAFE cosponsors "Thieves of Baghdad - looting of Iraq´s antiquities"
lecture at Berkeley
         
San Francisco, January 12, 2006 - SAFE | Saving Antiquities for 
Everyone, in conjunction with U.C. Berkeley, presents a lecture, book
signing, and reception featuring Matthew Bogdanos, author of "Thieves of
Baghdad" (Bloomsbury).  The event will take place on Monday, January 23,
2006 at U.C. Berkeley's Dwinelle Hall, Room 145 at 7:30pm. 
     
  Matthew Bogdanos will speak on his efforts to recover irreplaceable
antiquities looted from the Iraq Museum in 2003.  He will also discuss the
ongoing looting of archaeological sites in the region and the thriving
global illicit antiquities trade.   "We are grateful to the contribution
Colonel Bogdanos and his team have made in recovering antiquities looted
from the National Museum of Iraq," says Cindy Ho, founder and President of
SAFE. "His detailed account in 'Thieves of Baghdad' will go a long way to
keep the ongoing problem of looting and the illicit antiquities trade in
the public eye."
     
  A colonel in the Marine reserves and a New York homicide prosecutor with
a lifelong passion for the classics, Bogdanos set out with a select group
from his special-ops interagency task force to recover the looted
artifacts, risking his career and his life. His team conducted raids,
negotiated recoveries, set up an amnesty program, and tracked down leads
from Amman and Zurich to London and New York. Though they recovered more
than 5,000 priceless objects worldwide, including the Treasure of Nimrud
("Iraq's Crown Jewels"), over 10,000 pieces are still missing.
         
Also visit http://www.savingantiquities.org/MBogdanos.htm
     
About SAFE

  SAFE | Saving Antiquities for Everyone creates educational programs and
media campaigns to raise public awareness about the importance of
preserving cultural heritage worldwide. SAFE is a coalition of
professionals in communications, media, and advertising working alongside
experts in the academic, legal and law enforcement communities.


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