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news & updates highlights developments in
the world of cultural heritage preservation,
delivers the latest information about SAFE,
and features ways to help stem the looting
and illicit trade of antiquities.
Join concerned citizens around the world for
the April 10-12 Global Candlelight Vigil for the
Iraq Museum. Attend the lecture "Out of Context"
given by SAFE Member Paul Lazrus on April 22.
Sample SAFE
vice president Rick St. Hilaire's report on
his trip to Cairo, and remember to tune in to his
Voice of America internet interview on April 9.
Read about SAFE's recent gathering of
friends. And don't forget to enter our
student art competition by April 16...
Click here to forward this newsletter. Help
us spread the word.
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Global Candlelight Vigil for Iraq: April 10-12
Dr. Donny George Youkhanna and SAFE invite
you to participate in a Global Candlelight
Vigil for the Iraq Museum. Join us in
demanding the return of the Museum's 7,000+
missing antiquities and an end to the ongoing
looting of archaeological sites in Iraq and
around the world.
On April 10, 11, or 12, light a candle
and
observe a minute of silence.
Visit the SAFE Vigil page to watch Dr.
Youkhanna's video
invitation and learn more about the looting
and destruction of our shared cultural
heritage. Learn how to organize a vigil in
your community, or locate a scheduled
gathering in a growing list of cities from
North America to the Middle East, including:
Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco, the
campuses of Boston University, Cornell
University, New York
University, Stony Brook University, the
University of Oregon, the Beirut National
Museum ... and more locations that are being
added each day.
We have also updated the Vigil page with
downloadable flyers in Arabic, Chinese,
French, German, Italian, and Spanish. And see
our mentions in international media,
including DailyKos.
Send
us your photos and video. Take
pictures or video of your gathering and send
them to SAFE by April 25th for inclusion in
our Video Memorial. We will deliver the Video
Memorial to Dr. Amira Edan, the
Director-General of the Iraq Museum as well
as to international decision makers.
Watch the invitation video and find out more...
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College students and teachers: the deadline
for our 2007 Student Illustration and
Photography Competition is now April 16.
There's still time to submit your entry. We're
looking for powerful graphic
images that convey the importance of
preserving our shared cultural heritage.
SAFE launches a three-part lecture series,
Preservation Imperative, in
partnership with the Bayside Historical
Society in Bayside, New York.
Rick takes it to the internet: Fire up
your internet radio on April 9. At
11am EST, 
In early February, SAFE held an intimate
luncheon to welcome Dr. Donny George
Youkhanna, who
recently left Iraq for the
U.S. Hear about Dr. Youkhanna's experiences in
the SAFE 