[CPProt.net] SAFE cosponsors “Thieves of Baghdad - looting of Iraq’s antiquities” lecture Jan. 23

[Claudia Brose]

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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