[MSN] SAFE Podcast Interviews on Illicit Antiquities and Cultural Heritage Preservation
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SAFE unveiled the first in a series of podcast interviews with noted
authors, academics, attorneys, museum personnel, members of law
enforcement and a wide range of opinion-leaders focusing on issues
concerning cultural heritage preservation and the global trade in
illicit antiquities.
Three interviews are currently available on the SAFE website at
http://www.savingantiquities.org/podcasts:
• Dr. Donny George Youkhanna — former director of the Iraq Museum in
Baghdad and former chairman of Iraq's National State Board of
Antiquities.
• Roger Atwood — author of the award-winning book Stealing History:
Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World (St.
Martins, 2004).
• Patty Gerstenblith — law professor at DePaul University, president
of the Lawyer's Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation and
former member of the US State Department's Cultural Policy Advisory
Committee
And more to come…
SAFE / Saving Antiquities for Everyone, a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization, creates educational programs and media campaigns to
raise public awareness regarding 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. SAFE has no
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