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Global Candlelight Vigil for the Iraq Museum

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On April 10, 11, and 12, the SAFE Global Candlelight Vigil will be taking place all over the world. Join us.

Choose from vigil locations listed below, or participate by lighting a virtual candle. If there is nothing listed yet, consider hosting your own vigil. You can use one of our e-cards to invite others to attend.

United States

Date	Time	Location	Contact
United States
Apr 10	5:00-7:00PM	Alaska Peace Center Alaska Museum of the North Plaza, AK	Claire Alix
We will gather at 5.00pm in front of the Museum for a candlelight vigil. Posters about the Iraq cultural Heritage will be available for display as well as information about Alaska's rich cultural Heritage. There will be small speech about the present situation and time for discussion
Apr 10	6:00PM	Archaeological Institute of America, Minnesota Society John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, MN	Vanessa Rousseau
Cori Wegener, of the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield, will speak at 6pm, with Candlelight Vigil to follow (outside if weather permits). Program
Apr 11	2:00-4:00PM	Archaeological Legacy Institute Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, OR	Rick Pettigrew
Preserving Cultural Heritage in Times of War (and Peace) Saturday, April 11, 2 p.m. Six years ago the Iraq National Museum and other archeological sites were looted following the US invasion of Iraq. In solidarity with the non-profit organization Saving Antiquities for Everyone (SAFE), this program includes a vigil in remembrance of the Iraq National Museum and presentations on current archeological issues in Pakistan, Cambodia, and Vietnam. In partnership the Eugene-based Archaeological Legacy Institute. Program
Apr 11	6:00-7:30PM	NYU Museum Studies Student Organization and SAFE Washington Square Park (eastern side), 1 Washington Square, NY	Cherkea Howery
Lecture, open forum for discussion, and a moment of silence. Look for Cherkea, she'll be wearing a SAFE T-shirt. If it rains, we will meet at NYU Silver Center graduate lounge, which is on the first floor of the Silver Center located at the Northeast corner of Washington Square Park.
Apr 12	-8:30PM	Assyrian Cultural Center & AssyriaSat -USA (The Global Assyrian Television Network) 3119 South Central Ave.,, CA	Sargon Dadesho
A large number of Assyrians will gather at the Candle Light Vigil, including the Assyrian bishop of Baghdad. This event will be telecast live on AssyriaSat-USA Television Network which is seen all over the world, including Iraq. Program
Apr 14	7:00-9:00PM	Mead Art Museum, Amherst College 41 Quadrangle Drive, MA	Jill Bierly
This year the Mead Art Museum is co-sponsoring the event with the Iraqi Children's Art exchange (http://www.iraqichildrensart.org). We will have an exhibition of artwork made by Iraqi children, a guided tour of the Mead Art Museum's Antiquities gallery, and also a lighting of commemoration candles. Program

“Why should we care about a bunch of broken artifacts? Because Iraq may be the richest repository of information about our beginnings as civilized people.”

Larry Kaplow and Cathleen McGuigan in Newsweek February 11, 2008

Watch Charlie Rose interview with Dr. Donny George, former director of the Iraq Museum about the situation at the Iraq Museum and ongoing looting of archaeological sites across Iraq (running time: 18 minutes).


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Candlelight vigils around the world

United States: Alaska Peace Center
Apr 10, AK
We will gather at 5.00pm in front of the Museum for a candlelight vigil. Posters about the Iraq cultural Heritage will be available for display as well as information about Alaska's rich cultural Heritage. There will be small speech about the present situation and time for discussion; Assyrian Cultural Center & AssyriaSat -USA (The Global Assyrian Television Network)
Apr 12, CA
A large number of Assyrians will gather at the Candle Light Vigil, including the Assyrian bishop of Baghdad. This event will be telecast live on AssyriaSat-USA Television Network which is seen all over the world, including Iraq.; Mead Art Museum, Amherst College
Apr 14, MA
This year the Mead Art Museum is co-sponsoring the event with the Iraqi Children's Art exchange (http://www.iraqichildrensart.org). We will have an exhibition of artwork made by Iraqi children, a guided tour of the Mead Art Museum's Antiquities gallery, and also a lighting of commemoration candles.; Archaeological Institute of America, Minnesota Society
Apr 10, MN
Cori Wegener, of the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield, will speak at 6pm, with Candlelight Vigil to follow (outside if weather permits).; NYU Museum Studies Student Organization and SAFE
Apr 11, NY
Lecture, open forum for discussion, and a moment of silence. Look for Cherkea, she'll be wearing a SAFE T-shirt. If it rains, we will meet at NYU Silver Center graduate lounge, which is on the first floor of the Silver Center located at the Northeast corner of Washington Square Park.; Archaeological Legacy Institute
Apr 11, OR
Preserving Cultural Heritage in Times of War (and Peace) Saturday, April 11, 2 p.m. Six years ago the Iraq National Museum and other archeological sites were looted following the US invasion of Iraq. In solidarity with the non-profit organization Saving Antiquities for Everyone (SAFE), this program includes a vigil in remembrance of the Iraq National Museum and presentations on current archeological issues in Pakistan, Cambodia, and Vietnam. In partnership the Eugene-based Archaeological Legacy Institute.