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Global Candlelight Vigil for the Iraq Museum

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This April 10-12, different groups around the world will be joining together to commemorate the looting of the Iraq Museum and make a statement. We'd love for you to join us. Holding a vigil of your own is a great way to be a part of something big. You can personalize your activities to best suit your group.

Anyone can host a vigil. We have seen all kinds of successful events in 2007 and 2008. Use our tools and suggestions to help plan an event in your community, at your museum, university of college, and with friends and family.

The first step to planning a vigil is registering it here with us. Please fill out the form below with as much information as possible. Your event will be added to our list of locations so others in your area can join. If you already have a program planned for your vigil, please include it here. If you don't know yet or if your program changes, just fill out the form with the basic information, such as date and location, and email us later as your plans develop. Thank you for being a part of the SAFE Global Candlelight Vigil!

Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions. We will be available for information along the way.

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“There is not an archaeological site in the world that is safe,” Gibson said. “This is the problem — it’s not just the loss of Iraq’s treasuries, but the loss of treasures even [in the United States].”

McGuire Gibson, an archaeologist from the University of Chicago said in the Stanford Daily, January 29, 2008

Watch "Thieves of Baghdad" (Al Jazeera, 2007) which details the theft and smuggling of artifacts from Iraq after the 1991 Gulf War. To view "Thieves of Baghdad" in its entirety, sign up to host your Candlelight Vigil here, and SAFE will provide a URL enabling you to download and view this intriguing, rarely-seen documentary.


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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.