On September 8 the U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) will meet to consider Italy's request to renew the bilateral agreement that restricts the importation of antiquities into the U.S. "Say YES to Italy" is the latest campaign launched by SAFE | Saving Antiquities For Everyone (www.savingantiquities.org) in support of this renewal. We ask all those concerned about the devastation of Italy's cultural heritage by the illicit antiquities trade to visit our website and sign our online appeal: http://www.savingantiquities.org/i-safe-mouitaly.php SAFE will present signatures to CPAC, so sign NOW and tell everyone--colleagues, friends, family, everyone--you know to do the same. SAFE urges all scholars, especially those who work in Italy, to submit written statements to CPAC. Your personal knowledge of looting in Italy and anything you can recount about whether and how the 2001 bilateral US-Italy agreement has helped to mitigate the situation will be critically important. For details, please visit our website. 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. SAFE has no political affiliations and is sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), a 501(c)(3) corporation. "Say YES to Italy" follows SAFE's campaign to support China's request for a bilateral agreement in February 2005. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).