[MGSA-L] Announcement: June 19-20 | Debut International Colloquy in London on Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles

[Eleni Daniels]

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*INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUY ON THE REUNIFICATION OF THE PARTHENON MARBLES*

LondonHellenic Centre
<http://www.helleniccentre.org/pages/events-culture/upcoming-events/international-colloquy-on-the-reunification-of-the-parthenon-marbles-19-june-2012.php>

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

9:00am - 5:30pm

Registration is open. More details at www.parthenonuk.com.



*LAUNCH OF “MISSING” GLOBAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN *

*ORGANIZED GATHERING AT BRITISH MUSEUM FORECOURT *

Wednesday, June 20, 2012



*ABOUT*

In a historic unified effort, three campaigning organizations for the
Parthenon Marbles (UK, USA, Australia) have announced the launch of an
international colloquy on *“The Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles”* to
be held in London. The event is timed to coincide with the third year
anniversary of the opening of the new Acropolis Museum (June 20) and the
occasion of the 2012 London Olympics one month later. The aim is to promote
an open dialogue on the Parthenon Marbles debate and garner a unified,
international coalition of supporters.



The colloquy will be held Tuesday, 19 June, 2012, London Hellenic Centre,
9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. It is co-organized and presented by *The British
Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles *(BCRPM), *The
American Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures,
Inc.*(ACRPS), and
*The International Organizing Committee – Australia – for the Restitution
of the Parthenon Marbles* *Inc.* (IOC-A-RPM). On Wednesday, 20 June*, *a
planned organized attendance at the British Museum will serve to launch the
debut of the unprecedented global awareness campaign “MISSING” – an
initiative created by ACRPS. The creative will run online with an
extendable multi-format platform to unite supporters with a unified message
and mobilize support for the cause. Everyone is encouraged to attend.



Colloquy proceedings will be recorded and available for the public within a
week from the event through the YouTube channel of IOC-A-RPM (
http://www.youtube.com/parthenonmarblesAU). Registration is open. For more
information including program, visit www.parthenonuk.com.



“As the important international festival of the Olympic Games approaches in
London, we intend through this colloquy to remind the world that in London
also there is another debt to Greece, which will not be repaid until the
Parthenon Marbles in the British Museum are reunited with their other
halves in Athens," said Eddie O'Hara, Chairman of the British Committee for
the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles.



“This momentous event largely echoes the tireless efforts around the globe
to educate and connect people and resources. By forging an open dialogue
and coalitions among supporters, we hope to dramatically increase the level
of awareness and support around the world,” said Michael J. Reppas, Esq.,
President and Legal Advisor for ACRPS.* * “For some, there will never be a
right time to fight for the repatriation of the Parthenon Sculptures. We
will not stop until the cause is won and the Parthenon Sculptures are back
in Athens. We hope you will join us in our campaign to right this
historical wrong.”



“I feel it is to the utmost importance that the British and Greek
Government get together with an open mind and resolve this most important
cultural property dispute once and for all, because this issue is not going
away,” said Emanuel J. Comino AM, Chairman of the International Organising
Committee - Australia - for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles*.* "We
are grateful for the support we receive from the Australian Community and
we are happy to be part of this colloquy. This support comes not only from
Australians of Greek descent but also Philhellenes who share with us the
strong belief that the Parthenon Marbles should be reunited under the
Athenian sun. We must never forget that the Parthenon Marbles are an
irreplaceable part of Greek heritage and national identity.”

*HIGHLIGHTS*

Amongst the distinguished speakers at the colloquy is *world-renowned human
rights advocate, George Bizos SC*, a Member on the BCRPM Committee and
lawyer to Nelson Mandela for over a half a century. Mr. Bizos will speak on
issues relating to litigation. *Day One (Tuesday, 19 June)* will feature
presentations by all Committee Chairs, and guest speakers from the UK,
Greece, Australia, US and elsewhere. Themes will include the concept of the
“universal museum”, litigation, and campaigning plans. Some of the
confirmed speakers are Prof. Dimitrios Pandermalis, President of the
Acropolis Museum; Dr. Tom Flynn, Art Historian, Christina Borg, Literary
Journalist, who will pay tribute to BCRPM’s friend and supporter, the late
Christopher Hitchens.

 *Day Two* *(Wednesday, 20 June),* will feature an organized attendance at
the British Museum forecourt followed by the launch and debut of the *“MISSING”
global awareness campaign *– an initiative created by ACRPS. A virtual
component to the MISSING campaign “MissingSince1801.com” will also unite
supporters online. All are encouraged to join the gathering on June
20thand support this unprecedented campaign launch. Following the
colloquy, all
are urged to make a personal pledge to take the MISSING campaign within
their own communities.

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*About George Bizos SC   *

Born in Greece in 1928, George Bizos fled his native country after the
German invasion of 1941. Arriving with his father in Johannesburg, the 13
year-old understood no English. Yet, he graduated from Wits Law School and
in 1954 was admitted to the Johannesburg Bar. He built an illustrious
career on defending victims of apartheid human rights abuses, often acting
in the 1950s for the practice of Mandela and Tambo. He represented the ANC
at South Africa's post-1994 constitutional hearings. At present, he sits on
the bench of the Johannesburg High Court. *Odyssey to Freedom* is his
second book, after *No One to Blame? - In Pursuit of Legal Justice in South
Africa*. He has been a supporter of the BCRPM for decades and is a great
friend of Mrs. Eleni Cubitt, founder of the BCRPM.



*About The British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles
(BCRPM)* A group of British people who having considered the case for the
reunification of the Parthenon Marbles strongly support it and wish to
campaign to achieve it. James Cubitt, a distinguished British architect,
met with Melina Mercouri and Jules Dassin before he formed the BCRPM to
campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to their rightful home in
Athens. The Committee was set up in 1983 under the chairmanship of
internationally renowned and universally respected Robert Browning,
Emeritus Professor of Greek at the University of London. Then inveterate
and accomplished, writer Graham Binns took over as Chairman from 1997-2002,
followed 2002-2010 by erudite Prof. Anthony Snodgrass, Fellow of the
British Academy, Professor Emeritus of Classical Archaeology, University of
Cambridge. Currently, former MP Eddie O’Hara has taken on the role. For
more information, visit: http://www.parthenonuk.com.

*About The American Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon
Sculptures, Inc. (ACRPS)** *Formed by international litigation
attorney, Michael
J. Reppas II, <http://www.reppaslaw.com/> ACRPS is the leader of the
American charge for the repatriation of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece.
Mr. Reppas, a widely cited author and legal scholar, has engaged in a near
15-year grassroots campaign with fellow Board members involving domestic
and international lectures to advocate the cause. ACRPS is a duly
recognized IRS § 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT organization, whose purpose is to
educate the public on a local, state, national and international level on
the compelling need to protect, preserve and repatriate looted cultural
property to its country of origin – most particularly to effect the return
from London to Athens of the Parthenon Sculptures. For more information, on
ACRPS and ALL SIDES OF THE PARTHENON - A Touring Exhibition, visit
www.ParthenonSculpturesUSA.org. (New redesigned site to launch soon.)


*About The International Organizing Committee – Australia – for the
Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles, Inc. (IOC-A-RPM) *Formerly known as
the AHEPA (Australia) Committee for the Restitution of the Parthenon
Marbles, the committee was formed in 1981 under the chairmanship of Emanuel
John Comino AM. It was the first committee in the world set up for the
restitution. The Committee aims to bring pressure to bear on governments
and influence public opinion to ensure the return of the Parthenon Marbles
to Greece. For more information, visit:
http://www.parthenonmarblesaustralia.org.au.

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*CONTACT: *

*UK *– Marlen Godwin, For the British Committee for the Reunification of
the Parthenon Marbles, 01780 481689 or m. 07789533791, info at parthenonuk.com

*USA* – Eleni Daniels, For The American Committee for the Reunification of
the Parthenon Sculptures, Inc., m. 1-917-468-2919, danielsmediaco at gmail.com

*AUSTRALIA *– Dennis Tritaris, For the International Organising Committee –
AUSTRALIA – For the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles Inc.,

m. +61 423 825 905 <%2B61%20423%20825%20905>,
dennis at parthenonmarblesaustralia.org.au






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