Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) work in Syria. Photo Credit: Nicole Tung Syria Today: Humanitarian Crisis and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage Presented by: Royal Ontario Museum in parntnership with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)Date: December 10, 2013 Event Time(s):7:00 PM to 8:30 PMWebsite: www.rom.on.ca/en/activities-programs/events-calendar/syria-today-humanitarian-crisis-and-the-destruction-of-cultural Email: programs@rom.on.ca Phone:416-586-5797 Costs: Free Cost Information: Free, RSVP required. Space is limited Join the conversation on the crisis in Syria, with Stephen Cornish, executive director of Doctors Without Borders (MSF)in Canada, and Clemens Reichel, assistant professor of Mesopotamian archaeology at U of T, associate curator of Near Eastern Archaeology at the ROM. MSF runs hospitals and health centres in Syria and the surrounding countries where Cornish recently returned from. He will talk about the catastrophe of the Syrian conflict – more than 100,000 people killed, two million refugees and four million displaced inside the country. Reichel, who has been excavating in Syria for twenty years, will address the danger presented to Syria's sites, monuments, museum and the threats to Syrian scholars and people engaged in their protection. Location:Royal Ontario Museum 100 Queen's Park Bloor St and Queen's Park Map to this event Public Transit:TTC Trip Planner Downtown Arts/Exhibits, History The City of Toronto does not accept responsibility for the accuracy of the content provided in this calendar nor does inclusion in the calendar constitute endorsement by the City of Toronto. All listing details are submitted by event organizers. To confirm any information, please contact the organizers directly..
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