Press release: GSU World Heritage Initiative receives NPS AACR grant
The Georgia State University World Heritage Initiative has received a $50,000 African American Civil Rights grant from the National Park Service.
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News12/18/2017: US/ICOMOS Conference
A report on the 2017 US/ICOMOS World Heritage Leadership Forum.
News: U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO
From Stephen Morris, Chief National Park Service Office of International Affairs:
Questions and answers on the U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO
Press Release: April 18th, the International Day for Monuments and Sites
A message from Dr. Mechtild Rossler, the Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
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Press Release: Africa’s Top Tourism Official Endorses Civil Rights Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2017 Georgia State University Call Glenn T. Eskew 404-413-6354
Africa’s leading tourism executive supports Georgia State University’s World Heritage Initiative to nominate major U.S. civil rights landmarks as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
The Honorable Dr. Walter Mzembi of Zimbabwe, who chairs the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization’s Commission for… more »
Press Release: Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument Dedication Set
The National Park Service and local partners will host a celebration of the new Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument on Saturday, April 15, from 1 to 4 p.m., outside the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. The event is free and open to the public.
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Press Release: GSU World Heritage Initiative Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2016 Georgia State University Call Glenn T. Eskew 404-413-6354 Or Anne H. Farrisee 404-413-6353
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed a $600,000 contract with Georgia State University to develop a Serial Nomination of U. S. Civil Rights Sites for submission to the World Heritage List. Led by faculty members from the… more »
