
Photo by Lynsey Addario
Congo/Women Portraits of War: The Democratic Republic of Congo
Thursday, March 5
Rayburn House Office Building
Rayburn Foyer, Washington, DC
12-5pm: Exhibition on view
Media Preview: 3:30pm - 5pm
5-7pm: Reception & Program
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
To RSVP call (202) 326-8700
Co-Hosts: Representative Carolyn Maloney
Representative Betty McCollum
Representative Donald Payne
Representative Jan Schakowsky
Speakers:
John
Prendergast,Co-chair of the Enough Project, an Africa policy expert,
activist, and author who has participated in numerous peace processes
in Africa
Stephen Lewis, Co-Director, AIDS-Free World ,and Former U.N. Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
Dr. Roger Luhiriri, Physician, Panzi Hospital, DRC
Sylvie Maunga MbangaHuman Rights Lawyer, and Former Program Coordinator, Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation,
DRC Rep. Jan Schakowsky(Invited speaker) U.S. Representative, 9th District, Illinois
Congo/Women
Portraits of War: The Democratic Republic of Congo is an international
photography exhibition and educational campaign that raises awareness
of the widespread sexual violence facing women and girls in the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The exhibition features
powerful life-size photographs by Lynsey Addario, Marcus Bleasdale, Ron
Haviv, and James Nachtwey that convey the strength and courage of
Congolese women. Accompanying essays contextualize the impact of the
crisis from a range of perspectives. An advocacy partnership with the
Enough Project's Raise Hope for Congo campaign provides tools to demand
action and involvement from the global citizenry. Over the next two
years, the project will tour selected venues throughout North America,
Europe and Africa, visiting universities and community centers to build
awareness among as wide an audience as possible.
Throughout the
tour at each exhibition venue, local advocacy organizations working on
gender-based violence will be engaged as collaborators to contextualize
this issue locally as well as internationally. Produced by: Ellen Stone
Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and
Media, Columbia College Chicago, and Art Works Projects.
Major Funding by: Humanity United and UNFPA