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Portraits of War: The Republic of Congo

Photographs by Lynsey Addario, Marcus Bleasdale, Ron Haviv, James Nachtwey

Special Presentations

May 12-15, 2009

Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC

*Invited presentation by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) to serve as the visual centerpiece of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on Rape as a Weapon of War.

Exhibition presentation sponsored by UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund.

September – October 2009

United Nations Lobby Exhibition Space, 405 E. 42^nd Street, New York, NY

*Premiere presentation by UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, USA.

Two-Year National & International Tour

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.

Congo/Women is an internationally touring 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 photographs by award-winning photojournalists, including commissioned photographs by Pulitzer-Prize winner and ESB Institute Fellow Lynsey Addario, and award-winning images by 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 Enough Project’s Raise Hope for Congo campaign provides tools to demand action and involvement from the global citizenry.

Co-Director and Curator, Leslie Thomas

Co-Director and Creative Advisor, Jane M. Saks

Produced by: Art Works Projects and the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media (ESB Institute), Columbia College Chicago.

Major funding by: UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund; Humanity United; Oak Foundation; and the Leadership Donors of the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media, Columbia College Chicago.

For more information: www.congowomen.org

http://www.congowomen.org/why/

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