Come to see the exhibit. Learn how to stand with these remarkable, yet ordinary, women. Find out how to stand with them and support their struggle for peace, an end to violence, and health.
CONGO/Women Portraits of War: The Democratic Republic of Congo
Launch of National Exhibition and Educational Campaign: Chicago / Washington, DC / New York City
Opening Reception February 5, 5:00-7:00pm. FREE
Program at 6:15pm
Special Guest Speakers:
- Jimmie Briggs Journalist and author, “Innocents Lost: When Child Soldiers Go to War,”
- UN Goodwill Ambassador and Special Envoy for Children and Armed Conflict. Flo Nlandu Member of the Congolese community and New Community Church of Chicago, serving African immigrants from French-speaking countries.
Paid Parking: CPS parking lot available between 9th and 11th Street. Enter off Wabash Avenue.
Local Transportation: CTA bus routes 1, 3, 4. Trains to Roosevelt Station — Red, Green, Orange lines
February 5–14, 2009. Columbia College Chicago, 1006 S. Michigan Ave. Tue-Sat 12-6pm.
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