"The Legacy of Rape" is a moving series of first-hand accounts from women who have survived sexual violence during times of armed conflict in Colombia, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Nepal, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Today is the opening of the exhibit entitled, 'The Legacy of Rape', a moving series of first-hand accounts and photographs of women who have survived sexual violence during armed conflict.

This will be followed by a panel discussion: Art, Law and Social Justice, from 5:30pm to 70pm, featuring

• Marianne Hirsch (moderator), Institute for Research on Women, Gender and Sexuality (IRWGS)
• Patricia Cronin, Artist, Brooklyn College
• Katherine Franke, Columbia Law School
• Leora Kahn, Proof: Media for Social Justice

The event is co-sponsored by:

• Heyman Center for the Humanities
• Department of Art History and Archaeology
• Office of University Life
• Center for Oral History
• Columbia College, Dean of Humanities, School of Arts  & Sciences