Exhibition: Our World At War

October 8, 2009
5:30pm

The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Australian Red Cross will host a cocktail function on October 8, starting at 5.30pm, to celebrate the Sydney opening of the Our World at War exhibition, now being shown in more than 40 countries worldwide. Speakers will include Tanja Mikulic, Sean Hobbs, Helen Durham and Jeremy England.

The exhibition features photographs by VII photographers James Nachtwey, Franco Pagetti, Antonin Kratochvil, Ron Haviv and Christopher Morris, capturing stories of loss, suffering and strength. They represent the culmination of a collaboration between the ICRC and the VII photo agency to document the global effects of armed conflict on the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions.

Details

The exhibition will run from Oct. 8 to 28, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Gallery, Darling Park
Tower 1
201 Sussex Street
Sydney, Australia

For more information about Our World at War, the related Our World Your Move campaign and a schedule of other global events, see the Our World Your Move website.