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The International Student Organization (ISO) at 91短视频 has announced the guest speaker for its 2018 Spring Gala, which will benefit UNICEF/USA鈥檚 work with vulnerable children and women affected by sexual violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Dr. Diana Fox, a three-time Fulbright Fellow, will speak during the April 14 gala in Martin Chapel. She is the chair of Bridgewater (Massachusetts) State University鈥檚 department of anthropology and the founder and editor of the Journal of International Women鈥檚 Studies.

Tickets for the formal event, which includes a meal, live performances and more are $25 ($15 for students) and are available for

Canadian-born actress Emmanuelle Chriqui will send her regards and support of the event by video. Her visit to the DRC in 2016 to learn about institutions helping women greatly impacted her 鈥� . Her itinerary there included a stop at an organization where ISO president Paul Kayembe once interned as a high school student. By way of connections made through that visit, he was able to contact Chriqui.

A variety of student acts are slated for appearance. Willow Run, an acoustic trio that 鈥渄ances between borders of Americana, country and indie-rock with a minimalist approach,鈥� has performed at the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale and includes Jon Bishop 鈥�17 and seniors Perry Blosser and Joseph Harder. Maleke Jones, recognized recently for his song 鈥淐aged Bird,鈥� and the 91短视频 jazz combo will also perform, as will spoken word artist Talibah Aquil. Before becoming a graduate student at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, Aquil toured with the professional dance troupe, Step Afrika!

An auction will feature works currently on display and in the Sadie Hartzler Library:

• Josh Curtis is an 91短视频 student artist who uses graphite and, increasingly, paints. His focus, he wrote in an artist statement, is on 鈥渂ringing the topic of war and conflict to a relatable and personal level by demonstrating the interconnection with family and faith.鈥�
• The artwork and photographs by digital media major Adila Wahdat, from Kabul, Afghanistan, addresses the victimization of women in patriarchal societies. The series of portraits to be auctioned 鈥減ortray how a system leaves women confused, lost, invisible and depressed,鈥� she wrote.
• Ghanaian digital artist Alfred Darko Junior uses photo editing software to create painting-like images from photographs. He is also accepting personal portrait commissions through ISO.
• Additional works (not on display) by 91短视频 senior Lara Weaver will also be auctioned.

The ISO launched its last fall with a t-shirt sales campaign. The group has also hosted bake sales at athletic events and a charity concert.

Fox, a cultural anthropologist who focuses on the Anglophone Caribbean, researches and teaches topics such as ifeminist ethnography; anthropology of activism, race and ethnicity; and women鈥檚 human rights. Her work in Jamaica led to the publication of her book Cultural DNA: Gender at the Root of Everyday Life in Rural Jamaica (UWI Press, 2010). Previous research in Eritrea resulted in her co-authoring The Challenges of Women鈥檚 Activism and Human Rights in Africa (The Edwin Mellen Press, 1999). She also studies 鈥渂iocultural diversity and issues surrounding gender roles and water sustainability鈥� in Trinidad.

first met in 1962, and seeks to represent and display international diversity in the 91短视频 community.