On Tuesday, August 25, at 7 p.m., there will be an open square forum about international violence against women. Hosted by The Richard G. Lugar Franciscan Center for Global Studies, the forum is co-sponsored by the Family Violence Prevention Fund and the Open Square Foundation.

The forum will feature:

• Farida Azizi, founding member of the Cooperative for Peace and Unity and a member of the Afghan Women's Network, both based in Kabul, Afghanistan.
• Major General Patrick Cammaert, a military advisor to the United Nations secretary general and the United Nations force commander for the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Valentine Moghadam, director of women's studies and professor of sociology at Purdue University.
• Sarah Spencer, an emergency gender-based violence coordinator for the International Rescue Committee.

The event will begin with opening remarks from Dan Burton, United States Representative from Indiana's Fifth Congressional District. Esta Stoler and Alexandra Arriaga, both from the Family Violence Prevention Fund, will also contribute to the forum.

The event will take place in the Mother Theresa Hackelmeier Memorial Library auditorium. It is open to the public at no charge; registration is required. More details are available on the Marian University event calendar.