Well, I stand by yesterday’s post, and I’m glad that it — and JP Trostle’s “epic rant” — got said before Columbia University and their Pulitzer Committee delivered that stunning mean-girl snub because otherwise it might sound like sour grapes. As I wrote then The Pulitzers do reward good work. But they’re still just […]
I’m enjoying the current Thimble Theater storyline but this panel stopped me in my tracks. Decades before the current move to reframe Popeye for the Teletubbies demographic, Olive Oyl had been reduced to a damsel in distress, while Wimpy simply wandered around asking for hamburgers. They were far more dynamic in 1935, particularly Olive, who […]
Cartoonists Rights Network International is a non-profit organization that monitors threats and abuses against editorial cartoonists around the world. When a cartoonist is being arrested, abused, beaten, censored, or disappeared for his or her work, CRNI applies international pressure and works with the diplomatic community for redress. They’ve started an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds […]
For the first time ever, The Cartoonists Rights Network International has awarded its Courage in Editorial Cartooning to a woman – two women in fact. This year the awards go to Indian cartoonist Kanika Mishra and Palestinian cartoonist Majda Shaheen. Both women worked against great opposition and threats to their lives. Visit Michael Cavna’s Comic […]
Cartoonist Rights Network has announced a new contest sponsored by IFEX, an international network of free expression groups. Entitled the Draw Attention to Impunity: Editorial Cartoon Contest, this cartoon contest is part of the second annual International Day to End Impunity on November 23, 2012. Some of the entries will be featured on the International […]
Last year Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque, best known as Zunar, was awarded the CRNI’s Award for Courage in Editorial Cartooning. Below is his acceptance speech.
Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI) has announced they are awarding their 2012 Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award to Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat and Aseem Trivedi, from India. CNRI is dedicated to defending the human rights of cartoonists who are threatened due to their work. Ali gained international notoriety after Syrian government thugs tried to silence […]