Our November newsletter is out: the world might be going to sh*t, at least we still have political satire! You can read our latest dispatch, filled with the latest news, new cartoonists and the best cartoons of November, here.
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Massimo D'Acunzo, aka Qunzo, is a graphic designer, illustrator and cartoonist from Naples, Italy. He collaborates with several Italian satire magazines and illustrates editorial works for children.
At the invitation of Cartooning for Peace, Cartoon Movement/Cartooning for Peace cartoonists Tjeerd Royaards, Zehra Ömeroğlu and Emanuele Del Rosso attended the World Forum for Democracy in Strasbourg last week.
They talked about making cartoons in this age of misinformation, hate towards migrants and climate skepticism, and how cartoons can be used to combat populism. You can watch a recording of the panel on the website of the Council of Europe.
Cartoon Movement is partner in a new four-year academic project titled Democratic Literacy and Humor (DELIAH for short), involving several universities in Europe. The project is funded by funded by Horizon Europe (Call: HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-08) and will run from 1 March 2025 – 29 February 2029. In preparation for this project, there are several job opportunities for people interested in research in the field of satire and free speech. We list them here:
Ghent University
www.ugent.be/en/work/scientific/doctoral-fellow-17
www.ugent.be/en/work/scientific/doctoral-fellow-19
University of Groningen
www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S000AZNP
On November 7, CM editor Tjeerd Royaards will be on a panel at the World Forum for Democracy 2024 in Strasbourg with Turkish cartoonist Zehra Ömeroğlu (currently facing trial in Turkey for one of her cartoons), Italian cartoonist Emanuele Del Rosso and all-round humor expert Alberto Godioli (Associate Professor at the University Groningen). The panel is organized by Cartooning For Peace and will focus on the question how we can use cartoons to fight populism and protect democracy.
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Mahasen al-Khateeb was a talented young (31 years) Palestinian digital artist with a big following on social media. She was killed by an Israeli air strike in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza on Saturday, after posting her final artwork about 19 year old Shaban al-Dalu, who burned to death in a hospital bombed by Israel.
She used her art to tell the story of what the Palestinian people are living through. Her art and her voice will be missed.
This year’s European Cartoon Award goes to Belgian cartoonist Lectrr for his cartoon of Russian opposition leader and political prisoner Alexei Navalny. The award was presented during European Cartoon Day ceremony in The Hague, The Netherlands. The European Cartoon Award, started in 2019, is dedicated to supporting and promoting political cartoons in Europe.
The two runners-up are cartoonists Tjeerd Royaards (Netherlands) and Victor Solís (Mexico).
Honorable Mentions were awarded to Elena Ospina (Colombia) and Peter Kuper (United States).
Tom Armstrong is a cartoonist from the UK, publishing in Private Eye Magazine and Viz magazine. He also teaches art workshops at a number of institutions. Check out his website to see more of his work.