Auditorium Ivan Pictet | Maison de la paix, Geneva
Event from the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation and the City of Geneva, in partnership with the Geneva Graduate Institute
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day and the presentation of the Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award 2024, the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation and the City of Geneva, in partnership with the Geneva Graduate Institute, invite you to a special event featuring Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize, mentor to imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, and Christiane Amanpour, CNN star journalist and member of the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation advisory board.
Welcoming remarks by Marie-Laure Salles, Director, Geneva Graduate Institute
Introductions by:
Patrick Chappatte, President & Marie Heuzé, Vice-President, Freedom Cartoonists Foundation
Sami Kanaan, Administrative Councillor, Department of Culture and Digital Transition, City of Geneva
Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The keynote speech by Shirin Ebadi will be followed by a discussion on the place of women cartoonists in the world moderated by Christiane Amanpour with :
Nadia Khiari, Tunisian cartoonist, Willis from Tunis
Rachita Taneja, Indian cartoonist, Sanitary Panels
Ann Telnaes, American editorial cartoonist, Washington Post
The Freedom Cartoonists Foundation will then hand out the 2024 Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award.
This event will be bilingual in English and French. In partnership with Cartoonists Rights (USA), Cartooning for Peace (France), The Kofi Annan Foundation, The Geneva Press Club, Caran d’Ache. Media partners: Le Temps, RTS, True Heroes Films, Clin d’œil Films.
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