CARTOONING FOR PEACE
PRESS RELEASE
PRESS CARTOONS: A STATE OF AFFAIRS
An international seminar on Freedom of Speech
Monday, September 21st, 2015, in Paris
Cartooning for Peace and the Social, Economic and
Environmental Council (SECE) organize on September 21st,
an international seminar on press cartoons and freedom of
speech. This event was born of the reflexion of philosopher Régis
Debray and cartoonist Plantu – also President of Cartooning for
Peace.
The strong emotions generated by the events of January 2015,
in Europe and around the world, together with a new awareness
of the growing chasms between communities in our societies,
have warranted a decision to create an important venue. The
event will be open to the largest possible audience, to all
those who wish to exchange ideas and debate on freedom
of speech and press cartoons.
Indeed, press cartoons arise many questions: in the name of
freedom of expression, shall we tolerate anything that can be
done? Is it possible to laugh about everything, with everybody?
How to combine freedom, responsibility and respect for
differences?
Press cartoons make us smile, convey messages in a direct
way and encourage thinking: they are, undeniably, tools in the
service of dialogue and tolerance. By laying the foundations of
a serene and peaceful debate, this seminar seeks to suggest
concrete solutions in order to live together, free.
The seminar is divided in two distinct sessions of debates and
reflexions :
- From 9:00 am to 12:35 am: morning session will help to define
a multidisciplinary picture of the state of freedom of speech
today. On program: history of caricature through time and
space (with Jean-Noël Jeanneney and Pascal Ory), description
of the evolution of laws regardings freedom of speech in
France and abroad (Georges Kiejman and Jack Lang) and the
status of images in religions (Jean-François Colosimo, Hélé
Béji and Delphine Horvilleur).
- From 1:45 pm to 5:30 pm: afternoon session will be dedicated
to debates and live drawing with cartoonists, to talk about
their work and prospects for the future, after the shock of
January 7th, 2015.
© Plantu, Le Monde (France) / Cartooning for Peace
About 15 cartoonists members of Cartooning for Peace
international network will debate and share their points of view
about red lines, secularism, freedom and tolerance.
After debates, different activities will take place in Palais d’Iéna
until 6:00 pm: signing sessions, books sale, short animations
screenings, press cartoons fresco and meetings with Cartooning
for Peace volunteers.
From September 18th to October 11th, an exhibition of press
cartoons on freedom of speech will be displayed open-air on
the walls of Palais d’Iéna (Avenue Albert de Mun).
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
The program of the event is available on:
etatsdudessindepresse.lecese.fr
Free entrance - Reservation on:
etatsdudessindepresse.lecese.fr
To receive the complete program and for all interview requests,
please contact:
Monday, September 21st, 2015, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Dimitri Larcher: + 33 9 83 52 85 50 / + 33 6 61 75 71 61
[email protected]
or
Claire Cerniaut: + 33 1 57 28 27 56
[email protected]
At Palais d’Iéna, SECE headquarters
9, place d’Iéna - Paris, 75016 - France
CARTOONING FOR PEACE
Cartooning for Peace is an international
network of 125 press cartoonists,
committed to promote mutual respect
between people from different cultures
and religions. The project was initiated by
Kofi Annan and Plantu in october 2006 at
the United Nations Headquarters in New
York.
Cartooning
for
Peace
facilitates
meetings of professional cartoonists of
all nationalities with a wide audience,
promotes exchanges on freedom of
expression and educational projects
about press cartoons. The NGO also
provides assistance to cartoonists
working in difficult environments.
PRESS CONTACTS
CARTOONING FOR PEACE
Dimitri LARCHER
Press Relations
[email protected]
+ 33 9 83 52 85 50
+ 33 6 61 75 71 61
CARTOONING FOR PEACE
Claire CERNIAUT
Communication manager
[email protected]
+ 33 1 57 28 27 56
SECE
Emilie HUMANN
Press Relations
[email protected]
+ 33 1 44 69 54 05
+ 33 7 77 26 24 60