Cartooning for Peace - Manila 2015 (May 2015 Press Release)

The UST College of Fine Arts and Design (CFAD), in collaboration with the European Union National Institute for Culture (EUNIC), the Cultural Center of National Institutes composed of Alliance Francaise de Manille, Goethe Institute, along with the Embassies of Denmark, France and Switzerland in the Philippines, presents CARTOONING FOR PEACE in Manila on May 2015. 

Cartooning for Peace is a network of 130 cartoonists around the world who use the power and language of images to fight for peace and freedom of expression. The network aims to promote a better understanding and mutual respect between people of different cultures and beliefs using cartoons as universal language. The event in the Philippines involves the National Commission for Culture and the Arts ], Center for Media Freedom and Spirituality, UST CFAD, University of the Philippines–Diliman, Dela Salle University (DLSU)-Manila and leading newspaper companies. 

Master classes, interviews and cartooning workshops will take place simultaneously in UST (CFAD) and DLSU on 7 May 2015 from 9AM to 4PM. Three European cartoonists and four local counterparts will conduct the master classes at UST.