Nov. 28 – “No one is born a slave, nor a master, nor destined to live in poverty, but we are all born to be brothers,” said Nelson Mandela. “We can be free only once everybody is,” wrote Georg Hegel; while according to Albert Einstein “all that is valuable in human society depends on the opportunities to progress that are granted to each individual.” Only a few days ago, Pope Francis joined the debate with his speech to the European Parliament, promoting human rights and the fight against the “culture of waste”. Human rights are the focus of a new event organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Bratislava, in collaboration with the Institut Francais, the Polsky inštitút, the Holandské veľvyslanectvo, and the EUNIC Cluster Bratislava. But this time, the language changes: pop, close to younger audiences, able to send messages: cartoons. “Cartoons and human rights” is an international vignette laboratory by renowned Polish artist Jozef “Danglar” Gertli, which kicks off Wednesday, December 10. The workshop is open to students aged 16 to 26. (Gil)
