I did a piece about sexual abuse in the military, and you can read it here on my Forbes.com column.
Author: liza
Women’s RIghts Global Cartoons
Women Deliver is an amazing non-profit organization that is all about helping women and girls. They are having their third conference in Malaysia this year and I was invited to curate an exhibit and book of international cartoons about women’s rights. Here is a link to a slide show of the cartoons and my essay about them and the conference.
Angelina Jolie and Audre Lorde and The Body As Symbol
Yesterday, the top news in the morning was Angelina Jolie’s breast surgery. I wrote about it on my Forbes column. My thoughts were inspired in part by a book I read several years ago, Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde. In the book, she explores the choice women have of breast prothesis. Written in the 1980s, Lorde was one of the first feminists to write about how breast prothesis “seems like a cover-up in a society where women are solely judged on their looks.” (Wikipedia)
Mother’s Day and Laughter
Above is one of my personal favorite cartoons about mothers. I posted a slide show of mother cartoons and a short essay about my mother on my Forbes column. I hope you go take a look. Here is another one of my favorites, drawn over a decade ago, but still relevant, sadly:
A New, Good Normal
Amanda Berry is a hero, rescuing her daughter, two other women and herself from the monster Ariel Castro. His acts are on the extreme end of controlling behavior that many women around the world experience.
International Cartoon Festival In Caen
Along with fifteen other cartoonists, I was fortunate to be invited to participate in the third annual International Cartoon Festival in Caen, France. The Caen Memorial Museum, which hosts this event, is a very moving place and it was a wonderful gathering, with cartoonists from around the world. In keeping with the emotional events that took place in the Normandy invasions, Stephane Grimaldi, the director of the museum, seeks to bring people, events and exhibits to Caen that promote peace and freedom of expression. Below is a list of the participating cartoonists and a selection of some of the cartoons and photos from the event.
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BERTH |
France |
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BRUNOR |
France |
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CARALI |
France |
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CARUSO |
Brésil |
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CHAUNU |
France |
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DANZIGER |
Etats-Unis |
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DONNELLY |
Etats-Unis |
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HADDAD |
Liban |
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JIHO |
France |
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KAP |
Espagne |
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KAZANEVSKY |
Ukraine |
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KIANOUSH |
Iran |
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KICHKA |
Israël |
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MIX & REMIX |
Suisse |
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ROYAARDS |
Pays-Bas |
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WILLIS FROM TUNIS |
Tunisie |
