Tolerance Posters

It is my pleasure to let you know that  on July 26th,  the Tolerance Poster Show in  designforum Wien  in Vienna was featured in the news segment of  ORF – The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation . ORF is Austria’s largest media provider, operating four national television and twelve radio channels as well as a comprehensive range of websites.  Here is the link to the broadcast.  You can watch it for six days after it is put online.  The Tolerance Poster Show in Designforum Vienna is our 170th show.  

We are happy to share that a small booklet called Tolerance Kids was published accompanying The Tolerance Poster Show and workshop activities with children in Maribor, Slovenia. "Tolerance Kids are the future world leaders who will create a kind, tolerant, inclusive, and open society. Let us listen to them. Let us amplify their voice for our common, dignified future in all our diversity." The booklet was edited, and the workshop was organized by Tanja Cvitko. You can download the link for the PDF of the booklet here . And you can see more photos from the Tolerance Kids Workshop in Maribor here .     

We are pleased to share with you that on June 29th, 2023, the Tolerance Poster Show was displayed in front of the Sports Association Center Maribor in Town Park in Maribor, Slovenia. This exhibition was special because the main audience, besides the general public, were children aged 6-12. After viewing the posters and having a discussion about the word Tolerance, the children were encouraged to explore their understanding and artistic talent through a workshop.  We are grateful to Tanja Cvitko whose relentless effort made this show and workshop possible. You can see more photos from Maribor here .  

Today, Monday, June 12th,   The Lang School , a school for twice-exceptional learners in lower Manhattan, hosted an LGBTQIA+ panel of activists and advocates in celebration of Pride Month. For this occasion, they hung small Tolerance Posters throughout the school.  Speaking on the panel were Father Matt from Trinity Church , Julian, David, and I. The panel was organized and moderated by Camille Giordano.  "The Lang School educates twice-exceptional (2e) children — gifted students with learning differences. We offer these highly promising learners a rigorous, child-centered, empirically validated education with integrated supports that foster independence and self-advocacy. We model and teach students to own their impact and empower them to speak up and stand up for equity and social justice. For most people, the school years are about fitting in, while adulthood is about standing out; for 2e children, standing out comes early. At Lang, through the nurturing of purpose, pa...

I am pleased to let you know that today   Steven Heller   published a post about the "Students for Tolerance" workshop in his prestigious blog "The Daily Heller". Inspired by the "Tolerance Project", this initiative was started by   Tomislav Bobinec   a professor at the Institute of Design and Communication at FH Joanneum Graz in Austria. This is the second year of the "Students for Tolerance" workshop and is a collaboration of art school students from different European countries. You can read Steven Hellers post here .  

Here is a video of the billboard announcement of the Tolerance Poster Show displayed as part of the Roppongi Art Night . Roppongi Art Night is one of the largest art festivals in Tokyo, Japan. The announcement will repeat once every 5 minutes for 9 days at the Omotesando crossing.    

This is the press release for the first Tolerance Poster Show in Japan.  The show will be a part of this year's   Roppongi Art Night , Tokyo's most   important two-day art festival on May 27/28 (Sat/Sun). While the event   recorded over 800,000 visitors in the past, this year's attendance is expected to   exceed 1,000,000. The Tolerance Poster Show will be displayed on art boards   along Roppongi street prior to other programs beginning May 23 (Tue). This show was made posible by director Aya Komboo, professor Matthew Waldman, and   SAMCARA Design Lab of Keio University's Graduate School of   Media   Design , and with much help from   Yuko Shimizu .