Tolerance Posters

The Tolerance Posters Show inspired and motivated the   Friends of Youth Association of Maribor   to organize a youth-oriented project in Maribor, Slovenia. On the International Day of Tolerance, the   Maribor National Liberation Museum   hosted a contest called "100 PEOPLE, 100 WONDERS" for the best slogan and posters to promote tolerance and acceptance of diversity. 765 slogans and 11 posters on the subject of tolerance were submitted to the competition. From these, a committee consisting of Kornelija Kaurin (Association of Friends of Youth Maribor), Uroš Dokl and Jan Malec Svetel (Museum of National Liberation Maribor) and Tanja Cvitko (cultural producer, Idea Box Association), selected the winners. They are currently displayed at the youngsters' exhibition at the Museum of National Liberation Maribor. We are expressing our gratitude to the young authors of the selected slogans and posters: Timotej Vališer, Lili Makuc, Til Trinkhaus, Ana Kovše, Idol Vrella, Mia Bratkov

As part of the   "Tolerance" exhibition at Europe House , in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, I held a lecture on November 15, 2023. My lecture, live from New York, was on the topic "Symbols of Hate". It was focused on new symbols of hate on a global and on a local and regional level, which was followed by a Q&A. The lecture was attended by art and political science students as well as by their professors.    

As a part of the celebration of the Day for Tolerance (November 16th), Europe House in Sarajevo organized a Tolerance Poster Show and invited me to give an online lecture "Symbols of Hate" on Wednesday, November 15th. The purpose of the lecture is to educate the audience about old and new symbols of hate used by different groups of Neo-Nazis, racists, and other bigots.   You can read more here about the Tolerance Poster Show and lecture in Sarajevo here .    

I recently came across this blog post on the prestigious Japanese blog "Spoon & Tamago" . The post is about the first Tolerance Poster Show in Tokyo , Japan, and talks about the importance of this kind of show in raising awareness of tolerance and equality. "Curated by Aya Komboo and Matthew Waldman, the exhibition seeks to raise awareness for all forms of diversity, from gender to LGBTQ, while also acknowledging Japan’s inaction and lack of awareness when it comes to equality. Japan consistently ranks low when it comes to inclusivity and diversity, especially compared to other developed nations."    

Here is a link to HUM News , one of Pakistan's most-watched news channels. This segment is on the Tolerance Poster Show in Lahore, which opened on September 16th in the Grand Event Space in Packages Mall, the city's biggest and best shopping mall. The show was organized and curated by Aarish Sadar, an associate professor at Beaconhose National University.  

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 .