On April 11th, the workshop "Students for Tolerance" kicked off with my lecture to the students from Zagreb/Croatia, Dortmund/Germany, Ljubljana/Slovenia and Graz/Austria. They will be working together on Tolerance posters for this entire week. 31 students from 6 nations are participating in the workshop, and they have been working on individual design concepts for Tolerance posters. The posters created in the workshop, as part of the Design Month Graz , will be displayed in a show that takes place at Joanneumsviertel Graz on May 12th. The following 4 colleges are participating in the workshop: The University of Zagreb Fachhochschule Dortmund - University of Applied Sciences and Arts The Academy of Fine Arts and Design of the University of Ljubljana FH JOANNEUM - University of Applied Sciences I would like to recognize the relentless efforts of Tomislav Bobinec, professor at FH JOANNEUM Design & Kommunikation in Graz, who conceived the idea for the workshop and organize
THE TOLERANCE PROJECT has brought a message of social acceptance to over 400,000 people in 46 countries. Founded by artist-activist Mirko Ilić, this initiative showcases posters designed by artists from around the world. THE TOLERANCE PROJECT starts a conversation about inclusion, which can only begin with a foundation of tolerance. The show utilizes the unique power of design to remind us what we all have in common. More about on the Tolerance Project website https://tolerance-project.org