The Graphix Project - Join me in outreach to young people : Christian Clark

Dear Happily Retired Colleagues,

After early retirement from the UN I have been a fellow at both Yale law school and Fordham University. Both institutions are or have been helping me develop the Graphix Project, a new cartoon-based global youth (of course being ex-UNICEF) human rights/social activism initiative. Over the last five years (along with Amnesty International and universities from around the world, in part, though the Association of Human Rights Institutes), we led what is likely the largest global comics and activist research in history. I am reaching out with two areas of potential collaboration.

First, as this research is ongoing, and I would love to work with members of this network (I have spoken to a number of you already) on outreach and ways to involve young people whether through UN, UNICEF or informal networks. If you could share with networks of cartoonists, artists and activists I would also be most appreciative. We are currently translating into other languages including Nepali, Portuguese, Spanish, French, etc.

Secondly, we are discussing with Aryeh Neier (founder of Helsinki Watch, Human Rights Watch, etc.) adapting his book The International Human Rights Movement: A History as a graphic history. We have an illustrator but still don’t have a writer. I was wondering if anyone had suggestions to this end. To be honest, this is a tricky assignment as it is an often serious (and dry) subject and the eventual writer would need to be analytical, have a global knowledge of history (and a sense of humor) and be able to work with an artist!

I am happy to send more details - email me at cclark70@fordham.edu. I look forward to feedback and am hugely thankful this amazing network exists.


Abrazo
Christian