Individual Donors

Cartoon by Joel Pett, Lexington Herald-Leader

Our clients feel the impact of every donation. Every donor fights for a cartoonist in the trenches of the war on freedom of expression and thought.

If you would like to join our team in our struggle against censorship and repression, click on this Donation Link to make a donation to CRNI through our fiscal sponsor, The New York Foundation for the Arts. All donors will receive a receipt and a thank-you letter for their records.

To donate directly, send your check or money order to:

Cartoonists Rights Network International

P.O. Box 7272

Fairfax Station, VA 22039 USA

The following is a list of the people who recognize the value and impact of editorial cartoons in the political process. The CRNI staff, our client cartoonists and their families are grateful for the support and confidence of the following champions of free speech.

Patrons: Individual donations over $1,000

Mr. Bob Mankoff, The New Yorker magazine, New York, NY

Mrs. Lucy Hamilton, Lexington, KY. Multiple donor

Mr. Joel Pett, CRNI President, Editorial Cartoonist, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY. Multiple donor

Mr. Carl Nelson, CRNI Treasurer, Wellesley, MA. Multiple donor

Ms. Ann Telnaes, Editorial Cartoonist, anntelnaes.com, Washington, D.C. Multiple donor

Dr. Hern, Sacramento, CA

Anonymous, Multiple donor

Friends of CRNI: Donation of $5 to $1,000

Mr. Patrick Hickey, Richmond, VA

Ms. Lizbeth Binks, Towson, MD

Ms. Carol Knopes, Board of Directors, Young D.C., Arlington, VA. Multiple donor

Ms. Judy Hines, Board of Directors, Young D.C., Arlington, VA. Multiple donor

Mr. Drew Rougier-Chapman, CRNI Board of Advisors, Deputy Director, Broadlands, VA. Multiple donor

Mrs. Pat Parker and Mr. Jeff Parker, Editorial Cartoonist, Florida Today, Melbourne, FL

Mr. Adam Zyglis, Editorial Cartoonist, Buffalo News, and adamzyglis.com, Buffalo, NY

Mr. Rob Rogers, Editorial Cartoonist, Winner, Thomas Nast Award 2013

our mission

Cartoonists Rights Network International fights to protect the human rights and the personal and creative freedom of editorial cartoonists around the world under threat, arrest, or intimidation because of the power and influence of their professional work.

CRNI's network of over 600 editorial and social cartoonists throughout the world monitors these threats to editorial cartoonists and their families and activates campaigns to raise awareness and public pressure that push back against these threats.

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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

INNOVATION: Self-Publishing for Cartoonists

05/10/2013

If what you want is to publish something luggable that can hold down a coffee table, get gift-wrapped, and be dog-eared in libraries by aspirants and acolytes, you might decide to follow the example of reknown cartoonist Kevin "KAL" Kallaugher and crowd-source a bankroll on Kickstarter to get the presses rolling and bookbinders binding. It would help, of course, to precede that indie pitch with three decades of stellar cartooning at a publication comparable to The Economist. For cartoonists who prefer skipping the decades and don't mind existing on smartphones and tablets in lieu of bookshelves, there's another way. read more

Get on the Bus 2013 in Washington, D.C.

04/28/2013

On Friday April 12th, despite the gloomy weather report and early morning showers, the skies cleared and Amnesty International's Get on the Bus 2013 for Washington, D.C. went ahead as planned with a small but very enthusiastic group of human rights activists. One of those activists was editorial cartoonist and Somali refugee Abdul Arts. Invited by Amnesty International USA (AIUSA), Abdul traveled from Skien, Norway, an international city of refuge. His trip to participate in AIUSA's annual day of human rights education and activism was sponsored by the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN), the Stewart R. Mott Foundation and the Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI). read more

Amnesty International, the International Cities of Refuge, the International Freedom of Expression Exchange, the Cartoonists Rights Network International and Editorial Cartoonist Abdul Arts Unite to Protest Human Rights Abuses

04/10/2013

On Friday, April 12th Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will hold its Get on the Bus rally, an annual day of human rights education and activism organized by several AIUSA groups. In Washington, DC, more than 100 students, teachers and AIUSA activists will rally for human rights in front of embassies and in public spaces. This year the Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI) and editorial cartoonist and Somali refugee Abdul Arts — with support from the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) and the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) — will join AIUSA in protesting for human rights. If you are in Washington, DC, on Friday April 12th, we hope you too will join us. read more

Palestinian Cartoonist Mohammad Saba'aneh Sentenced to Five Months in Prison

04/08/2013

Thursday April 4, Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Saba'aneh was sentenced by a military court in Salem to five months in prison and a fine of 10,000 shekels for 'contact with a hostile organization'. The news is confirmed by Mohammad's brother Adel and his lawyer Riadh Arda. read more

INNOVATION: The Art of Revolution

03/27/2013

"Graffiti is a dangerous cause as it is, and with perpetual violence against women in Egypt, you’d think female graffiti artists would be too intimidated to work on the city streets," writes Cairo journalist Soraya Morayef. "But they’re not; they’re young, tough, talented and just as worthy of recognition as their male counterparts." What follows is a small window into the work of Cairo street artists. read more