Oct 21: MAGA, Memes and Momala

Please join us for a special and very timely event.

You may rsvp to democracy@syr.edu by October 14 with the subject line: RSVP Syracuse Cartoonists Event.

MAGA, Memes and Momala: Political Cartoonists take on 2024

Join us as we celebrate freedom of speech and our right to satire with a freewheeling look at a wild campaign year, as seen by some of the nation's and world's best political cartoonists.

Cartoonists have long lived on the front lines in the fight for freedom of speech. The US Supreme Court used cartoons to codify our right to lampoon our political leaders in the seminal case, Hustler Magazine v. Falwell. Decline of local newspapers, explosion of social media, political polarization and global trends toward populism, nationalism and authoritarianism shape today's challenges.

Time: Cocktails 6pm
DATE: Monday, Oct. 21, 2024
Program begins at 6:30pm
Dress: Business casual

Panelists:
Matt Wuerker, editorial cartoonist and illustrator, POLITICO
Ann Telnaes, editorial cartoonist, The Washington Post
Michael Ramirez, editorial cartoonist, Las Vegas Review- Journal
Pedro X. Molina, Counterpoint Media and Confidencial, Nicaragua
Award-winning cartoonists
Vladimir Kazanevsky (Ukraine) and Rachita Taneja (India) also will discuss their work and persistent threats to cartoonists around the world.

Where:
Syracuse University DC Campus
1333 New Hampshire Avenue NW (at Dupont Circle)
Washington, DC 20036