Poster of the Week

Break one, thousand will rise
Lucille Clerc
London
2015

Artists around the world have responded to the tragic murder this week of 12 people at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine, with powerful graphics expressing grief and renewed commitment to defend free speech.  Four of the magazine's well-known cartoonists, including its editor, were among those killed, as well as two police officers.

Charlie Hebdo is a publication that has always courted controversy with satirical attacks on political and religious leaders. It published cartoons of Muhammad in 2012, forcing France to temporarily close embassies and schools in more than 20 countries amid fears of reprisals. Its offices were also firebombed in November 2011 after publishing a caricature of Muhammad on its cover.

CSPG’s Poster of the Week features a powerful graphic by Lucille Clerc, a freelance graphic designer and illustrator living in London.  To see more graphics and more information, please visit the sites below.
 
Sources (including many graphics):

http://www.lucilleclerc.com/

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/heartbreaking-cartoons-from-artists-in-response-to-the-ch?bftw&utm_term=4ldqpfp#.et5qbYQgb

http://www.democracynow.org/2015/1/8/scholar_tariq_ramadan_harpers_rick_macarthur

http://www.democracynow.org/topics/charlie_hebdo_attack

http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2015/1/8/cartoonists_lives_matter_art_spiegelman_responds

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/paris-magazine-attack/charlie-hebdo-shooting-12-killed-muhammad-cartoons-magazine-paris-n281266

http://abcnews.go.com/International/cartoonists-react-charlie-hebdo-shooting/story?id=28065848

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30710883