On Friday, October 4th, at the Erica Library in Capaccio Paestum, the third event of the #PaestumVeliaForYoung project will take place, aimed at young people and organized by the “Fondazione Alario per Elea-Velia.”
The guest of the event will be Gianluca Costantini, an Italian cartoonist, graphic journalist, and activist, known for his commitment to issues of justice and freedom of expression. In 2019, he was awarded by Amnesty International for his artistic contribution to human rights campaigns worldwide.
At 4:00 PM, Gianluca Costantini will lead a comic workshop for the young participants in the project. Following that, at 6:00 PM, he will present his graphic novel Julian Assange. Wikileaks and the Challenge for Freedom of Information (Altreconomia, 2024), created together with Dario Morgante. Afterward, the exhibition “Giving Face, Giving Voice. An Exhibition by Gianluca Costantini” will be inaugurated, showcasing a selection of his graphic works as an activist artist. Ten pieces will be displayed, depicting and narrating people and events that his essential style has transformed into iconic images.
