This is my image in response to Toshiko Hasumi’s manga outrage. The text reads: “Asylum* needed”
after 366 days in a boat
You don’t have to be cute to need help
Refugees are not the enemy- they are in need
They did not choose to be victims- of war, of prejudice, of abuse.
The original picture of Judi in a Lebanese refugee camp was taken by Jonathan Hyams. I have drawn a quick picture of him here:
Asylum is a greek word!! ἄσυλον
A very strong message. Spectacularly beautiful way to draw attention with loveliness where the reality is so harsh that people almost naturally turn away from it.