In 2004, after eight years teaching with the Los Angeles Unified School District, he joined the journalism department at California State University, and is a tenured professor. His work has been exhibited and published in several countries outside the United States, including Kenya, Zimbabwe, China, Germany and France.Ī photography and visual communication educator for more than 20 years, David has designed and taught classes and workshops for, among others, Wuhan, Yangtze, Yunnan Normal and other universities in China, Kodak East Africa, The All Africa Conference of Churches, the French Cultural Centre in Nairobi, the government of Eritrea, the Art Institute of Pittsburgh's Online Division, the New York Film Academy, and the Watts Towers Art Center (for the Cultural Affairs Department of the City of Los Angeles). David has also freelanced for the Los Angeles Times and various other publications as a writer and photographer. Professional experience includes eight years of NGO, documentary and photojournalism work in East and Central Africa, covering social, relief and development, and political issues. Recent projects involve the homeless in Los Angeles, and Intangible Cultural Heritage artists in China. She is passionate for human rights and social justice, horses and human intellectĭavid Blumenkrantz directs the One of Us project, advocating on behalf of marginalized communities through art education and documentary initiatives. She is an active member of CIVICUS and Africans Rising. ![]() In 2019 She founded INSPIRIT Creatives UG NGO, one of the first communication design agencies, taking on activities transforming communication to Social Justice. In Spring 2015 she launched Sustainable Designers Initiative (SDI), an initiative working to improve the accessibility, to design education worldwide, especially in continents where inequality is a rule rather than exception. Tuuli has served as an Juror at ico-D (International Council of Design) Sustainability Standard. Her work as an Art Director and Designer are including clients such as, International Foundation for Agricultural Development (IFAD – UN), World Health Organization HQ, World Health Organization EU, World Health Organization/Europe, World Health Communication Associates, International Montessori School, Creative Leadership Institute and Global Reporting Initiative. Since 2001, she has specialized working for NGOs and United Nations Agencies. ![]() ![]() Determination to reach the goal and finding new solutions to get there is her modus operendi. “There isn’t anything I can’t do, if I really want to” has been her motto throughout her life. Tuuli has over two decades experience working as an Art Director and lead designer. We stand openly against industries and governments that are taking part, directly or indirectly to land grabbing from the Indigenous peoples and rural people communities worldwide, and/or are causing wildlife habitat loss.įounder of INSPIRIT Creatives UG NGO, Activist for Social Justice No individual should be subject to arbitrary arrest and intimidation by any government or business entity. We believe in open civic space and freedom of speech and journalism. ![]() We do not work directly or indirectly for people or entities that benefit economically from the promotion of products, behaviors and choices that are detrimental to the environment, or to human and animal welfare. Our project work is devoted to what we perceive as sustainable and socially beneficial activities. As well as being committed to the eco-friendliest technologies and practices throughout its network, INSPIRIT ® is an active member and supporter of a variety of environmental, humanitarian, animal welfare and human rights initiatives, including Africans Rising, CIVICUS, Earth Charter International, United Nations Global Compact and United Nations Women Empowerment.Īll executives and associated organizations of INSPIRIT ® Creatives aspire to ethical guidelines established by international bodies such as the United Nations and its agencies. INSPIRIT ® is a staunch supporter of ethical and sustainable design and communications. INSPIRIT ® Creatives Environmental, Human and Animal rights statement
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