Hand-in-Hand

Today is the United Nations International Day for Tolerance.

This excerpt from the Declaration of Principles on Tolerance reveals the ideas behind today's observance. "Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human. It is fostered by knowledge, openness, communication, and freedom of thought, conscience and belief. Tolerance is harmony in difference."

Today's artwork by George Giusti, inspired by a quotation from Jane Addams, illustrates individual affirmations of tolerance.

Pictured: George Giusti, born Italy 1908–1990 USA, "Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men."--Jane Addams, Speech, Honolulu, 1933. From the series "Great Ideas of Western Man", 1955, India ink and gouache on paper, 24 7/8 x 18 5/16 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America.