Robert Russell's biography

Robert I. Russell, Ph.D.

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Born in New York City in 1942, “Bro” (as his friends know him) graduated in 1966 from Syracuse University’s School of Fine Arts, a sculpture and painting major. After a tour in the U.S. Peace Corps in India, Bro went into international development work and has been a career specialist in developing new and innovative organizations that serve critical human needs. He has lived and worked in Asia and Africa for more than 25 years. With a Sri Lankan cartoonist, he started Cartoonists Rights Network in 1992. CRN has evolved and grown, now with more than 15 affiliate organizations around the world, including a regional office in Ploiesti, Romania. Bro runs workshops in free speech issues for editorial and social cartoonists, writes extensively about human rights and editorial cartoonists. He keeps his relationships up with more than 50 free speech victim clients who have been assisted by Cartoonists Rights Network over the last 11 years. Bro and his wife Hemamalie live in Burke, Virginia.

Robert Russell joined WittyWorld in 2002.

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		*Robert I. Russell, Ph.D.*
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Born in New York City in 1942, “Bro” (as his friends know him) graduated in 1966 from Syracuse University’s School of Fine Arts, a sculpture and painting major. After a tour in the U.S. Peace Corps in India, Bro went into international development work and has been a career specialist in developing new and innovative organizations that serve critical human needs. He has lived and worked in Asia and Africa for more than 25 years. With a Sri Lankan cartoonist, he started Cartoonists Rights Network in 1992. CRN has evolved and grown, now with more than 15 affiliate organizations around the world, including a regional office in Ploiesti, Romania. Bro runs workshops in free speech issues for editorial and social cartoonists, writes extensively about human rights and editorial cartoonists. He keeps his relationships up with more than 50 free speech victim clients who have been assisted by Cartoonists Rights Network over the last 11 years. Bro and his wife Hemamalie live in Burke, Virginia. Robert Russell joined WittyWorld in 2002.
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