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THE WORKS OF STUDENTS ON THE SUBJECT OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE COURTYARD EXHIBITION ARRIVES Michelozzo

A party to reward the winners. The names of the winners

Paintings, poems, stories, photos and video. Were more than 110 creations sent in by high school students in Florence and over 200 participants in the contest "My school does not make a difference," competition launched by the Province of Florence to stimulate the creativity of the guys on the topic of discrimination. The commitment of young artists has been rewarded on Monday 24 May, starting at 16:30 in the Courtyard of Palazzo Medici Riccardi Michelozzo with an exhibition of all the works in the race, which is a credit to the enthusiasm shown by students who participated. 18 At the time of the award ceremony of the three winners with the delivery of the first prizes: an Apple Macbook (1st prize), a Canon camera (2nd prize) and a Nikon camera (3 rd prize). Attended the ceremony, the President of the Province of Florence, Andrea Barden, the Provincial Councillor for Education, John Faith, and the three judges of the competition, directors of three regional television stations: Franco De Felice Toscana Rai, Francesco Selvi for RTV38 and Isabella D'Antonio Italy7.

"My school does not make a difference" is part of a campaign of awareness and information campaigns against all forms of discrimination "Liberté, Fraternité, Difference," released by the Province of Florence in January 2010. Human rights, equal opportunities, social inequality, disparities in employment, immigration and reception: the boys in these subjects were compared across different forms of expression.
"With the campaign against discrimination and with all this competition for kids - says the President of the Province of Florence Andrew Barden - we want to spread the culture of diversity as a natural right and open on these issues an open confrontation with the younger. "

The jury met Tuesday, May 19, the last and decisive review of the papers. The three journalists have evaluated the creations of students of Florence and on the basis of specific criteria: consistency with the purposes of competition, fairness of the information, quality of the work carried out, originality and creativity.

HERE IS THE LIST OF WINNERS

1st place - Clare Sgatti N ° 67 - Art School Alberti - TITLE: "Not just one color"
STATEMENT. The video produced by Chiara Sgatti is a hymn to intercultural communication, the total rejection of any discrimination and full openness towards others. In less than a minute in just 36 seconds to be exact, the images show the evolution of a face that tells the story of many. And 'a man or a woman? Where did it come from? What are your thoughts? Haired ethnic colors, from an anonymous background to bold shades typical of the "other" cultures: the image that takes shape in the video, topped only by the words NOT JUST ONE COLOR, plays in a simple, clear and meaningful philosophy of competition "My school does not make a difference," declining new technologies - such as audio video - ancient art, like painting. The varied menu of music.

2nd place - No. 34 Elena Perra - Liceo Scientifico Leonardo da Vinci - TITLE: "The lives that I could have"
STATEMENT. The texts are written by Elena Perra contemporary "Six Characters in Search of an Author. They represent the society in which we are called to live. Almost a "multi-voiced monologue" initiated by a girl who tries to reflect on any alleged normalcy of their welfare. The word then goes to a girl in a chador and a boy who declares his homosexuality. And yet, the protagonists of this thinking out loud is a child soldier, a young man who comes within the underworld, a street child and a caregiver South American in Florence. Events, stories and other outlets, in an image that is constructed with blocks of experience and identity of each. With a major moral and necessary. Elena says: "We should all wish that there may be conditions in order to live well, eliminating the causes for which someone should be considered normal subject to violence or commit it. The difference is inherent in all of us, it is an inner picture that represents the unity and uniqueness of ourselves. "

3rd place - N ° 77 David Colacione and Lorenzo Ottaviani - Video interviews about "The only race I know is that human
STATEMENT. Journalists grass grow. The video produced by David Lorenzo Ottaviani Colacione and looks like a prelude to a reporter's future work. What we have submitted for the competition "My school does not make a difference" is a mini-survey on the integration of the children who populate the Itis Meucci of Florence, with interviews in style "Reservoir Dogs" in the opening four students from several countries, including Albania and China, and a foreign teacher. The integration of live, we might say, the use of the interview video live to tell the history and culture evolve, in a portrait of mutual acceptance that makes us think about the maturity of young people and to reflect on the loss identity upon arriving in Italy from a far country. All these elements give substance and validity to the video of David and Lawrence. With this motivation, the jury decided to award to David Lorenzo Ottaviani Colacione and the third prize.