Winners of March 21, 1999 Campaign National Video Competition Announced
TORONTO, March 20, 1999 -- The Honourable Hedy Fry, Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women), today announced the winners of the 1999 Stop Racism National Video Competition. The winning videos and the concert to honour the winners will be telecast tomorrow on MuchMusic."The Campaign has a simple message -- Racism. Stop it," said Dr. Fry. "Racism and Canada are two words that just don't go together." She explained that young Canadians have responded energetically to the Campaign message.
"This year, we received more videos than ever before," added Dr. Fry. "It was very difficult to decide on only ten winning teams. I consider everyone who entered a winner because each one of them made a personal commitment to end racism. The members of the teams moved from good intentions to action. They did it with energy, enthusiasm, and creativity. We have a lot to learn from all these young people."
For this year's competition, the Department of Canadian Heritage received a total of 314 entries from across Canada, more than double the 1998 number of 128. The first year of the contest, the Department received 68 videotapes. The annual Stop Racism National Video Competition is a key component of the March 21 Campaign. It is open to youth in Grades 7 to 13 and CEGEP. The 10 winning videos are now being broadcast on MuchMusic and MusiquePlus in an edited format. Information on the March 21 Campaign is available on the March 21 web site http://www.march21.com or by calling 1-888-March21.
Thousands of Canadians have participated in hundreds of events across the country to mark March 21. This year, for example, the Edmonton Arts Council is supporting the Harmony Movement's travelling "THEM=US" photographic exhibition on Canada's diversity. The Comité de Solidarité at the Université de Sherbrooke, is sponsoring a public choreographed theatre show about situations involving intercultural integration and intolerance. The Urban Alliance on Race Relations in Toronto has asked David Suzuki to help them hold an event analysing the impact on society of the declaration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The Department of Canadian Heritage was joined in the 1999 March 21 Campaign by corporate partners: the Royal Bank of Canada, Panasonic, Onramp Network Services Inc., Roots and Eatons, and by its media partners: MuchMusic/Musique Plus, Tribute, Teen Tribute, Cool and Famous Players.
A list of winners is attached.
Information:
Artur Wilczynski
Executive Assistant
Office of the Secretary of State
(Multiculturalism) (Status of Women)
(819) 997-9900
LIST OF WINNERS
St. George's School for Boys
4175 West 29th Avenue
Vancouver, B.C.
V6S 1V6
Sponsor: David Makoutz
Phone: 604-224-1304
Winners: Mathew Cooper
Victor Alfonso
C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute
340 Sentinel Road
North York , Ontario
M3J 1T9
Sponsor: Peggy Richardelli
Phone: 416-395-3170
Winners: Helen Vong
Paul Nguyen
Chris Williams
Polyvalente Clément Cormier
P.O. Box 40
Bouctouche, New Brunswick
EOA 1G0
Sponsor: Bruno Caron
Phone: 506-743-7386
Winners: Tania Ouellet
Suzanne Légère
Natacha Bourque
Nadine Arsenault
Unionville High School
201 Town Centre Blvd
Unionville, Ontario
L3R 8G5
Sponsor: Dale Andrews
Phone: 905-479-2787
Winners: Lisa-Marie Marcelli
Karen Stanger
Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School
146 Livington Avenue
Grimsby, Ontario
L3M 6J6
Sponsor: Dawn Merlino
Phone: 905-945-6706
Winners: Paul Maifrini
Mike Auty
Travis Smith
Krista Fletcher
Polyvalente St. Jérôme
535 Fillion Street
St. Jérôme, Quebec
J7Z 1J6
Sponsor: Sylvie Brichart
Phone: 450-436-4330
Winners: Justine Brichart
Valérie Poirier-Payette
Sara Ehrlich
Geneviève Côté
Chloé Larocque
Canterbury High School
900 Canterbury Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 3A7
Sponsor: Steve Wilcock
Phone: 613-731-1191
Winners: Anna Fahr
Wolfgang Boettger
Kate Hollingsworth
Samual Garcia Jr.
Jeff Fouchard
Kits District Ventures
2455 West 5th Avenue
Vancouver, B.C.
Sponsor: Craig Davidiuk
Phone:604-734-1029
Winners: Sean David
Jamie Burns
Benjamin Moussadji
Jonathan Messoloras
Marc Witney
East Wiltshire Junior High
P.O. Box 160
Cornwall, PEI
COA 1H0
Sponsor: Lise Deveau
Phone: 902-368-4130
Winners: Erika Weeks
April Walker
Elysse Roberts
Emilie Michellod
Meghan Harris
Collège Inter-Dec
2120 Ste-Catherine Street West
Montréal , Quebec
H3H 1M7
Sponsor: Marc Brind'Amour
Phone: 514-939-4444
Winners: Graham Ghisholm
Patrick Pelletier
Omar Perez
Marc-André Charron
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