MULTIMEDIA COMPETITION

JULY 18—SEPTEMBER 7 2016

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CONTENTS

WELCOME…………………………………………………………………...03

A CHALLENGE FOR CHANGE………………………………………….….04

COMPETITION INFORMATION ………………………………...…….....05

THE GUIDELINES ……………………………………………...…...……..06

MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES …………………………………...…........07

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND INSPIRATIONS .……………….......09

RESOURCES …………………………………………………………..…...10

TERMS AND CONDITIONS …………………..………………………......11

REGISTRATION ………………………………………..……………...…...12

APPENDIX

REGISTRATION TICKET ………………………………..………...13

MEDIA CONSENT FORM ………………………………..……....14

CONTACT DETAILS ………………………………………..……………....15

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WELCOME The St Vincent de Paul Society Wagga Wagga Central

Council’s multimedia competition kit is designed to help your

school unleash its creativity and develop a social justice

presentation, poster or story.

The kit contains everything you need to know about how to

get started, including submission guidelines and technical

information about files and formats so your students have all

the tools they need to create an award winning

presentation, poster or story!

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A CHALLENGE FOR CHANGE

“For those who’ve come across the seas we’ve boundless plains to share”

- Australian National Anthem

The St Vincent de Paul Society Wagga Wagga Central Council multimedia competition encourages schools

to use their passion for justice to create a multimedia presentation which will be used to

advocate for the challenges faced by migrants and refugees.

A lot is possible with the power of creative expression using social media and art work. The competition

provides students with an opportunity to be creative and start thinking about global, national and local

issues which affect people fleeing their homes due to war and persecution.

The competition is designed to showcase excellence in creative multimedia or art work design and

exploration of the challenges faced by migrants and refugees. The winning entries will be displayed on the

Vinnies New South Wales website and will be used to help educate schools, young people and the wider

local community about issues within and beyond their local community.

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COMPETITION INFORMATION

THE CHALLENGE…

“IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE WAY THE WORLD IS, YOU CHANGE IT! YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO CHANGE IT.

YOU JUST DO IT ONE STEP AT A TIME.”

- MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: AMERICAN ACTIVIST FOR THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN

WHAT?

Can you and your friends change the viewpoint of

those around you through artwork? With one

video, poster or story you can change the way

people see the world.

Entries must address the topic of migrants and

refugees to raise awareness in order to provoke

change. In a group or as an individual we challenge

you to:

Explore the topic

Research the issues

Identify ways it impacts on the world we

live in

Advocate for change

WHY?

The power of social media and creative expression

is undeniable. With a third of the world now

accessing the internet, online content has changed

the way we think, see and feel about social issues.

Vinnies is urging you to use your passion for social

justice to create an artwork which will be used to

educate, encourage and empower

other young people to also become passionate

about the challenges faced by migrants and

refugees.

HOW?

Explore and research the issues in this topic -

use the ‘Migrant and Refugees’, ‘Discussion

Questions and Inspirations’ and ‘Resources’

pages to get you started

Create a piece that evokes change in students

and others—don’t be afraid to challenge

yourself and others to make a difference

Submit your piece of work with registration

ticket by September 7 2016 (more detail

provided on ‘Registration’ page)

Schools are encouraged to submit as many

pieces of work that students create, however

students are limited to one entry

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THE GUIDELINES

Artwork Type Film Animation Photography Poster Painting/

Drawing

Short Story Picture Book

Artwork

Specification

Maximum 5 minute

live action short

film

Backing tracks must

have a Creative

Commons License*

Maximum 5 minute

animated film

(cartoon graphic)

Backing tracks must

have a Creative

Commons License*

Work must not

exceed 700mm x

1000mm

Work must not

exceed 300mm x

420mm

Work must not

exceed 300mm x

420mm

Word count

between 400 and

1000 words.

Final hardcopy

display must not

exceed 300mm x

420mm

Total of pages in

picture book must

not exceed 20

pages.

Final hardcopy

display must not

exceed 300mm x

420mm

Artwork

Presentation

MP4 movie file on

USB

MP4 movie file on

USB

Printed, mounted

(not framed)

A4 or A3 paper or

cardboard

Painted on canvas

or drawn on A4/

A3 paper or

cardboard

Creative

presentation

encouraged within

specifications

Creative

presentation

encouraged within

specification

* Suggested sites to find music that have a Creative Commons License: magnatune.com, www.jamendo.com/en/creativecommons

**Please note that if a student would like to create an artwork in another medium contact the School Coordinator to check specifications and presentation

conditions otherwise the artwork will not be accepted in the competition.

***Work will not be returned so please keep your own copies

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MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES

THE CHALLENGE…

HOW CAN YOU RESPOND TO THIS ISSUE THROUGH MULTIMEDIA?

IS THIS AN ISSUE YOU FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT, HOW WILL YOU PORTRAY THIS IN YOUR ARTWORK?

TAKE THE CHALLENGE!!

“IN COUNTRIES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO FLEE THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF PERSECUTION

AND VIOLENCE, POLITICAL SOLUTIONS MUST BE FOUND, PEACE AND TOLERANCE RESTORED,

SO THAT REFUGEES CAN RETUREN HOME. IN MY EXPERIENCE, GOING HOME IS THE DEEPEST

WISH OF MOST REFUGEES.”

- ANGELINA JOLIE: ACTRESS AND REFUGEE POLITICAL ACTIVIST

BACKGROUND

Every day across the world people make the difficult decision to leave their

homes. War, persecution, environmental disaster and poverty are just some of the

reasons why a person might feel that they have to leave their family, community

or country.

Refugees leave their country because they have no other choice and fear for their

own life, safety or that of their family. Refugees also flee their country when their

government will not or cannot protect them from serious human rights abuses.

Migrants are people who move by their own choice from one place, region or

country to another particularly with the intention of making permanent

settlement or home in a new location. They may be forced to leave because they

do not have access to adequate food, water or shelter, or in order to ensure safety

and security of themselves and their families. They may move to take up

employment, or to be reunited with family members. Many leave for a combination

of reasons.

People often have more than one reason for leaving their home. Whatever the

reason, all humans have rights. Refugees have a right to international protection.

THINGS TO CONSIDER

What is the role of the local community for supporting migrants and refugees? What

can we do to break down the ‘myths’ associated with migrants and refugees living in

our community? Many refugees arrive in Australia with only the shirts on their back,

often with limited support and low English skills.

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MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES

“ A BUNDLE OF BELONGINGS ISN’T THE ONLY THING A REFUGEE BRINGS TO HIS NEW COUNTRY.”

- UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

KEY FACTS

An estimated 200 million people live outside the country in which they were born, which is about 3% of the global population of 6.5 billion.

The countries which host the most refugees are: Turkey; Pakistan; and Lebanon, who host 1 million refugees each. In comparison, Australia hosts 15 000 refugees.

There are an estimated 42.5 million people displaced by persecution and conflict in the world. This breaks down to 15.2 million refugees, 26.4 million internally

displaced persons and 895 000 asylum seekers.

Refugees face a long and difficult journey finding security and protection. Of the 14.4 million refugees of concern to the UNHCR around the world, less than 0.1% are

submitted for resettlement.

Australia’s refugee and humanitarian program resettles approximately 14 000 refugees each year (onshore and offshore), just 0.43% of the world’s claims in 2014.

The UNHCR estimates that approximately 420 500 persons are displaced per day.

Developing countries shoulder the most significant burden, hosting around 86% of the world’s refugees.

Information sourced from border.gov.au, refugeeaction.org.au, amnestyinternational.org.au, unhcr.org.

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND INSPIRATIONS

The following questions are designed to inspire self-reflection and promote discussion about the themes and values around migrants and refugees amongst peer groups:

Who is our neighbour/brother/sister/friend and how should we care for them?

What values do we exhibit and what human rights are we promoting when we welcome those seeking asylum?

How do you like to be treated when you feel scared, lonely or unsafe?

If you were a refugee or asylum seeker how might you feel? How would you like to be treated if you arrived in a new country?

What personal attributes does it take to make a journey to a new place that requires you to leave your home and your loved ones?

Our national anthem says “for those who’ve come across the seas, we’ve boundless plains to share”. What does this mean and how does it relate to the topic of

asylum seekers?

As a country, if we have the resources to help people what do you think our responsibilities are?

The Declaration of Human Rights, which Australia has agreed to abide by says that every person is born free and equal and has the right to be safe. Is our treatment

of asylum seekers promoting these rights?

How will the next generation narrate the history that is today in relation to our treatment of those who seek asylum?

What conditions and experiences might cause someone to risk their life and the lives of their loved ones at sea?

Do you think a child seeking asylum should have the same rights as any other child?

Ghandi said “when the people lead, the leaders will follow”. What is our obligation as individuals to do something about this issue?

How can we help shape and challenge the negative attitudes in our community towards refugees and asylum seekers?

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RESOURCES

ORGANISATIONS

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre - www.asrc.org.au

Road To Refuge - www.roadtorefuge.com/about

RISE: Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees - riserefugee.org/who-we-are/

Refugee Council of Australia - www.refugeecouncil.org.au

Australian Human Rights Commission - www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/

asylum-seekers-and-refugees/asylum-seekers-and-refugees-guide

UNHCR - www.unrefugees.org.au/#aboutrefugees

BOOKS

The Happiest Refugee (2010) by Ahn Do

The Kite Runner (2003) by Khaled Hosseini

Little Bee (2010) by Chris Cleave

Human Cargo: A Journey Among Refugees (2006) by Caroline Moorehead

Asylum: Voices Behind the Razor Wire (2003) by Heather Tyler

Boy Overboard (2002) By Morris Gleitzman

Walk in My Shoes (2004) By Alwyn Evans

PICTURE BOOKS

The Little Refugee (2011) By Ahn Do and Suzanne Do

Four Feet, Two Sandals (2007) by Karen Lynn Williams, Khadra Mohammed, Doug

Chayka

For Every Child (2000) adapted by Caroline Castle

Rainbow Bird (2007) by Czenya Caouras

My Two Blankets (2015) By Irena Kobald and Freya Blackwood

One Day We Had To Run: Refugee Children Tell Their Stories In Words and Paintings

(1995) by Sybella Wilkes

DOCUMENTS

For Those Who’ve Come Across The Seas

Justice For Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference - Social Justice Statement 2015/16

www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au/files/SJSandresources/2015-SJS-Statement.pdf

UNHCR—The 1951 Convention

http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49da0e466.html

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SELECTION OF WINNERS

There are 2 stages of judging in the competition - a shortlisting of finalists, and then a panel (selected within the SVDP structures and local community) will vote on the winner.

There will be 3 categories:

Infants winner; primary school winner; and high school winner.

All submissions will be separated and judged according to their respective category.

SHORTLISTING

The shortlisting of finalists will be judged by a panel, which will decide the 10 best entries from each category by considering:

Originality, interest and creativity, appropriateness and suitability of each entry for association with the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW and visual impact.

The panel’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

PANEL VOTING

A judging panel made up of St Vincent de Paul Society staff and members, and

members from the local community, will be invited to vote on the 10 short listed

entries and to select one from each category. The outcome from the panel’s

vote will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

NO COST TO ENTER

Entry into the competition is free.

PRIZE

The prize for the final winning entrants (infants, primary and secondary) consists

of publication of artwork on the Vinnies NSW webpage (if deemed appropriate) ,

trophy/award for the school and a gift voucher (TBC) for the student/s.

NOTIFICATIONS OF WINNERS

The final winning entries from each category will be informed via phone and

email. The winning entries will also be announced in the Vinnies School

Newsletter.

PUBLICATION AND PROMOTION

Entrants who are shortlisted, or selected as the winner, agree to participate in

any reasonable publicity or promotion of the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW’s

event related to this competition requested by the Promotor (for example,

students being photographed as the short listed or winning students and these

photographs being published).

LICENCE AND CONSENT

In order to ensure that the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW has sufficient

rights to publish the entry, each entrant, in submitting an entry (and, in

relation to entrants who are not 18 years of age when submitting the entry, a

parent/guardian of the entrant, on the entrants behalf):

Acknowledges that the entrant understands, and agrees to, these

competition terms and conditions;

Advises that the entry is the entrant’s original work and that the entrant

has not copied it from another person’s work;

Grants the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW a permanent, irrevocable,

world-wide, non-exclusive and free licence to use, modify, reproduce, publish, communicate and distribute the entry for the Competition, or any other Society purpose;

Consents to any of the following types of acts or omissions by the society;

(a) use of all or part of the entry in accordance with the licence granted above, with or without attribution of authorship of the entrant (but the Society will not falsely attribute authorship of the entrant); (b) supplementing the entry with other material; and (c) use of the entry in a different context to that originally envisaged; and

Acknowledges that the entrant’s name, age and school will be published in

connection with the Competition, and consents to such publication.

ENTRIES BECOME PROPERTY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

NSW

The physical entries become the property of the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW.

PRIVACY

The Promoter will treat all personal information obtained through the competition in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cwlth). Entrants consent to the publication of their name, age and school in any media produced as a result of the competition, and elsewhere.

AMENDMENT/CANCELLATION

The Promoter may amend these Terms and Conditions from time to time, and any amendments will be binding on all entrants. If, for any reason, this Competition is not able to be run as planned, the Promoter may cancel the Competition without liability to any entrant, or any other person.

PROMOTOR

The Promoter of this Competition is the Wagga Wagga Central Council School Coordinator, St Vincent De Paul Society, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

AGREEMENT

By submitting an entry in St Vincent de Paul Society Wagga Wagga Central Council’s multimedia competition, entrants agree to these terms and conditions.

ELIGIBILITY

Entry is open to Wagga Wagga Central Council primary and secondary school groups and/or students. Each student is eligible to enter one piece of work, either as an individual or group.

HOW TO ENTER

The competition opens on Monday July 18 2016 and closes at 5pm (EST)

on Wednesday September 7 2016

To enter, the entrant, or nominated school representative, must mail

or deliver entries with completed Registration Ticket attached (see appendix). Entrants are responsible for providing correct and honest information

Schools must nominate a member of staff to approve student entries.

Approval from nominated staff member removes any responsibility or concerns of content submitted to the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW

Entrants are responsible for ensuring that their entries are received

before the period for submission closes. St Vincent de Paul Society NSW is not responsible for late, lost or damaged entries, or for any failure of entries to arrive

Once an entry is submitted, it cannot be amended or replaced. If an

entrant wishes to withdraw their entry, the entrant or nominated school representative should contact the School Coordinator at St Vincent de Paul Society Wagga Wagga

If the likeness of a person is displayed on a poster, photo or video, or an

individuals voice is used a media consent form (see appendix) will need to be submitted with the piece of work and registration ticket

TYPES OF WORK

Entries must be:

The original work of the entrant

Referenced accordingly

Appropriate for use in relation to the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW

advocacy campaigns

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REGISTRATION

Registration Ticket

ATTACH TO HARDCOPY OF ARTWORK

(PLEASE PRINT)

Full Name/s Town

School School Phone Number

Student Email

Artwork Type Artwork Title

Please tick category Infants Primary Secondary

Submitting Work

All work must be submitted in hard copy by the deadline Wednesday September 7 2016.

Work can be submitted in person to: Work can be submitted via mail* to:

Renee Cooper, School Coordinator School Coordinator

St Vincent de Paul Society Wagga Wagga St Vincent de Paul Society Wagga Wagga

15 Peter St Wagga Wagga PO Box 356

Wagga Wagga NSW 2650

*It is advised that work being sent by mail is sent as registered mail. St Vincent de Paul Society takes no responsibility for submissions lost in transit.

Teacher Approval (name and signature)

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Registration Ticket

ATTACH TO HARDCOPY OF ARTWORK

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Full Name/s Town

School School Phone Number

Student Email

Artwork Type Artwork Title

Teacher Approval (name and signature)

Please tick category Infants Primary Secondary

Please tick category Infants Primary Secondary

Teacher Approval (name and signature)

Artwork Type Artwork Title

Student Email

School School Phone Number

Full Name/s Town

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Media Consent Form

I, ____________________________________________, hereby give my consent for the St Vincent de Paul Society, or approved media

or agents to use any photos, video or voice obtained.

I understand that these voices or images may be used by the Society’s approved media outlet or by the St Vincent de Paul Society for their marketing materials and

publications.

I understand that this material will be kept for an indefinite amount of time and will be stored and disposed of securely.

I am over 18 years of age. I have read this release and understand what it means.

I am the parent/guardian of the person depicted and I give permission for my child’s image/voice to be used for marketing materials and publications.

Name of child/young person: ____________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian Name: (Please Print) _____________________________________________

Email: _____________________________________________________________

Contact phone number: _______________________________

Signature: __________________________________________

Date: ___________________

St Vincent de Paul Society NSW

15 Peter St

PO Box 356

Wagga Wagga NSW 2650

Telephone: (02) 69231905

Facsimile: (02) 69231915

Email: svdpwagga@vinnies.org.au

Website: www.vinnies.org.au

Donation Hotline: 13 18 12

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CONTACT DETAILS

Renee Cooper School Coordinator Wagga Wagga Central Council St Vincent de Paul Society NSW PO Box 356 Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Email: renee.cooper@vinnies.org.au Phone: 0269 231905