Project codename: immigrants are citizens too
Purpose: To shift the mind-set of people in Venice who view immigrants in a negative manner.
Audience: The students of Ca’Foscari.
Reasoning: Young people are the future. We want the future to be a place where people are more open-minded about and more accepting of immigrants. So our plan is to target the citizens of the future. Additionally, many of these students are relatively the same age as many of the minor immigrants, so they are the demographic that can most easily relate to the minors.
Action plan: We would like to distribute the video to the students at Ca’Foscari through the professors that are available to us. Our hope is that they would be receptive of the video and help us spread it to others whom it could sway.
What we want people to understand: Venice is a city that was founded by people who were trying to find refuge from war. Essentially, Venice is the product of immigration. Additionally, Venice has always been a city that received people from all around the globe trying to find opportunity in the trading market. Without immigration, where would that leave Venice? Non-existent possibly?
Immigrants are a vital component of the cities identity. Specifically, minor immigrants have their very own role. Since Italy has laws protecting minors, legally they are welcome in the country and their rights are protected. However, in every region there are still people who feel as if those immigrants don’t have a place in the country. Even though many of the minors make an effort to belong, they still face rejection. These minors come from many different countries looking for nothing more than a fresh start. Many of them have lost their families or lost their homes, and they feel as if immigration is their only hope. There are many places that take in the minors and teach them Italian, give them an education, and teach them a skill they can use to sustain themselves. One would think that would be enough to help these minors assimilate to their new home. However, assimilation is a two way street. The immigrants must put in the effort to become contributing citizens, but the people who were born into this society must also put effort into accepting the efforts put forth by the immigrants. Like I mentioned before, young people are the future. So if people put the time and effort into these immigrants while they are still young, then they are producing a better future for their country. However, if they reject these immigrants during the time when they need support the most then the country will only be left with semi-citizens who feel broken and rejected.
Audience: The students of Ca’Foscari.
Reasoning: Young people are the future. We want the future to be a place where people are more open-minded about and more accepting of immigrants. So our plan is to target the citizens of the future. Additionally, many of these students are relatively the same age as many of the minor immigrants, so they are the demographic that can most easily relate to the minors.
Action plan: We would like to distribute the video to the students at Ca’Foscari through the professors that are available to us. Our hope is that they would be receptive of the video and help us spread it to others whom it could sway.
What we want people to understand: Venice is a city that was founded by people who were trying to find refuge from war. Essentially, Venice is the product of immigration. Additionally, Venice has always been a city that received people from all around the globe trying to find opportunity in the trading market. Without immigration, where would that leave Venice? Non-existent possibly?
Immigrants are a vital component of the cities identity. Specifically, minor immigrants have their very own role. Since Italy has laws protecting minors, legally they are welcome in the country and their rights are protected. However, in every region there are still people who feel as if those immigrants don’t have a place in the country. Even though many of the minors make an effort to belong, they still face rejection. These minors come from many different countries looking for nothing more than a fresh start. Many of them have lost their families or lost their homes, and they feel as if immigration is their only hope. There are many places that take in the minors and teach them Italian, give them an education, and teach them a skill they can use to sustain themselves. One would think that would be enough to help these minors assimilate to their new home. However, assimilation is a two way street. The immigrants must put in the effort to become contributing citizens, but the people who were born into this society must also put effort into accepting the efforts put forth by the immigrants. Like I mentioned before, young people are the future. So if people put the time and effort into these immigrants while they are still young, then they are producing a better future for their country. However, if they reject these immigrants during the time when they need support the most then the country will only be left with semi-citizens who feel broken and rejected.