B'nai Brith Announces Winners of Student Human Rights Awards 2008
“The exceptional and diverse range of entries that we received this year from talented students from across the country was truly inspiring,” said Dr. Zeeva Millman, Chair of the League for Human Rights’ Student Human Rights Awards contest. “Students focused creatively on addressing real problems that they had encountered at school and at home such as racism, religious intolerance and discrimination. They approached these issues with sensitivity and maturity, offering insight well beyond their years.
Congratulations to the following winners:
Gavin Ferland, from Mountain View School in Barrows, Manitoba, is the winner in the Grade 1-3 category for his poem, “Just Because My Face is Blue.”
Laura Podmore, Rogin Rashidan and Asia Dobson, from Southridge School in Surrey, British Columbia, are the winners in the Grade 4-6 category for their video “Racism!”.
Megan MacKellar from Claude Watson School for the Arts in Toronto is the winner in the Grade 7-9 category for her public service announcement entitled “Colour”.
Carla Alegre from St Basil-The-Great College School in Toronto is the winner in the Grade 10-12 category for her video entitled “Discrimination and Racism: It Hurts”.
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