2. THE SIXTY-EIGHT MOVEMENT
It was a cultural movement aiming at a
radical transformation of society
It started in the mid-sixties in the
United States as a youth protest
against the Vietnam War
It reached its peak in 1968 in Western
Europe with the “French May”
It seemed to turn into a revolt against
the state
Youth protests died out in the early 70s
3. ITALY
The protest originated from the
economic boom that had
benefited the middle classes but
not the lower classes
Unlike other countries, the
movement did not die out.
It increased in intensity and
continued throughout the next
decade.
4. UNIVERSITY PROTEST IN ITALY
Students wanted to
Take hold of the university as a political space
Replace teachers’ lessons with debates on topics
that interested them.
5. STUDENTS’ PROTEST
On 1st
May 1968 the
faculty of architecture in
Valle Giulia was occupied
by the students
The police stopped them
but there was a revolt
The students made a
demonstration
The consequence was a
violent riot between police
and students
6. STUDENTS’ PROTEST
Valle Giulia’s riots represented a break point for
a whole generation
Students were proud of their results and
their motto was “We won’t escape anymore”
Students picket line:
“Political parties and police out of the
university”
7. STUDENTS’ PROTEST
Pier Paolo Pasolini
wrote a poem for
Villa Giulia’s riot:
“A Valle Giulia, ieri, si è cosi
avuto un frammento di lotta
di classe: e voi, amici
(benché dalla parte della
ragione) eravate i ricchi,
mentre i poliziotti (che erano
dalla parte del torto) erano i
poveri. Bella vittoria, dunque
la vostra! In questi casi, ai
poliziotti si danno i fiori,
amici.”
"At Valle Giulia, yesterday, we had a
fragment of class struggle: and you, my
friends (although you were right) you were
the rich ones, while the policemen (who
were wrong) were the poor ones. Nice
victory, yours! You should have given the
cops flowers, instead.”
8. STUDENTS’ PROTEST
Mass Media fully
covered the riots at
Valle Giulia
The TV news widely
reported the facts
10. STUDENTS PROTEST
In Romealso high school studentsfought against
discrimination and prejudices
Oneof thesymbol of 1968 students’protestswa“Liceo
Mamiani” school, which wasoccupied varioustimes.
Liceo Mamiani held by the students
11. STUDENTS PROTEST
In December 30 thousandspeopledemonstrated and
hundredsof Mamiani’sstudentsgot arrested
Studentsprotested against theschool strict rules
Their protest wasalso shown in theway they dressed.
Protests of Mamiani’s students
