This document summarizes the 1968 student protest movement in Italy. It began as a reaction to economic inequality but grew into a broader revolt against authority. In May 1968, students occupied the architecture faculty at Valle Giulia in Rome, leading to violent clashes with police. This event marked a turning point and inspired students to continue protesting throughout the following decade to gain more political power within the university and challenge traditional power structures. The document also describes specific student protests and occupations at the Liceo Mamiani high school in Rome.

1. GENERATION SIXTY-
EIGHT
LGS “Augusto”

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

9. “We want to think”

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