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Is Suomalaisuuden liitto a narrow-minded, hate-mongering, one-sided association that spreads hatred of minorities?

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Perussuomalaiset (PS) Euro MP Sampo Terho, who is also the chairman of Association of Finnish Culture and Identity (Suomalaisuuden liitto), claims in a recent blog entry that his association has been the target of vicious attacks by the media, which have accused it of being narrow-minded,  hate-mongering, one-sided association that spreads hatred of minorities. Surisingly, Terho

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Comment: Finland & Cultural Diversity 2013

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This year’s Finland & Cultural Diversity 2013 report by Migrant Tales reveals something that we’ve known all along but had difficulty challenging: Accepting others who are different from us as equals.  This is unfortunate considering that we have all the legal means to do so. Our Constitution guarantees cultural diversity and sees discrimination as a crime.

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Finland & Cultural Diversity 2013

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Compared with the previous two years, 2013 will be remembered as business as usual on the intolerance front. A positive sign, however, is the reaction of some of the Finnish media to racism. Even so, the media in this country continues to give some racists inflated respectability and importance by spreading their prejudice.    The reaction

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Migrant Tales’ Christmas wish list

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Today, on Christmas Day, Migrant Tales wishes the following: A Finland with no racism A Finland where intolerance is shameful A Finland with no hate A Finland that encourages mutual acceptance …mutual respect and equal opportunities for all A Finland that is inclusive A Finland that finds its strength through solidarity, not fear Peace   Source:

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Migrant Tales (March 21, 2013): Some immigrants adapt so well to Finland that they even parrot the language of the racist

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Intolerance doesn’t only originate from the majority group, but is alive and kicking among some immigrants as well. White immigrants may have prejudices against their fellow black ones, gays against heterosexuals, religion x against religion y.  In sum, there’s a lot of intolerance promoted out there that reveals itself in the most surprising places.  Read

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Migrant Tales Literary: Roxana Crisólogo Correa – aquí no se escucha cumbia

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  Roxana Crisólogo Correa me regaló dos libros de poesías que publicó. Lleva un blog que tiene el mismo nombre que la poesía de abajo. Su coraje, siempre despierta sensibilidad y sentido de justicia siempre están presentes en sus poesías. ____________________________ aquí no se escucha cumbia aquí no se escucha nada y cada paso de

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