I was shocked when my provider suspended my account on Friday. The first matter that I thought about was if there was an unpaid bill and that was the cause for my provider to suspend my account. The last time we had a similar scare was in 2012, when we were down for about 13
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Migrant Tales celebrates 15th anniversary
Migrant Tales celebrates its 15 anniversary today. You can read our flipbook here or the PDF file. What have all these years taught me? That not a single day in the struggle for social justice has been in vain. Media inquiries: 040 8400773 Thank you for your support.
Read on »Join us! Migrant Tales turns 15 years!
Migrant Tales, the oldest anti-racism blog in Finland, will celebrate its 15th anniversary on May 30. We are planning to publish an online magazine to commemorate the event. Apart from a section with greetings from people and associations, we will publish poetry, pictures, drawings, essays from our activists and readers in Finland and abroad. You
Read on »Migrant Tales and ten years of anti-racism activism 2007 – 2017
I never believed when I published my first posting in Migrant Tales that I’d be writing about our tenth anniversary today. The journey from that Wednesday a decade ago to today has been a long one helped by the fuel of support that Migrant Tales has received during these years.
Read on »Marshall Niles: Everyday racism can break a person’s heart
Migrant Tales insight: Our newest associate editor, Marhsall Niles, is very outspoken about migrant rights. We are happy that we have a person like Marshall on board since it makes sailing in Finland’s sometimes turbulent waters easier. Marshall is a good example that one can make a difference with his example. What he wrote a
Read on »Migrant Tales’ new look
Migrant Tales got a new layout look today. We hope you like it! Enrique Tessieri, editor
Read on »Migrant Tales turns 7 years today
I’m very proud of the work that Migrant Tales has done to be a voice of those whose views and situation are understood poorly and heard faintly by the media, politicians and public. We strongly believe that words can move mountains and taking into account the intolerance and xenophobia that has lifted its head in Finland
Read on »Migrant Tales (March 8, 2012): “I hope what I write isn’t true”
After about five years of existence, 887 blog entries (including this one) and over 20,140 comments, I would like to make a confession: Deep inside I have always hoped that what I write isn’t true. Finland is a noble country and noble countries stay clear of racism and xenophobia, right? Still I do not know
Read on »You, Migrant Tales and 2014
The Migrant Tales team wants to take the opportunity to thank all of our readers and supporters. This beautiful drawing was by Luis Blanchard in Argentina. We look forward to another good year in our struggle to promote in Finland a culturally diverse society that is united by mutual acceptance, respect and equal opportunities. Migrant
Read on »Migrant Tales’ Christmas wish list
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:
Read on »Press Statement: Malicious prank against Migrant Tales
MIGRANT TALES STATEMENT December 16, 2013 The Migrant Tales blog was the victim of a malicious prank over the weekend by a group of users from Hommaforum, an anti-immigration forum notorious in Finland for its promotion of anti-immigration sentiment. A story sent to us anonymously was in fact a bogus story intended to cast doubt
Read on »Migrant Tales Literary: Unleashed hope (Part I)
By Anonymous Migrant Tales…Migrant Tales…Migrant Tales! you gave others and myself hope when there was nope for East and West I probe South and North nope I drop for there was no one nope unheard around the globe nor nothing to hang the rope for there was a steep slope of a
Read on »Migrant Tales Literary: Migrant Tales
MT comment: A woman called me and wanted to share a poem about Migrant Tales. We’re honored that people like her have found strength through the many stories, opinion pieces and poems we publish. Welcome aboard, Hamid, and thank you for your kind words! ______________________ By Ms. Anonymous Migrant Tales, Migrant Tales here we come!
Read on »Letter from Dana: This is especially for you Enrique Tessieri
MT Comment: Dana’s letter is humbling to say the least and proves that we have the strength as a community to change matters. The words and opinions we publish can move mountains, or at least those mountains that reside in us. Thank you Dana. ___________ By Dana I’m standing up for me…for my spirit… for me
Read on »Migrant Tales turns six years today
Migrant Tales celebrates its sixth year as a blog today. Our blog has grown from a humble voice to one that gets noticed in Finland and abroad. Our aim is a simple: Migrant Tales is a blog community that debates some of the salient issues facing immigrants and minorities in Finland and elsewhere. It aims to be a
Read on »Migrant Tales administrator area access disabled temporarily due to widespread brute force attacks
I noticed this message late-morning Sunday when I attempted to access Migrant Tales from another computer. Let’s hope that this matter is resolved soon and that this is a general problem. Roughly a year ago we were deactivated for 13 hours and received hostile emails. Those who speak out for freedom of speech, or the
Read on »Happy New Year – Hyvää Uutta Vuotta!
Thank you for your support in 2012, The Migrant Tales team
Read on »Finland & Cultural Diversity 2012*
If 2011 was a watershed year for Finland with the historic rise of a hostile party against immigrants and visible minorities in last year’s parliamentary elections, 2012 will be seen as a bittersweet turning point for the Perussuomalaiset (PS). The year will be remembered as a very violent one for immigrants as well. During “Black
Read on »Monitori: Migrant Tales – vähemmistöjen ääni verkossa
”Meidän täytyy muuttaa jatkuva epäsuotuisa keskustelu maahanmuuttajia ja näkyviä vähemmistöjä vastaan Suomessa. Se voidaan päättää antamalla hiljaisuudellemme ääni ja kiitosta niille, joilla on rohkeutta puhua rasismia ja ennakkoluuloja vastaan.” Näin kirjoittaa suomalainen toimittaja, tutkija ja Migrant Tales -blogisivuston perustajaEnrique Tessieri. Hän on elänyt monissa eri kulttuureissa, mukaan lukien Argentiinassa, Iso-Britanniassa, Italiassa, Espanjassa, Kolumbiassa ja Yhdysvalloissa.
Read on »Migrant Tales gets mentioned on YLE Areena
Migrant Tales is always happy about the public recognition it has received in the past. The latest is from Mikko Kapanen of YLE Areena. He considers Migrant Tales to be one of the most influential blogs forums on multiculturalism in Finland. Click here to listen to the program. Kapanen published in May a blog entry called, Africa
Read on »Dear Finland, as the heat of summer draws…
Dear Finland, As the heat of summer draws attention to your ever-changing sub-arctic beauty, you may have wondered why Migrant Tales has become a voice of the immigrant and visible minority community in Finland. We are always humbled by your presence on our blog. In truth, we are nothing more than a new confident image
Read on »Migrant Tales to celebrate its fifth anniversary in May
Migrant Tales will celebrate its fifth year in existence on May 30. By then we’ll have passed the 1,000 posts mark and have received and responded to well over 30,000 comments, the lion’s share of which we have got in the past two years. Migrant Tales is a community of writers: JusticeDemon, Mark, Peter, eyeopener, Jonas, D4R, Sasu, BlandaUpp, Foreigner and many, many others.
Read on »Migrant Tales moves to https://migranttales.net on May 17
I almost fell off my seat when I saw this message on my screen on March 29. The first thought that raced through my mind was that five years of hard work had come to an end. To ensure that nothing similar ever happens to Migrant Tales again, we will be moving to another domain (https://migranttales.net/) during May 15-19.
Read on »Finland’s Hommaforum fuels much of the anti-immigration sentiment on the net
On Friday’s Pressiklubi hosted by Ruben Stiller there was an interesting debate on the rise of racism in Finland. Columnist Kaarina Hazard and Saska Saarikoski, the head of Helsingin Sanomat’s culture section, threw some hard questions at Matias Turkkila, head of Homma ry and PS MP Jussi Halla-aho’s campaign manager.
Read on »Migrant Tales breaks the 10,000-comment mark!
This historic day for our humble blog happened on Monday (13.12). Thank you!
Read on »Giving Migrant Tales a new look
I am very happy how these modest blog has grown from relative obscurity to a platform where almost everyone can put in his/Her views on immigrant issues in Finland.
Read on »Finland also locks up asylum seeker children
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- A child in the Joutseno Immigration Removal Center.
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