Breaking Silence: Integration of Africans Into Finnish System
On the fourth day of the ongoing African week program organized by the Africans and African European Association (AFAES), the speakers specifically spoke about the misrepresentation and under representation of Africans in Finland, further, they addressed the various types of racism and shared ideas on how Africans and other immigrants can integrate into the country’s system without much hassle. The session was spearheaded by Ethiopian journalist Seblewongel Tariku, and it involved various practitioners from across Africa. The names of the panelists are as follows: visual artist and community expert Abolore Sobayo , social psychologist Eva Udeh , lecturer and researcher Dr. Christal Oghogho Spel , Diversity Expert Dora Puhakka , Doctoral researcher and foremost storyteller Osita Ifezue , multicultural expert Refka Elech , health practitioner Josefine Atanga, and social worker Innocent Kazembe . Integration of Africans Into the Finnish System The speakers at the event w...