In this podcast, Paige Livingston and Joona-Henrik Sneck, students at the Master’s programme in Intercultural Encounters at the University of…
Letter from the new editors: RASTER as a collective space for imagining worlds without Racism
Read the inaugural letter from the new RASTER editors Kolar Aparna, Daria Krivonos, and Aino Nevalainen to find out more about how we imagine the future of RASTER. We invite you to maintain and create new anti-racist collectivities together!
Visa ban for people with Russian passports? Support to Ukraine should not use the tools that perpetuate border violence
In this post, researchers on migration in Finland argue that a ban on short-term visas will put Russian opposition activists at risk. In their expert view, banning tourist visas harms one of the main legal channels of escaping political persecution altogether.
Sodan uhreilla tehdään politiikkaa
Venäjän hyökkäyksen Ukrainaan aiheuttama shokki ja lamaannus vaihtui nopeasti avustustoiminnaksi. Meidän on tehtävä kaikkemme auttaaksemme sotien uhreja. Ukrainan pakolaisten auttaminen jatkuu, mutta samalla sodalla ja sen uhreilla on alettu tehdä politiikkaa. Nyt on korkea aika kyseenalaistaa Perussuomalaisten rasistinen viesti. Näin kirjoittaa Tuija Saresma.
RETROSPECTIVE 2021: Raster.fi as a platform for diverse contributions and empowering interactions
The first year acting as editor of raster.fi has exceeded my expectations. In this post, which closes our 2021 publications, I retrospectively look at the experience to indicate ways in which the community of scholars engaged in anti-racism work can contribute to research-based information to public conversations in Finland. By Leonardo Custódio.
“Hybrid” human rights? How speaking of “hybrid warfare” masks the violence of EU borders beyond Belarus
The “hybrid warfare” narrative to explain the situation at the border of Belarus and Poland makes yet another tragedy at the EU borders seem unprecedented and exceptional. However, Daria Krivonos argues, this is not new and, worse, legitimizes the suspension of international human rights norms as if to protect the EU from the ”threat” of migration and asylum seeking.
Lyhyt katsaus woke -ilmiön ideoihin ja kiistoihin (Kirja-arvostelu)
Woke on kovasti ihmisten huulilla. Mitä ilmiö oikeastaan sisältää ja miksi sitä vastustetaan? Tähän antaa vastauksen tuore Gaudeamus -kustantamon akateeminen kirja uudesta antirasismin teoriasta. Kirjoitaja: Sami Eerola.
Dismantling Antiblackness in Finnish Higher Education (Call to Action)
In this post, RASTER.FI publishes the call to action ”Dismantling Antiblackness in Finnish Universities”. The document, written collectively by members of the Finnish academic community, describes the problematic persistance of Antiblackness in Finland’s university system, indicates anti-racist actions to improve students’ experience in university, and recommends textual and audiovisual resources for further reading and learning.
What happens when students speak up against racism in their universities? Not much, as case at Åbo Akademi University shows
Students at Åbo Akademi University, in Turku, reflect about the aftermath of their initiative against what they perceived as racist requirements in admissions. They also invite students in other universities to take action. By Emilia Plichta, Jan Louie Uy, Niki Panera and Vera Lindén.
Why does Finland seek talent from abroad, but neglect highly skilled foreigners in the country?
The article challenges Finland’s efforts to “attract international talent” (Case in point, the ”90-day Finn programme”) while neglecting existing international talent in the country. By Jawaria Khan, Olivia Maury, Quivine Ndomo.