Do you remember five years ago a brave young fourteen-year-old called Rebecka Holm? A letter to the editor about the racist harassment she regularly endured when going to school changed her life
In March 2012, the Red Cross gave her an award for her bravery on the UN Day Against Racism.
I had the honor to interview Holm. She said that silence isn’t the answer when confronting a social ill like racism.
“If somebody speaks bad about you and wants to make you feel inferior because of your background,” she said, “then we need to talk about this serious matter and hide from it.”
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Racism is too ugly to hide and happens a lot in Finland.
The bravery that the then young adolescent showed has more worth than many adults and politicians together, who approve racist harassment with their silence or use it as fuel to advance their political careers.
I will try to make contact with her and see what her thoughts are on the topic today.
Category: Enrique Tessieri