The December issue of the Foreign Student gave readers information about the ever-growing immigrant movement, which aims to improve foreigner rights in Finland. A seminar, which took place in Tampere, was attended by different political parties and officials of the interior ministry and religious groups. “In addition to the seminar’s resolutions, the [political] parties received…
Tag: foreigner rights
Foreign Student: November 1981
Club members had the opportunity to read in the Foreign Student the Foreign Student Club’s newly elected Chairperson Fadi Krikorian’s views on the club’s direction. After thanking the previous board for their good work, Fadi said that the prospects of the club are good. “…tradition programmes such as international evenings will continue, there will be…
Foreign Student: October 1981
Vice Chairperson Alexander Sannemann writes about how the Foreign Students Club is not a political association. The response was a comment by Chairperson Enrique Tessieri earlier who mentioned at a meeting that the club also has a political role. The reaction of some members shows how sensitive some were concerning the type of activism and…
Foreign Student: April 1981
The April 1981 issue of the Foreign Student marks an important turning point where the Foreign Students Club openly calls for better rights for foreigners. The front page picture, with two band-aids covering a Lux commercial woman’s mouth, was Enrique Tessieri’s and Alex Sannemann’s idea. The newsletter did not hide its intention either. On the…
Foreign Student: January 1981
Migrant Tales will begin to publish the Foreign Student, the newsletter of the Foreign Students Club of Helsinki. The January 1981 issue was the first newsletter, which came out 11 times until January 1982. The Foreign Student played an important role in giving migrants a voice during a period when foreigners were supposed to remain…