World Refugee Day at the Migration Institute of Finland

Please join us for World Refugee Day at the Migration Institute of Finland

Wednesday 18.6.2025 at 16:45-19:00 in Turku.

Programme

Seminar on im/mobilities in crises (hybrid)

16:45 Doors open, drinks & snacks in the lobby

17:00-17:05 Welcome – Eveliina Lyytinen (MIF)

17:05-17:20 Right to asylum and Finnish border policies – Pargol Miraftabi (Refugee Advice Centre)

17:20-17:35 Im/mobilities: Belarusian-Polish border crisis and beyond – Olga Cielemecka (UEF & MIF)

17:35-17:50 Internal displacement in Gaza – Khalid Dader (TUNI)

17:50-18:00 Joint discussion – Linda Bäckman (MIF)

“Activism hour” (only in-person)

18:00-18:05 Introduction to the “activism hour” – Linda Bäckman (MIF)

18:05-18:10 Poetry performance – Ahmed Zaidan (Endings project)

18:10-19:00 Craftivism workshop – Centre for Every Woman

Registration by noon at 18.6. (Zoom link will be sent to all registered in the afternoon)

Organizing project: “Endings – Refuge, Time, and Space” (Kone Foundation)