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"We need to make radical changes in the legislature, in the institutions and in private lives to make Finland welcoming so migrants can feel at home.
Yesterday we presented an initiative along those lines [Initiative 30, Full Voting Rights for Permanent Residents], today I implore you to go out there and take a radical step of giving a warm welcoming smile when you see a migrant working hard to make Finland their home."
"Finland is a great country to live in, but also, it is a country where the democratically elected prime minister went on the podium and claimed to make it difficult for migrants, including ones already living in the country and faced no consequences.
It is a country where the children of coloured people are not safe in broad day light in a busy shopping mall.
It is a country that prides itself in not giving a smile to 'strangers'."
Usman Rasheed is an alternate board member of Green Sisu and was one of our delegates to the just-finished Party Congress.
Due to a scheduling issue, he was unable to speak at the Party Congress, so we are sharing his planned speech here (with permission).
Green Sisu held its annual members meeting this past Saturday (April 11th).
Our new board for the 2026-2027 term is:
Kelvin 'Kei' Jackson (chair)
Sakari Kouti
Teemu Ropponen
Aki Saariaho (new)
Bhawna Sharma
Tijana Stolic (new)
Antti 'Jogi' Poikola
Alternates:
1. Sjoerd Handgraaf
2. Marjaana Mäkinen
3. Usman Rasheed
Congratulations to the new board, and warmest thanks to the old!
Sat 21.2.2026, from 2pm to 4pm - Kuopio
Local politics in English V.2 - No one should be left unheard
Come and have a coffee with Green Sisu!
When: Sat 21.2.2026 - 2pm to 4pm
Where: Lukema (accessible) in the Studentia/Student Union building - Yliopistonranta 15, Kuopio
#greensisu #greens #vihreat #immigration
Language: English
Event tomorrow: Sit down with an MP!
Discuss Green Politics with MP Inka Hopsu at a relaxed afterwork in Helsinki/Kallio.
*When:* Fri 13.2., 5pm to 7pm
*Place:* Ravintola Oiva, Porthaninkatu 5, Helsinki (Kallio)
*Language:* Finnish and English translated both ways
https://greensisu.fi/2026/02/06/sit-down-with-an-mp-after-work-suomeksi-and-in-english/
Green Sisu is holding an Extraordinary General Members Meeting this Saturday, 15.11. Details can be found here: https://greensisu.fi/2025/11/12/extraordinary-general-meeting-2025/, as well as in the invitation sent to members several weeks ago.
We hope to see as many members there (and online) as possible!
Green Sisu board member Muhammad Usman Rasheed wrote a compelling piece in Verde about the case of Fayez Bassalat, a Palestinian immigrant to Finland recently denied a residence permit renewal: https://www.verdelehti.fi/2025/09/04/green-sisus-take-on-fayez-case/.
Finland needs immigration of skilled labor but the harsh interpretation of laws by Migri works against this narrative. Fayez Basalat is not the first skilled migrant given the deportation notice, nor will they be the last, unless Migri aligns its priorities with those of the state.
