#StopHatredNow is an intercultural and anti-racist week-long platform organised once a year by several art and intercultural organisations. The platform strives to create discourse and offers tools to create a more inclusive, diverse and feminist art field; inclusivity, diversity, non-discrimination, accessibility and social as well as ecological sustainability are issues that determine the future of every art and cultural institution.

Most of the events will be held online and streamed via Zoom. All streaming links will be published on this page closer to date.

The events are held in English or Finnish. The language of each event is written in the program found below. All events are free of charge.

#StopHatredNow is aimed at individual artists, cultural influencers, and institutions of art and culture, but anyone interested in the topics is welcome. The #StopHatredNow week starts on Monday 12th May 2025 with the Institution Day, which is developed especially for those working with and at art and culture institutions. The day proposes protocols, offers tools and support.

Schedule / Aikataulu

  • LIVE AT TAITEEN EDISTÄMISKESKUS IN HAKANIEMI (Hakaniemenranta 6)

    Register for the Institution Day here.

    09:00–09:20 (EEST)
    Welcome words by Sonya Lindfors (UrbanApa), Maija Lummepuro (OKM) & Kaisa Rönkkö (Taike)
    ENG + Print interpreting

    09:20–09:50 (EEST)
    KEYNOTE | New standards of leadership: Global shifts, local impacts
    By Tatu Hey
    ENG + Print interpreting

    09:50–10:00 (EEST) BREAK

    10:00–10:10 (EEST)
    INTRODUCTION TO PANEL DISCUSSION | What are the upcoming changes in the big institutions that aim to sustain the cultural landscapes in Finland? Presentation on The Cultural Policy Report & merging of Taike and KAVI
    By Kimmo Aulake
    ENG + Print interpreting

    10:10–11:00 (EEST)
    PANEL | Why we need diversity – on changing ecosystems and institutional resilience
    Panelists: Kimmo Aulake (OKM), Thomas de Mallet Burgess (Finnish National Opera and Ballet), Emma Beverley (HIAP) and H Ouramo (Art school Maa)
    Moderator: Sonya LIndfors
    ENG + Print interpreting

    11:00–11:20 (EEST)
    INTERACTIVE Q&A
    with Monica Gathuo, Kemê Pellicer & Sonya Lindfors
    ENG + Print interpreting

    11:20–12:20 (EEST) SELF-PROVIDED LUNCH BREAK
    There is a lunch canteen at Taike and multiple restaurants in walking distance

    12:20–12:30 (EEST)
    WELCOME BACK & ACTIVATION

    12:30–13:45 (EEST)
    PANEL DISCUSSION | Accountability for hope and resilience
    Panelists: Kihwa-Endale, Saara Mahbouba & Giovanna Esposito
    Moderator: Monica Gathuo
    ENG + Print interpreting

    13:45–14:00 (EEST) BREAK

    14:00–15:00 (EEST)

    ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS IN SMALL GROUPS
    PIENRYHMÄKESKUSTELUT

    #1
    Art and Money – How to fund arts in the future?
    Facilitated by Henri Terho (Taike) & Tero Nauha (UniArts)
    ENG

    #2
    Muuttuva maailma, muuttuvat tarpeet – taideinstituutioiden vastuu kriisiaikana
    Fasilitaattorina Maija Lummepuro (OKM) & Sonya Lindfors (UrbanApa)
    ENG

    #3
    Tilaa taiteilijuuteen – kohti saavutettavampia instituutioita
    Fasilitoijina Maija Karhunen (Kulttuuri kaikille -palvelu) & Riikka Hänninen (Taiteilijan taikasauva -hanke)
    FIN + tekstitulkkaus

    #4
    Blueprint to a more diverse and inclusive leadership
    Facilitated by Cansu Pylkkänen & Alex Kollerová (Globe Art Point)
    ENG

    15:00–15:10 (EEST) BREAK

    15:10–15:30 (EEST)
    WRAP UP & THANK YOUS FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL DAY

    17:00–19:00 (EEST)
    ONSITE WORKSHOP | Whiteness workout (for white people)
    Facilitated by Lehmus Murtomaa
    ENG / FIN / SVE
    Held live at Nordic Culture Point’s library at Kaisaniemi
    Register by filling this form

    17:30–18:30 (EEST)
    ONLINE WORKSHOP | How to navigate the new alien laws – support workshop for artists dealing with Migri
    by Julia Hsiao-Pei Liao  
    ENG
    Register by filling this form

  • PROGRAM ONLINE IF NOT OTHERWISE STATED

    10:00–10:10 (EEST)
    Welcome words by Sonya Lindfors
    ENG

    10:10–10:30 (EEST)
    ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION
    by Circle Poetry Collective
    ENG

    10:30–10:35 (EEST) BREAK

    10:35–11:15 (EEST)
    KEYNOTE | Repairing relations – ecosystems of hope and solidarity by Taru Elfving
    ENG

    11:15–11:30 (EEST) BREAK

    11:30–12:45 (EEST)
    KEYNOTE | We need art education!by Radikale Töchter
    ENG / pre-recorded with subtitles

    12:45–13:15 (EEST) LUNCH BREAK

    13:15–14:45 (EEST)
    PANEL DISCUSSION | On the relations of art education, equity and diversity
    Panelists: Dimitri Paile, Jade Lönnqvist & Hanna Backer Johnsen
    Moderator: Julian Owusu
    ENG + print interpreting

    14:45–15:00 (EEST) BREAK

    15:00–16:15 (EEST)
    KEYNOTE | AI – What is not there
    by Nadia Nadesan
    Host: Ceyda Berk-Söderblom
    ENG

    17:00–18:30 (EEST)
    LIVE DISCUSSION | Slippery slope – the decline of art, DEI and critical thinking
    Panelists: Mia Wennerstrand, Bassam el Baroni & Fiona ‘Elōne
    Moderator: Sonya Lindfors
    ENG
    LIVE AT TEKSTIN TALO (Lintulahdenkatu 3)

  • PROGRAM ONLINE IF NOT OTHERWISE STATED


    10:00–10:10 (EEST)
    Welcome words by Sonya Lindfors
    ENG

    10:10–10:30 (EEST)
    ARTSTIC CONTRIBUTION: READING
    by Elham Rahmati
    ENG

    10:30–10:35 (EEST) BREAK

    10:35–11:15 (EEST)
    KEYNOTE + Q&A | Decolonizing institutions – working towards equity, intersectionality & community building
    by Ulrika Flink
    ENG

    11:15–11:30 (EEST) BREAK

    11:30–12:40 (EEST)
    DISCUSSION | Yhteisön rakentaminen ja huolenpito
    Panelistit: Maija Lindström, Sophia Wekesa & Eevi Tolvanen
    Moderaattori: Isa Hukka
    FIN + viittomakielentulkkaus

    12:40–13:15 (EEST) BREAK

    13:15–14:30 (EEST)
    PANEL DISCUSSION | Where do the conflicts lie in solidarity? Navigating frictions and friendships
    Panelists: Vishnu Vardhani Rajan, Aman Askarizad & Shareef Askar
    Moderator: Dahlia El Broul
    ENG

    14:30–14:40 (EEST) BREAK

    14:40–16:00 (EEST)
    PANEL DISCUSSION | Are we there yet – next steps in representation on stages?
    Panelistit: Noora Karjalainen, Yolanda Correa & TBA
    Moderaattori: Sonya Lindfors
    FIN + viittomakielentulkkaus

    17:00–19:00 (EEST)
    LIVE GATHERING | On  resilience, conflict navigation and hope
    Host: UrbanApa
    @ Globe Art Point (Malminkatu 5)
    Registration instructions coming soon!

  • PROGRAM ONLINE IF NOT OTHERWISE STATED


    09:30–09:45 (EEST)

    Welcome words by Sonya Lindfors
    ENG

    09:45–10:30 (EEST)
    TALK | Indigenous justice now!
    by TBA
    ENG

    10:30–10:35 (EEST) BREAK

    10:35–11:15 (EEST)
    KEYNOTE + Q&A | Shifting perspectives – a historical perspective to struggles and resilience
    By TBA
    ENG

    11:15–11:30 (EEST) BREAK

    11:30–12:45 (EEST)
    PANEL DISCUSSION | global & local – the delusion of isolation
    Panelists: Elham Rahmati, Eva Gallegos (Otroas feminismos) & TBA
    Moderator: Monica Gathuo
    ENG

    12:45–13:15 (EEST) LUNCH BREAK

    13:15–14:30 (EEST)
    PANEL DISCUSSION | Working through pain, rage & love
    Panelists: Ritni Raste Pieski, Louna Sbou & TBA
    Moderator: Amando Perlo
    ENG + sign language interpreting

    14:30–15:00 (EEST) BREAK

    15:00–16:00 (EEST)
    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A | On freedom & responsibility – the artists’ role in a changing world
    Panelists: Anna Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman, Bentality & Reetta Näätänen
    Moderator: Renaz Ebrahimi
    ENG

  • PROGRAM ONLINE IF NOT OTHERWISE STATED

    09:30–09:40 (EEST)
    Welcome words by Sonya Lindfors
    ENG

    09:40–10:00 (EEST)
    PRESENTATION | Kiila Album
    ENG / pre-recorded with subtitles

    10:00–10:20 (EEST)
    ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION
    by Eugenie Touma van der Meulen
    ENG

    10:20–11:00 (EEST)
    TBA

    11:00–11:45 (EEST)
    ARTISTIC TALK
    by Lara Salous
    moderated by Micol Curatolo
    ENG

    11:45–12:00 (EEST)
    END OF THE #SHN STREAM & GOODBYES
    With Sonya Lindfors & Kemê Pellicer
    ENG

    12:30–14:00 ONLINE WORKSHOP | Dreaming of (im)possible futures – collective dreaming practices
    Fasilitator: Sonya Lindfors
    ENG / FIN
    Register by filling this form

Speakers / Puhujat

Alexandra Kollerová

Ali Akbar Mehta

Aman Askarizad

Anna Karima Wane

Ánnámáret

Armando Perla

Bassam El Baroni

Bentality

Cansu Pylkkänen

Ceyda Berk-Söderblom

Circle Poetry Collective

Dahlia El Broul

Dimitri Paile

Eevi Tolvanen

Elham Rahmati

Emma Beverley

Eugenie Touma van der Meulen

Eva Catalina Gallegos Beltrán

Fiona 'Elōne

Giovanna Esposito Yussif

H Ouramo

Hanna Backer Johnsen

Helga West

Isa Hukka

Jade Lönnqvist

Julia Hsiao-Pei Liao

Julian Owusu

Kemê Pellicer

Kihwa-Endale

Kimmo Aulake

Lara Salous

Lehmus Murtomaa

Louna Sbou

Maija Karhunen

Maija Lindström

Maija Lummepuro

Mia Wennerstrand

Micol Curatolo

Monica Gathuo

Nadia Nadesan

Noora Karjalainen

Nora Sayyad

Radikale Töchter

Reetta Näätänen

Renaz Ebrahimi

Riikka Hänninen

Ritni Ráste Pieski

Saara Mahbouba

Shareef Askar

Sonya Lindfors

Sophia Wekesa

Taru Elfving

Tatu Hey

Tero Nauha

Thomas de Mallet Burgess

Ulrika Flink

Vishnu Vardhani Rajan

Yolanda Correa