© Kelly Sikkema

Photography Workshop for Multicultural Families and Kids

This photography workshop is designed specifically for the anniversary of Kolibri cultural festival in Finland. And what better tool for an anniversary than a photo camera? All families and their kids are invited to take part of this fun activity of taking instant photographs with a camera and being part of the Kolibri Wish Wall.

The theme for Kolibrí 10th Anniversary and 14th edition is: Wishes  

Kolibrí Festivaali is a new way to experience and to create children’s culture with the diversity in Finland as the starting point. The purpose of the Festivaali is to offer a safe and positive space for enjoying quality time with family, for learning about the arts, science and culture, and where dialog, mutual respect and understanding exist from the earliest childhood.

Audience  

• Families, in all their variants of love, coming from different realities, backgrounds, abilities and disabilities, and using different heritage languages.  

• Children, with or without disabilities, from 3 months to 10 years of age. 

Methodological pillars of the Kolibrí program:  

• Intergenerationality: children enjoy and learn together with adults and seniors.  

• Plurilingualism: heritage languages are not a secret; they are a cultural asset for learning.  

• Accessibility: all are welcome and respected as they are; all can participate in and enjoy the activities without fear of discrimination. We strive to make accommodations to allow the participation of people with disabilities and we expect our artists and their proposals to do the same.  

• Diversity: the children, together with their families and the facilitators, participate in a program of activities that values the very characteristics that make them unique and special.  

What do we mean by diversity?  

Different is beautiful: we live in a multicultural society that is full of contrasts. We are different in gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, age, abilities and disabilities, occupation, nationality, and much more. Celebrating diversity is embracing our differences, learning from one another, and appreciating the beauty of building something new together. (Ninho’s Diversity Statement, 2022).