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Michal Siewniak

For International Migrants’ Day

By Michal Siewniak | Wed 18th December 2024 - 1:30 pm

If I were to ask anyone how you would define yourself, I wonder what would be the answer. We all have layers of identity and it is almost impossible to “box” us in one category. I am Polish, European, and a believer. But I am also a volunteer, language enthusiast but more importantly father and a husband. We run businesses, save lives, we sing, we dance, we contribute in a number of ways, we work and pay taxes, we paint, we teach, we even write (!), we are your friends, partners, work colleagues and neighbours.

 I have always been proud to call myself a migrant. Yes, a word that polarised our political debates is strongly connected with my personal story. Today, we far too often divide people by simply describing their race or their ethnic background. 

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