#64 Greg Fernando. Judged by the color of your skin.

“I went from being completely comfortable in Toronto, starting to feel very uncomfortable in Sweden”, says Greg Fernando when visiting us in the darkness. He is the founder of New to Sweden, and one of the founders behind the inclusion initiative 1046. Greg grew up in Canada, but when moving to Sweden as a person of color it was a bit of a shock. For the first time we are making an episode in English. Even though Greg prefers to be in control he steps in to the darkness with an open mind and curiosity to understand about blindness. We dive right into the subject diversity and skin color, and find a lot of similarities concerning the situation for people with disabilities and people of color. This is the first of two episodes with Greg. In the next episode you will get to know more about New to Sweden and 1046. New to Sweden is a none profit organization that helps internationals to find job here: www.newtosweden.org 1046 is an inclusive initiative, working to get all people living in Sweden to feel included: www.1046.se In darkness with (I mörkret med) is a podcast recorded in complete darkness at the restaurant Svartklubben in Stockholm, Sweden. Music by Ulf Nordquist. Program leader, Anna Bergholtz. Audio technician Jan Dahlqvist. E-mail: [email protected]