– People got angry to see our children in bunad, dad Dion LuckyIsaiah Hargrave told news earlier in August. Racist comments poured in under a photo of the multicultural family wearing bunad. His wife Ramona was told, among other things, that she should be ashamed and that she failed her own “race.” But on Sunday, the family of six woke up to good news. Good news Someone had started a fundraising campaign through Spleis to raise money for a bunad for Dion. – We knew nothing about this. It’s absolutely wild, says Ramona Hargrave. It is Jane Skjoldli in Rogaland who is behind the splice. She started it together with her partner Kine Haugmåne, after reading about the family’s experiences on news. – Then I was simply terribly hurt by them. And thought that it shouldn’t be like that. Ramona and Dion Hargrave have received many statements of support after they told their story on news at the beginning of August. Photo: Asbjørn Odd Berge / news Skjoldli wanted to show that the bunad can be used as an inclusive symbol, instead of an exclusive one. She hopes it will make the Hargrave family see that there are many people who value, and warmly and naturally welcome them into the “bunad community”. – It’s about showing people that they are just as welcome in bunad as the rest of us. Has received massive support Ramona Hargrave says the family has received a stream of statements of support from all over Norway after they came forward with their story on news. – Some of them have commented that a bunad to Dion could be a good answer to the many racist messages, says Ramona. Swipe to see some of the messages of support the family has received: The family has received many messages of support after they came forward with their experiences. The family has received many messages of support after they came forward with their experiences. The family has received many messages of support after they came forward with their experiences. One of the statements of support has particularly stuck with the mother of four. – It arrived today, and then I started to cry, which I don’t do very often, she says. The message came from a man who thought they were incredibly tough who come forward with their bad experiences. – What moved me in particular was the following sentence: “By standing up, you are helping to shine a light on evil and ignorance, and in light evil can be fought”. – Exactly what we want, she adds. Through this video, the family stands up against racism. Dion says they want to show that the harassment does not affect them and that multicultural love is beautiful. The video was also shared by the Instagram profile @rasisme_i_norge. Last week, the family was asked if they wanted a Spleis for the same purpose, from another source. – Then my reaction was that it was a very nice idea, but that there must be other more important issues for which Spleis can be created, says Ramona, and adds: – But this is very nice. The topic affects many people. Hoping for full sponsorship A quick search at Husfliden shows that a normal men’s coat usually costs somewhere between NOK 25,000 and 50,000. According to initiator Jane Skjoldli, people’s response to the splice has been exclusively positive. By Monday evening, almost NOK 19,000 had been collected. – The dream would have been if we had come up with a sum that would make it possible to sponsor an entire men’s clothing line, she says. Skjoldli hopes measures like this can make a difference, also for other people who experience racism in Norway. – Because they are not alone at all.
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