Pekka Heikkinen got Vimma prize
The Threshold Association (Kynnys ry) rewarded Pekka Heikkinen with Vimma-prize. Vimma-prize is given every year to a person, who has been promoting politic disability art in Finland.
Pekka Heikkinen has a long career as an actor, before and after he was disabled. He has brought up the themes of disability for example in his monolog "Näillä mennään".
The Threshold Association is a disability organization that was founded by disabled people and its main mission is based on three elements, human rights, independent living and culture, all to empower disabled people in Finland. The Finnish word "vimma" means enthousiasm, fury or frenzy.
More information in Finnish news.
The Threshold Association is a disability organization that was founded by disabled people and its main mission is based on three elements, human rights, independent living and culture, all to empower disabled people in Finland. The Finnish word "vimma" means enthousiasm, fury or frenzy.
More information in Finnish news.
