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Montenegro, Parliament, and Roma

November 2, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The debate in Montenegro about reserved seats for the Roma minority continues.

According to the debate held, it is necessary to ensure that the Roma community has a representative in the Parliament of Montenegro, because members of that people would explain in the best way what problems they are facing and what they see as a solution. This was assessed at the panel discussion “Reserved mandate for members of the RE population in the Parliament of Montenegro”, organized by the Centre for Monitoring and Research (CeMI) and the MINA agency.

The right question is to ask what a single (or even a few) reserved seats for minorities can do to change things. The anser is easy: NOTHING. This is an alibi exercise.

Neophodno da Romi imaju predstavnika u parlamentu. In: Mina. 02.11.2022. https://mina.news/vijesti-iz-crne-gore/drustvo/neophodno-da-romi-imaju-predstavnika-u-parlamentu/

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Slovakia: Roma Mayors

November 2, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Another mayor in Slovakia is a Rom. This is a trend, as more and more Roma get involved in politics. In this case, it is in Strány pod Tatra, where the Roma candidate won. The village of roughly 2’300 inhabitants has above 90% of Roma residents.

Stráne pod Tatrami bude opäť viesť rómsky starosta, Hranovnica o svojho prišla. In: SME. 02.11.2022. https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/23059564/volby-2022-strane-pod-tatrami-bude-viest-romsky-starosta-hranovnica-o-svojho-prisla.html

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Venice Biennale

November 2, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

An article about the exhibition of Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, a Polish Romni who represented Poland at this year’s Venice biennale.

In Venice, the Roma People Take Center Stage. In: Hyperallergic. 01.11.2022. https://hyperallergic.com/753458/in-venice-the-roma-people-takes-center-stage/