Another discussion / interview with Patrick Banga, the young Romano author who got a coveted Czch literary prize for his first novel.
Roma from Ukraine fled to Hungary because of the war, but not because of poverty. Rozina is 38 years old Romni and is one of several thousand refugees from Ukraine who fled to Hungary after the Russian invasion in February 2022.
She sits at a table and practices writing her name at a school in the eighth district of the Hungarian capital. She has freckles on her face, a bright smile, and struggles with the letter “k” when writing the surname Farkaš. The classes are run by Taleta, a non-governmental organization founded by two Hungarian women, Silvija Moldovan (Szilvia) and Agnes Pletser, immediately after the war began, with the aim of helping to educate young Roma refugees from the western Ukrainian Transcarpathian region.
The Madhouse association developed a special idea with the Munich police to break down mutual prejudices: a friendly football tournament in which all groups, Sinti, Roma, the police, compete and play together. get to know and respect each other.
A competition for student candidates of Roma origin was announced by the Foundation “Health Problems of Minorities”. The competition will select candidate Roma students who will be able to attend preparatory courses for applying to medical universities in Bulgaria for “Medicine”, “Pharmacy” and “Dental Medicine”.
An interview of the author of a book, the anthropologist Lise Foisneau, who recently published a powerful book on the result of four years of investigation in the company of Roma from Provence.
The portrait of an activist, originally from Slovakia but now from the Czech Republic who fights against hate.
What a destiny: His grandparents were shot by guardsmen, his parents met in a concentration camp. His father came from Velké Zalužice in Slovakia, where he owned huge plots of land on which a Roma settlement stood. His great-ancestor saved the life of his lord in the Battle of Slavkov, and he gave him extensive land in Slovakia for that.
A one-of-a-kind library in the Balkans opened in 2020 in Zagreb. Entirely dedicated to the Roma, their history, their literature and their culture, this space is open to everyone.
A video of the by now traditional parade of the artists of the Khamoro festival in Prague.
A video of the gala concert in the Khamoro festival in Prague.
An article on the current exhibition “Barvalo” in Marseilles in the French newspaper “le Monde”.
An acoustic recording of Roma songs arranged in pop.
An article in the Italian press. It starts well, with the fact that Roma came to Italy as early as 1422, if not even earlier. But then it dives into the worst stereotypes: Machismo among men, girls being controlled by their brothers and fathers, little education, etc.
Once again, good intentions, little knowledge and understanding, and perpetuation of stereotypes.
The largest Horse Fair in the UK in Appleby starts on June 8th. This year, visitors are being asked whether things can be improved for the horses.
An exhibition on Roma and Travellers in York Castle.
A festival in a Roma settlement on June 9-11 at Šobov Estate in Banská Štiavnica (Slovakia).
The festival aims to unite people regardless of their nationality, religion, skin colour, education or anything else. The stage at Sídlisku Šobov will belong to Roma and non-Roma musicians. For example, Sendreiovci, Bez ladu a skladu, Barbora Botošová Band, Katarína Máliková and others will perform. Children’s creative workshops will also take place under the guidance of professional artists. Barriers will also be broken down at a football match between Roma and non-Roma artists or visitors.
Osman Balić, director of the YUROM centre and president of the Standing Conference of Roma citizens’ associations SKRUG Lliga Roma (Serbia), is speaking about interculturalism as a phenomenon in which we all live together. He tells about the importance for young Roma to preserve their traditions and language.
An exhibition about Sinti and Roma in Darmstadt, Germany.
The case of Roma being re-settled to a new place with better conditions, but resulting in protests of the village close to which the new settlement is.
It is never good to resettle people, much better to better the conditions locally.
Residents of the small city of Krasnystaw, Southeast of Lublin and close to the Ukrainian border, are complaining about Roma refugees who, according to them, are making the city unsafe. Upon closer reading, this boils down to petty theft of food, and small incidents.
The thefts indicate that they probably do not have enough money to survive otherwise, as Poland does not really provide much help to refugees.
The journalist and activist Dalibor Tanić wrote an open letter to Minister Naida Hota-Muminović on the topic of a lesson on religious holidays found in the textbook “My environment” for the third grade of elementary school, authored by Zinaida Livnjak. The lesson cites Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim and Jewish religious holidays but also adds “Roma” Holidays!
Tanić says rightly that Đurđevdan and Aliđun/Ilindan are not religious holidays, but traditional ones. Roma religion does not exist. Roma, not only in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but throughout Europe are also Muslims, Catholics, and Orthodox.
Another case of ignorance on the part of the author and the authorities …
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