Daily Archives: November 14, 2024

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Baruvas Meeting

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From November 1 to 3, the 24th BaruvaS meeting took place in Prague. It focused on connecting young Roma with literature and art. The participants took a thematic walk around Žižkov with journalist and writer Patrik Banga, experienced his author’s reading, and the climax of the program was a visit to the performance of Romeo and Juliet at the ABC Theatre in Prague.

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Lety: Building of the Year

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The newly opened Roma and Sinti Holocaust Memorial in Bohemia became one of the significant buildings of 2024. He received the Prize of the Chairman of the Senate of the Czech Republic for extraordinary societal contribution. The memorial, ceremonially opened in May of this year, was created on the site of a former concentration camp where Czech Roma and Sinti were imprisoned during the Nazi occupation.

Architects Jan Sulzer and studio Terra Florida signed the architectural design of the area. An interesting element of the space is the forest symbolizing the Roma community and the empty spaces commemorating the victims of the Holocaust. The memorial circle then marks the original site of the camp.

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Czechia and Racism

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The 50 Shades of Anti-Roma Racism campaign draws attention to the long-lasting expressions of hate and discrimination. It brings awareness, specific stories, but also instructions on how to defend yourself. The details and goals of the campaign are described in an interview by its leader psychologist Monika Mihaličková from the RomanoNet organization. She says that “Most people imagine manifestations of racism and discrimination in connection with very explicit situations, but quite often they also have a more subtle form.”

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