Roma Foundation – rroma.org https://rroma.org Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:15:51 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Roma Foundation – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 Roma in Slovakia https://rroma.org/roma-in-slovakia-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roma-in-slovakia-4 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:15:51 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32836 The Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities (ÚSVRK), headed by Alexander Daško (Smer), will lose the ability to decide on the distribution of money from EU funds to support the inclusion of Roma men and women from July.

Roma experts criticise the move.

]]> Romano David Bowie https://rroma.org/romano-david-bowie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=romano-david-bowie Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:14:56 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32833 Jovan Živadonović Džipsii, a Roma musician from Zaječar who is called the Roma David Bowie, will perform this Saturday in front of the Sarajevo audience at the Hemingway’s Bar club.

]]> Roma “Ghettoes” in Bulgaria https://rroma.org/roma-ghettoes-in-bulgaria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roma-ghettoes-in-bulgaria Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:13:52 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32830 According to this article, Roma ghettos in Southern Bulgaria are growing, but not in the North. On June 2, the premiere of a 520-page research paper on Bulgarian Roma “Models of Roma Urban Ghettoized Structures” took place.

It is written by four Bulgarian scientists, led by Prof. Nadezhda Ilieva from the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography, who over the course of 3 years have managed to count 210 Roma neighborhoods in 148 Bulgarian cities, excluding Sofia and the villages, and to track the socio-demographic processes taking place in them.

]]> Open Heart Festival https://rroma.org/open-heart-festival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-heart-festival Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:13:01 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32827 The twenty-first edition of the Children’s Roma Festival “Open Heart” is being held on June 5 and 6 in Veliko Tarnovo. It officially opened on Friday at 1 pm in the “Marno Pole” park and it is  expected that about 1500 children and students will participate. In parallel with the festival program, accompanying events will be held, in which diplomats, politicians and experts will participate.

]]> AI and Appleby Horse Fair https://rroma.org/ai-and-appleby-horse-fair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ai-and-appleby-horse-fair Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:00:17 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32820 It seems that the UK police is deploying AI face recognition during the Appleby horse fair to catch “troublemakers”.

That this is being done suggests that there is a preconcieved idea that travellers are troublemakers … Bad.

]]> Appleby Horse Fair https://rroma.org/appleby-horse-fair-12/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=appleby-horse-fair-12 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:59:07 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32817 Some pictures of the largest horse fair in the UK.

]]> Dance Competition https://rroma.org/dance-competition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dance-competition Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:28:18 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32812 The “Move Gipsy!” dance competition, organized by the Hungarian Roma National Self-Government, aims to present cultural values ​​and strengthen community building.

The event provides an opportunity for participants to show their dance skills and performing abilities in front of the audience. The organizers aim to popularize Roma culture through the competition and support the development of talented young people.

]]> Małgorzata Mirga-Tas https://rroma.org/malgorzata-mirga-tas-13/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=malgorzata-mirga-tas-13 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:27:31 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32809 An article in the Greek press on the Romani artist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas about her current exhibition in Copenhagen.

With Polish citizenship and Roma origins, visual artist and activist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas is one of Europe’s most important and freshest contemporary artistic voices. Born in 1978, the artist represented Poland at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022, becoming the first Roma artist ever to participate with national representation in the event.

]]> Appleby Horse Fair https://rroma.org/appleby-horse-fair-11/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=appleby-horse-fair-11 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:26:20 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32804 The 250th edition of the Appleby horse fair starts tomorrow and tens of thousands visitors are expected.

]]> Slovenia and Roma https://rroma.org/slovenia-and-roma-60/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovenia-and-roma-60 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:51:52 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32800 The change of government in Slovenia is having an effect on Roma.

According to the article, after the enactment of the Act on Emergency Measures to Ensure Public Safety (Šutar’s Act), a shift has already occurred at the local level, says the mayor of Novo Mesto, Gregor Macedoni: “Changes have been detected in the greater inclusion of children in the education system, i.e. increased school attendance.” However, the activities at the state level to date are assessed as insufficient, because progress in solving long-term challenges will require closer cooperation between all institutions, the mayor emphasizes: “We expect the new government to approach solving the problem comprehensively, and above all with a clearly established principle of equal rules for all.”

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