An exhibition of painting of Čeja Stojka is currently open in the Wende Museum in Culver City, in greater Los Angeles.
A gas station in LA is banning Romanja from its premises, prompting an outcry. The sign posted in the station says: “No Gypsy women in long shoplifting skirts allowed in the store.”
A long article on the Genocide of the Roma during the Holocaust and a new database “Testimony of Roma and Sinti,” devoted to an expanded understanding of the Roma genocide of World War II.
An article about a seldom heard of style and instrument: Russian Roma songs on the seven string guitar with the Kolpakovs.
A plethora of articles in the press about Whoopi Goldberg use of the term “gypped” on live TV. She was referring to Donald Trump’s follower who, according to Whoopi are “people who still believe that he got, you know, gypped somehow in the election.”
She apologised.
An article arguing that in spite of the bi-partisan US Senate resolution of the 8th of December celebrating the heritage of Romane Americans, lots remain to be done to combat prejudices and stereotypes.
An article that is not about Roma, but is a reminder of what the truth about Hitler and his racial policies are. This is addressed to Ye (formerly Kayne West) who repeatedly has been praising Hitler.
Well, he, like many of the Nazis admirers, should better inform themselves first.
Unicorn Riot, a left wing media collective that originated online in 2015 and which is known for reporting on far-right organizations and sources of racial and economic injustice in the US uncovered several cases of racial profiling of Roma in the US. They also found an illegal database of Roma, held privately. Needless to say, Roma are all thieves and scammers.
This is bad.
An article on Roma food. Full of stereotypes. Nomads, hedgehogs, cast system, all sort of mish-mash which is not good and represents bad journalism.
But well, what can you expect …
An article on the double prejudice faced by Moslem Roma. Not easy.
The article states there are over 20 Mio Roma worldwide. This is not quite correct.
A theatre piece is being played in Brooklyn by the Berlin company DorkyPark on Roma.
A new project has been launched in Brazil aiming at helping the country’s Roma. There are quite a few Roma living in Brazil, a fact that is not well known.
The University of Southern Patagonia of Argentina – UNPA which has been involved for years in spreading the Romani culture and above all it deals with the condition of women Romani women is organising an International Congress of Romani Women from the 17th to the 19th of August.
In addition to Argentina, Romani women from Brazil, the USA, Spain, Romania, Ukraine, Italy will attend. For Italy, Giulia Di Rocco has been called for the second time to take part and will talk about the situation of Romani women between discrimination and struggles for gender equality.
Roma activist Selviya Mustafi from North Macedonia discussed a “Democratic Digital Organization” with former US President Barack Obama at the Copenhagen Democratic Summit in a panel.
An interview with the leader of the band “Gogol’s Bordello” who has Ukrainian Romani roots.
Zsolt Bayer, author of racist and anti-Semitic remarks, is among the speakers at the event organized in Budapest by an American conservative group. He qualified Jews of “stinking excrements” and Roma of “animals.
So much for these conservative Americans …
The speech of the UN Secretary General on the occasion of the International Roma Day.
Some people noticed the course on Gypsy criminality from the Kansas City Police (which showed, by the way their total ignorance of the subject). The course got cancelled.
Good!
Read the offering of a police academy in Kansas, USA. IT clearly shows that they have no clue about Roma and have racist stereotypes.
An unusual production featuring Roma musicians from North Macedonia together with the Dallas Black Dance Theatre.
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