Roma NGOs from Kosovo and Serbia are collaborating all the while the respective majority populations are increasingly at odd.
A video from Serbia’s Happy TV appeared on the social network Facebook, from a report in which the television crew peeks into the luxury of Roma villas. They showed what the life of rich Roma in Serbia looks like.
Vitomir Mihajlović was elected president of the National Council of the Roma National Minority. The council has 35 members. The largest group of representatives come from the European Serbia Roma movement, with 18 members, and the other 17 ones divided amongst 6 organisations.
The premiere of the play “Poor Mileva from Bosnia in our civilization in 1878” was held in Subotica, Serbia. This is the oldest known Serbian text written by a woman. The play features the National Theatre, children from the drama section of the Children’s Theatre, and members of the Roma community.
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Another of those articles about the rich Roma villas. This time in Serbia.
A few days ago, a police raid on a Roma camp in Belgrade turned into a pogrom. Violence and racism against the minority are increasing, to the indifference of the authorities and almost the entire political class.
This is bad.
On the occasion of the celebration of International Mother Language Day, the Romanipen Educational and Cultural Community from Kragujevac organized a public forum “Roma language – a beacon of preservation of Roma cultural identity” as part of the project “Spin the wheel of Roma culture”.
The president of the Municipality of Ruma, Aleksandra Ćirić Bošković, in cooperation with the National Council of Roma, organized a reception for the best Roma students, holders of the Saint Sava Charter and their class teachers, in the City Hall.
Ruma has a high percentage of Roma population.
The Roma Center Association from Crepaja implemented a project in the Elementary School “Sveti Georgije” in Uzdin with the aim of fostering the language, culture and tradition of the Roma.
The Romanes course with elements of national culture in Uzdin is attended by 20 students. The goal of teaching Romanes is for students to master the basic rules of Romanes, as their mother tongue, to communicate in it, and to get to know the literature of their people.
The National Theater in Subotica started rehearsals for the play “Poor Mileva from Bosnia in our Civilization in 1878” by a woman writer Albina Podgradska. The play is directed by Anđelka Nikolić, and the premiere is scheduled for March 14 at the Jadran stage. Serbian, Hungarian, Roma and Slovak languages are used in the play.
An article in the Vojvodina Press on the Hungarian Roma group Parno Grast from Pasab. “Parno Grast” means a white horse – white color is a symbol of purity, and the horse of freedom. The performers sing in Hungarian and Romanes, even within the same song. The group’s musical roots come from their immediate surroundings, so far they have collected many melodies from Pasab and its surroundings, in the Sabolč-Satmar-Bereg district.
They have a concert in Novi Sad today.
The book “Samudaripen Roma u Nezavisna Drzava Hrvatska” by Dragoljub Acković is the first of its kind that documents the horrific crimes committed by Ustasha regime against Roma. It was presented yesterdayThe book written in an encyclopedic format, very detailed and comprehensive, relying on an exhaustive number of documents, photographs and objects.
The historical-documentary exhibition “Between Empathy and Prejudice: Roma in the Press of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929-1944)” by Dr. Kristina Jorgić Stepanović and Slavko Stepanović will open tomorrow in In the Historical Archives of Šumadija, on Thursday January 25 from 1 p.m.
The team for social inclusion and poverty reduction and the Roma Information Center (RIC) held a round table with the aim of reviewing the process of Serbia’s accession to the European Union through Chapters 23 and 24 with a special emphasis on the protection of the rights of Roma/Roma women.
“Blic TV” peeked into the homes of several Roma families in Niš, Serbia.
Eldina Nikolić received her university diploma from the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad, and her thesis was declared the best in the entire class. She is a Romni whose family did not speak Romans, and she also learnt it.
A forum was held in the city administration of the City of Pancevo on the revised strategy for the social inclusion of Roma men and women. The Roma Cultural Centre Pancevo organized the forum on the topic “Presentation of the strategy for the social inclusion of Roma men and women 2022-2030” with the support of the City.
Will it help?
According to the article, education, being the most important segment of the Strategy for improving the position of Roma men and women, primarily aims to include Roma children and youth in Serbia’s education system. Pedagogical assistants in primary schools is very important factor of this strategy and they have multiple roles.
Ganimeta Zejnula, pedagogical assistant at the “Petar Petrović Njegoš” Primary School in Zrenjanin, drew attention to the results achieved by Roma students who receive assistance in their studies on a daily basis.
The association “Urma” was founded in 2003, and the primary area of activity was the preservation and nurturing of Roma heritage, through traditional Roma dance and music performed by members of the cultural and artistic society. They received funding from the competition of the Provincial Secretariat for the Economy, Employment and Gender Equality for the performance of public works. Miodrag Veldi, president of the association, spoke to Telegraf.rs about the implementation of this work.
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