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Serbia and Romanes

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Serbia and Romanes

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”.

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Ruma, Vojvodina, and Roma

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Ruma, Vojvodina, and Roma

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.

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Vojvodina: Romanes Courses

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Vojvodina: Romanes Courses

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.

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Orphan Milev from Bosnia…

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Orphan Milev from Bosnia…

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.

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Parno Grast

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Parno Grast

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.

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New Book on the Genocide

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New Book on the Genocide

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.

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Serbia: Exhibition

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Serbia: Exhibition

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.

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Serbia, the EU, and Roma

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Serbia, the EU, and Roma

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.

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Serbia – A Success Story

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Serbia – A Success Story

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.

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Serbia and Roma Integration

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Serbia and Roma Integration

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?

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Serbia and Education

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Serbia and Education

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.

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Roma in Serbia

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Roma in Serbia

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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Serbia: Romodrom

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Serbia: Romodrom

As part of the traditional musical and stage event ROMODROM, organized by the Roma Cultural Centre, the audience had the opportunity to enjoy the music of the Amaro Del group and the recitation of the actress Iskra Brajović, who interpreted verses in the Roma and Serbian languages, Miroslav Mika Antić and Jovan Nikolić Jofa.

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Poetry in Serbia

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Poetry in Serbia

The Association of Roma Writers and the Association of Writers of Serbia organised a poetry New Year and presented the book “December Meetings” – a collection of poetry for children and adults, prose and aphorisms, as part of the traditional Poetry New Year.

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Serbia, Roma, and Football

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Serbia, Roma, and Football

The Roma football club “Veternica” from Leskovac is the oldest active Roma football club in the Balkans. It was formed back in 1926 in Leskovac and was founded by Leskovac manufacturer Dimitrije Nikolić, for his workers, Roma spinners from the outskirts of the city in the Roma settlement “Podvorce”.

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Bujanovac: Elections

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Bujanovac: Elections

Ibro Idić, president of the United Roma Party Bujanovac, and Adem Salihi, councilor in the Bujanovac Municipal Council, who joined the Justice and Reconciliation Party of Usama Zukorlić with the Roma party Unity, call on the Roma to vote for two parliamentary lists based in Sandžak. Idić says that he agreed to cooperate with the Coalition for Peace and Tolerance, which is led by Jahija Ferhatović, a member of parliament in the previous convocation of the Serbian Parliament. Ferhatović was a guest of Bujanovac Roma, and Idić states that he “did a lot” for the local Roma community. He called on the Roma to vote for the list TOGETHER FOR THE FUTURE AND DEVELOPMENT – COALITION FOR PEACE AND TOLERANCE, led by Ferhatović, in the elections on December 17.

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Pretty Loud

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Pretty Loud

Another article about the Romnja ban Pretty loud, this time in the Bulgarian press. The first all-female rap group has a serious mission: to end early marriage for Roma girls. But the Pretty Loud band doesn’t stop there. Well known in the Balkans, the Serbian gang also promotes university education and social integration for members of an ethnic group that has historically been isolated. The young women of Pretty Loud have lived what they rap about. One of the singers – Zlata became a mother at 17. Diana faced discrimination at school, and Samantha was married by her father without her consent.

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Serbia: Roma Inclusion

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Serbia: Roma Inclusion

Organized by the Office for Roma Inclusion, another seminar was held in Niš from November 24 to 26 for coordinators for Roma issues and for representatives of Roma NGOs. At the seminar, information was exchanged about the situation and position of Roma in local self-governments. The activities and plans for the year 2024, the two most important institutions for improving the position of Roma in Serbia – the Office for Roma Inclusion and the National Council of the Roma National Minority – were presented.

Let’s see what this produces …

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Serbia and Roma

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Serbia and Roma

Another article about Zlatomir Jovanović, a Rom who is a culturologist, writer, journalist and translator. He is the president of the “Association of Romani Writers”, and is especially dedicated to the preservation of the Romani language. According to him, all Roma songs talk about freedom. However, this is not about freedom of movement, but about freedom of spirit.

To be frank, this is not quite accurate…

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