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Romnja and Violence

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According to a recent survey in Serbia by the Roma Centre for Women and Children “Daje”, more than two-thirds of Roma women have been exposed to psychological or physical violence at least once.

The authors of this research state that, due to the specific culture of silence in the community, Roma women hesitate to talk about the violence they are experiencing. Being brought up in accordance with rigid patriarchal norms leads to them accepting violence as something normal and as an integral part of life. In addition, Roma women often do not recognize that they are exposed to violence.

We have a problem with these statements: Two third of the surveyed women may very well have been subjected to violence. But two third of all Roma women? How do they know? In addition, the patriarchal norms are not quite accurate.

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Belgrade: Commemoration

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26 years after his brutal murder by two skinheads, family and activists commemorated the death of Dusan Jovanović.

In September 2023 they submitted a new proposal in which they specified a part of the park in public property to be named after Dušan Jovanović, but the authorities have not formally addressed and responded to the family of the murdered boy to date.

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Dušan Jovanović

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Representatives of the Ne davimo Beograd-Green Left Front party, the city of Belgrade and the Roma Forum of Serbia laid flowers in Beogradska Street, at the place where a 13-year-old Roma boy, Dušan Jovanović, was killed 26 years ago.

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Vojvodina and Education

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The city of Subotica financed free textbooks for vulnerable children from the Roma population again this year. This is a measure aimed at preventing school dropouts and has been in place for a number of years. The ceremony of handing over textbooks was held today at the “Matko Vuković” Elementary School.

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Svi Uglas

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The Svi uglas choir, which gathers Roma children and young people, as well as all others interested in learning about Roma culture and getting to know the Roma community through music, will hold a big concert on Saturday in the Youth Center, and as special guests they will be joined by Konstrakt, the first female Roma hip-hop band Pretty Loud, and the choir of the First Belgrade High School.

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Novi Sad: Roma Bal

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The Novi Sad Roma Ball will be held on Friday, September 29, starting at 7 p.m., in Villa Moskva, Novi Sad.

Visitors can expect a rich program, a game competition and a contest for Miss Evening. Guests will be entertained by Milan Dimić’s orchestra with guest Roxana Chirit from Romania and other singers.

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Serbia, Roma, and Music

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The big autumn concert of the Svi UGLAS choir will be held on September 23. at 6 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Youth Center in Belgrade.

The SVI UGLAS choir is not quite an ordinary choir. It gathers Roma children and young people, as well as all other people who want to learn about Roma culture and get to know the Roma community through music. The choir was started in 2016 by the association Art Aparat headed by Maja Ćurčić, a music teacher and composer from Belgrade, and so far over 400 participants of all ages have sung in it.

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Subotica: festival

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On Tuesday, September 12, the Roma National Council and the City of Subotica are organizing the First Festival of Roma Music, the Roma Tambura and Brass Evening, on the City Square.

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Serbia: Baptism

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Another article that is not exactly good for Roma. This time it is a baptism of a child in Belgrade, where apparently lots of money was spent.

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Serbia: New Roma Centre

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A new centre for Roma opened ibn the Serbian city of Pirot.

In his speech, the mayor of Pirot, Mr. Vladan Vasić, M.Sc., thanked the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights, the Council of Europe and everyone who participated in the renovation of this building. – I also thank the many Roma organizations that will find a place here for their cultural, educational, and children’s activities. I hope that as many people as possible will use this facility – said Mayor Vasić.

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Festival dedicated to Šaban Bajramović

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Šaban Bajramović (1936–2008), inspired many with his songs and rich creativity. The artist, who composed more than 700 songs, 20 albums and about fifty singles during his lifetime, is an inspiration to many musicians. In order to revive the memory of the legendary singer, the Association “Veseli Romi” from Niš organized, apart from that city, which is Bajramović’s birthplace, the first festival dedicated to Šaban in Belgrade as well.

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Maja Jovanović

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Maja Jovanović is a poet and ambassador of Roma culture and literature: “I find inspiration in children”

She says that it sometimes is very difficult to bare your soul through a song. Sometimes it’s easy to write a poem, but it’s a shame if it doesn’t get into the hands of readers, especially the youngest generations.

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Serbia and Roma

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The event “Roma to your city” was held for the first time in 2011. “This is the eleventh presentation of Romani culture in front of the people of Piroć in this way,” says Silvija Nešić from UG “Ternipe” and adds that the event represents a platform for the promotion and respect of Romani culture, gathering talented young Romani men and women. “Over the years, the conditions for the promotion and development of Roma culture have been created, and soon, with this goal, a Roma cultural centre will be opened in Pirot,” says Nešićeva.

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Serbia: The Opovo Settlement

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The new settlement in Opovo is one of the more organized of the Vojvodina region, having been built in 2019 by a European Union project with the aim of integrating the Roma population into the local community. It was visited by representatives of the National Council of the Roma National Minority and the province on the occasion of the “Children’s Games”.

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Serbia and Romnja

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According to research by domestic and international organizations, the biggest problems Roma women face are insufficient education, gender equality and frequent discrimination in the family and society. These difficulties, which the Roma people have been facing for decades, can only be solved by the association and joint action of young, educated and charismatic women – said Živana Živanović, expert associate of the provincial secretariat for education and member of the municipal council in charge of social policy, youth and sports in the municipality of Sremski Karlovci.

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