An article in the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma about the recurring attacks against Roma in Europe.
Scary.
– Europa brennt. In: Zentralrat Sinti und Roma. 25.04.2018. http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/europa-brennt/ [link-preview url=”http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/europa-brennt/”]
An article about a squat in Berlin that was recently closed. The Roma who lived there were evacuated. This article is actually quite good as the fault for the dire state of the property are pushed towards the owner rather than, as usual, towards Roma.
– Haus geräumt, Horror beendet? In: Die Zeit. 17.04.2018. http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2018-04/berlin-wedding-horrorhaus-raeumung-mieter-eigentuemer [link-preview url=”http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2018-04/berlin-wedding-horrorhaus-raeumung-mieter-eigentuemer”]
A bad article: A German whose house in Mallorca was occupied by Roma, who transformed it into a thieves’ nest. He finally managed to remove them from his property after several months.
Why is it bad: Well, it certainly feeds the stereotypes.
– Hamburger erobert seine Villa von Hausbesetzern zurück. In: Die Welt. 19.04.2018. https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article175582114/Roma-Clans-auf-Mallorca-Hamburger-erobert-seine-Villa-von-Hausbesetzern-zurueck.html [link-preview url=”https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article175582114/Roma-Clans-auf-Mallorca-Hamburger-erobert-seine-Villa-von-Hausbesetzern-zurueck.html”]
Written by the son of Damian Le Bas who recently died, an article about the first Roma biennale held in Berlin in the Maxim Gorki Theatre.
– Celebrating Romani art and culture at the first Roma Biennale. In: Apollo Magazine. 19.04.2018. https://www.apollo-magazine.com/celebrating-romani-art-and-culture-at-the-first-roma-biennale/ [link-preview url=”https://www.apollo-magazine.com/celebrating-romani-art-and-culture-at-the-first-roma-biennale/”]
A German politician goes to Serbia to see the situation for himself. Well, it is bad in the “safe” country of Serbia for Roma. And people who are sent back are in a really bad position.
– Kretschmann in Serbien in heikler Mission. In: Schwäbische Politik. 19.04.2018. https://www.schwaebische.de/ueberregional/politik_artikel,-kretschmann-in-serbien-in-heikler-mission-_arid,10855163.html [link-preview url=”https://www.schwaebische.de/ueberregional/politik_artikel,-kretschmann-in-serbien-in-heikler-mission-_arid,10855163.html”]
The European Roma and Sinti Philharmonic is seeking funds in order to be able to perform in Wiesbaden, Germany, during the week against Antitsiganism. They are seeking 30’000 Euros.
– Sinti- und Roma-Konzert auf der Kippe. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. 18.04.2018. http://www.fr.de/rhein-main/alle-gemeinden/wiesbaden/konzert-in-wiesbaden-sinti-und-roma-konzert-auf-der-kippe-a-1489079 [link-preview url=”http://www.fr.de/rhein-main/alle-gemeinden/wiesbaden/konzert-in-wiesbaden-sinti-und-roma-konzert-auf-der-kippe-a-1489079″]
After having had Roma evicted from several places (to be transformed in real estate for his party friends), after having had the police beat them up, the Turkish president Erdogan now seems to be courting them. He is certainly using Roma to criticise Germany.
– Le président Erdogan accueille les citoyens Roms dans le Complexe présidentiel. In: TRT. 11.04.2018. http://www.trt.net.tr/francais/turquie/2018/04/11/le-president-erdogan-accueille-les-citoyens-roms-dans-le-complexe-presidentiel-949370 [link-preview url=”http://www.trt.net.tr/francais/turquie/2018/04/11/le-president-erdogan-accueille-les-citoyens-roms-dans-le-complexe-presidentiel-949370″]
A report of the first Roma Biennale in Berlin in the Maxime Gorki Theatre.
– 1. Roma Biennale: Gypsy Eyes. In: Artmagazine. 10.04.2018. http://www.artmagazine.cc/content102249.html [link-preview url=”http://www.artmagazine.cc/content102249.html”]
Stolipinovo is the largest “mahala” or Roma neighbourhood in Plovdiv. Many of its residents are now working on a regular basis in Germany – generally short term manual work in construction. And this has an influence on Stolipinovo itself. A story of two worlds!
– How the ‘Germans’ are changing the largest Roma enclave in Europe. In: Deutsche Welle. 08.04.2018. http://www.dw.com/en/how-the-germans-are-changing-the-largest-roma-enclave-in-europe/a-43298822 [link-preview url=”http://www.dw.com/en/how-the-germans-are-changing-the-largest-roma-enclave-in-europe/a-43298822″]
An event to attend if in Berlin!
– „Phral mende – Wir über uns“. In: Heinrich Böll Stiftung. http://calendar.boell.de/de/event/phral-mende-wir-ueber-uns [link-preview url=”http://calendar.boell.de/de/event/phral-mende-wir-ueber-uns”]
Several Romnja are fighting prejudice through art, be it acting or other means. They all will participate in the first Roma Biennale opening this week end at the Maxim Gorki theatre in Berlin.
– Not just housewives and whores: Roma women fight prejudice with art. In: Reuters. 05.04.2018. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-roma-art/not-just-housewives-and-whores-roma-women-fight-prejudice-with-art-idUSKCN1HC042 [link-preview url=”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-roma-art/not-just-housewives-and-whores-roma-women-fight-prejudice-with-art-idUSKCN1HC042″]
The Documentation Centre of the Sinti and Roma in Heidelberg just opened a new web portal on the history of the minority, with a focus on Holocaust and on the continuing discrimination in post-war Germany.
– Webportal dokumentiert Geschichte der Sinti und Roma. In: DlF24. 03.04.2018. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/verfolgung-von-minderheiten-webportal-dokumentiert.2849.de.html?drn:news_id=868126 [link-preview url=”http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/verfolgung-von-minderheiten-webportal-dokumentiert.2849.de.html?drn:news_id=868126″]
The Berlin theatre “Maxim Gorki” will open the first Roma Biennale on April 7th. The Biennale will showcase Roma artists and will also organise a Roma Parade through Berlin on April 8th, the International Roma Day.
– Maxim Gorki Theater Erste Roma Biennale startet in Berlin. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. 02.04.2018. https://www.mz-web.de/kultur/maxim-gorki-theater-erste-roma-biennale-startet-in-berlin-29954504 [link-preview url=”https://www.mz-web.de/kultur/maxim-gorki-theater-erste-roma-biennale-startet-in-berlin-29954504″]
A commemoration of the life of Nazif Mujić who won a prize at the Berlin Film festival and died recently in utter poverty and a reflection on the current situation of Roma in the Balkans.
– Roma in the Balkans: the story of Nazif. In: Ossevatore Balcanico e Caucaso. 27.03.2018. https://www.balcanicaucaso.org/eng/Areas/Bosnia-Herzegovina/Roma-in-the-Balkans-the-story-of-Nazif-186885 [link-preview url=”https://www.balcanicaucaso.org/eng/Areas/Bosnia-Herzegovina/Roma-in-the-Balkans-the-story-of-Nazif-186885″]
Antiziganism is still unknown to many people in Germany, in contrast to anti-Semitism. Ruhan Karakul, the counsellor of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma in Heidelberg, wants to counteract this. The lawyer of Turkish roots was a guest at the “Haus der Begegnung” on Friday afternoon, where she was welcomed as speaker by Ahment Sezer during the International Week Against Racism.
– Rassismus ist allgegenwärtig. In: Westphalische Nachrichten. 26.03.2018. http://www.wn.de/Muensterland/Kreis-Borken/Gronau/3232749-Justiziarin-des-Zentralrats-der-Sinti-und-Roma-zu-Gast-in-Gronau-Rassismus-ist-allgegenwaertig [link-preview url=”http://www.wn.de/Muensterland/Kreis-Borken/Gronau/3232749-Justiziarin-des-Zentralrats-der-Sinti-und-Roma-zu-Gast-in-Gronau-Rassismus-ist-allgegenwaertig”]
Another article about the perception of Sinti and Roma among Germans and the fact that the former still feel unwelcome. An exhibition and conferences thematise this situation.
– Ablehnung spüren sie bis heute. In: Die Norddeutsche. 20.03.2018. https://www.weser-kurier.de/region/die-norddeutsche_artikel,-ablehnung-spueren-sie-bis-heute-_arid,1712229.html [link-preview url=”https://www.weser-kurier.de/region/die-norddeutsche_artikel,-ablehnung-spueren-sie-bis-heute-_arid,1712229.html”]
There were protests at the airport in Baden, Germany after the deportation of 34 Roma on March 15th to Kosovo. The protests last Wednesday were aimed at further deportations this time to Serbia and Macedonia.
– Humanitäres Bleiberecht für Sinti und Roma erneut einfordern. In: Radio Dreieckland. 22.03.2018. https://rdl.de/beitrag/humanit-res-bleiberecht-f-r-sinti-und-roma-erneut-einfordern [link-preview url=”https://rdl.de/beitrag/humanit-res-bleiberecht-f-r-sinti-und-roma-erneut-einfordern”]
How do the 2’500-3’000 Sinti and Roma in Freiburg currently live? Reflections on what has changed and on what may change.
– Wie leben Sinti und Roma heute in Freiburg? In: badische Zeitung. 15.03.2018. http://www.badische-zeitung.de/freiburg/wie-leben-sinti-und-roma-heute-in-freiburg–150433385.html [link-preview url=”http://www.badische-zeitung.de/freiburg/wie-leben-sinti-und-roma-heute-in-freiburg–150433385.html”]
The Maxim Gorki Theatre in Berlin is showcasing the first Roma Biennale April 7th to 10th.
Here the trailer, the Facebook page, and the Facebook page of the Maxim Gorki Theatre.
– https://youtu.be/0Z2fk9zbDkY
– https://www.facebook.com/RomaBiennale/videos/158046044896609/
– https://www.facebook.com/maximgorkitheaterberlin/?hc_ref=ARReKnPHoxqdCmd_VzL13PeCdEUOLMVCB_11CKrGL7v8VxFceS1RQQhxngojG7JglSw [link-preview url=”https://youtu.be/0Z2fk9zbDkY “]
Representatives of the Sinti and Roma have complained against discrimination on Thursday to the Berlin House of Representatives. They say that despite the action plan decided in 2013 they are still discriminated against and socially disadvantaged. This is especially the case when looking for a job or a flat, where they hardly have a chance.
– Sinti und Roma beklagen anhaltende Diskriminierung. In: RBB 24. 15.03.2018. https://www.rbb24.de/politik/beitrag/2018/03/berlins-sinti-und-roma-beklagen-anhaltende-diskriminierung.html [link-preview url=”https://www.rbb24.de/politik/beitrag/2018/03/berlins-sinti-und-roma-beklagen-anhaltende-diskriminierung.html”]
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