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Rome: 7 Mio for Rroma

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A bit of controversy on Raggi’s first budget in Rome. Vegans, Rroma, etc. For Rroma, 7 Mio were set aside. But … These will go in part to fund the camps around the capital. Bad.

– Roma, Politi: «La Raggi pensa ai rom e ai vegani e dimentica famiglie e periferie» In: Secolo D’Italia. 14.12.2016. http://www.secoloditalia.it/2016/12/roma-bilancio-tragico-politi-la-raggi-pensa-ai-rom-ma-dimentica-le-famiglie/ [link-preview url=”http://www.secoloditalia.it/2016/12/roma-bilancio-tragico-politi-la-raggi-pensa-ai-rom-ma-dimentica-le-famiglie/”]

Rome: The City wants to Close Camps BUT …

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Yes, the municipality of Rome wants to close the Rroma camps… But continues to fund them. Rather odd, were it not for the spider web of corruption around these camps.

– IL COMUNE DI ROMA VUOLE ELIMINARE I CAMPI ROM. MA CONTINUA A FINANZIARLI. In: The Post Internazionale. 12.12.2016. http://www.tpi.it/mondo/italia/comune-roma-eliminare-campi-rom-continua-finanziarli [link-preview url=”http://www.tpi.it/mondo/italia/comune-roma-eliminare-campi-rom-continua-finanziarli”]

Flamenco and India

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Now that’s some news … No Comments!

– Spains Flamenco has its roots in India. In: India Today. 13.12.2016. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/spains-flamenco-has-its-roots-in-india/1/833455.html [link-preview url=”http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/spains-flamenco-has-its-roots-in-india/1/833455.html”]

Italy, Crime, and Rroma

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Rroma are being investigated in the death of a Chinese student who was run over by a train while chasing people who had stolen his bag.
Let’s hope this is not true…

– Roma camp eyed in Chinese student death. In: Ansa. 09.12.2016. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2016/12/09/roma-camp-eyed-in-chinese-student-death_509e4dd9-aa74-4ec5-aedb-d9887d89b39e.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2016/12/09/roma-camp-eyed-in-chinese-student-death_509e4dd9-aa74-4ec5-aedb-d9887d89b39e.html”]

France: Case against Valls

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An lawsuit for racism was launched against Valls in the European court of Human Rights. Valls, the former French Premier Minister and candidate for the French presidency made several racist comments against Rroma.

– https://www.facebook.com/La.voix.des.Rroms/posts/1815777338679898 [link-preview url=”https://www.facebook.com/La.voix.des.Rroms/posts/1815777338679898″]

Rome and Roma Camps

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13 Indictments and 4 settlements in the case of the so-called “Mafia Capitale” a corruption case involving the city of Roma administration, the mafia and several other participants in rigging the contracts and construction of the infamour Rroma camps around Rome.

– Mafia Capitale: appalti campi nomadi, in 13 rinviati a giudizio. In: Ansa. 11.12.2016. http://www.ansa.it/lazio/notizie/2016/12/10/mafia-roma-appalti-campi-nomadi-in-13-rinviati-a-giudizio_64ec3cc3-6f74-4762-9641-a9b93fcaeac8.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/lazio/notizie/2016/12/10/mafia-roma-appalti-campi-nomadi-in-13-rinviati-a-giudizio_64ec3cc3-6f74-4762-9641-a9b93fcaeac8.html”]

Germany: More against AfD

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The German Jewish Central Council is calling for more engagement against the AfD, a new German party who is definitively not pro minorities and migrants. Rroma are amongst its targets.
We can only agree with this statement.

– Jüdischer Zentralrat fordert mehr Engagement gegen AfD. In: Zeit Online. 08.12.2016. http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2016-12/rechtspopulismus-juedischer-zentralrat-afd-josef-schuster [link-preview url=”http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2016-12/rechtspopulismus-juedischer-zentralrat-afd-josef-schuster”]

Camp or Favela?

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Let’s call a cat a cat … An interesting article in the French press about camps, all too often associated with Rroma whereas they are simply the result of poverty and lack of access to the housing market. So in effect favelas which are not “part of the Rroma culture” as is all too often portrayed in the Press.

– CECI N’EST PAS UN CAMP DE ROMS, C’EST UN BIDONVILLE. In: Lyon Bondy Blog. 05.12.2016. http://lyonbondyblog.fr/LBB/ceci-nest-camp-de-roms-cest-bidonville/ [link-preview url=”http://lyonbondyblog.fr/LBB/ceci-nest-camp-de-roms-cest-bidonville/”]

Portrait of a Militant

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Two articles about an English woman, Jne Bouviers who quit her job as a teacher to devote her time in helping children from the camps around Marseilles to go to school.
Good Job!

– Militer autrement. Jane Bouvier met les enfants roms à l’école. In: Mediapart. 09.12.2016. https://www.mediapart.fr/studio/portfolios/militer-autrement-jane-bouvier-met-les-enfants-roms-lecole
– Jane Bouvier, trait d’union entre les Roms et l’école. In: La Croix. 08.12.2016. http://www.la-croix.com/France/Exclusion/Jane-Bouvier-trait-dunion-entre-Roms-lecole-2016-12-08-1200808982 [link-preview url=”https://www.mediapart.fr/studio/portfolios/militer-autrement-jane-bouvier-met-les-enfants-roms-lecole”]

French Chronicle

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Very few news this week in France on Rroma. Whenever there are hot topics, Rroma vanish, only to resurface when the news are not so hot …
There is a new camp in the North of Paris; while another camp near St. Denis was closed; an article about municipalities from the Left who try to expel the poor, such as Lille or Montreuil; the story of a squat in Angers, in Western France; and a report of the first meeting of a collective in the North that wants to help Rroma.

– PARIS : UN CAMPEMENT DE ROMS SE REFORME PORTE DE LA CHAPELLE. In: LCI. 09.12.2016. http://www.lci.fr/societe/paris-un-campement-de-roms-se-reforme-porte-de-la-chapelle-2016636.html
– Pierrefitte : le grand campement rom vidé de ses occupants. In: Le Parisien. 08.12.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/pierrefitte-sur-seine-93380/pierrefitte-le-grand-campement-rom-vide-de-ses-occupants-08-12-2016-6431934.php
– Lille, Montreuil : ces municipalités de gauche qui chassent les pauvres. In: Mediapart. 10.12.2016. https://blogs.mediapart.fr/lancetre/blog/101216/lille-montreuil-ces-municipalites-de-gauche-qui-chassent-les-pauvres
– Au Chêne-Vert, la vie suspendue de 60 Roms. In: Angers Mag. 10.12.2016. http://www.angersmag.info/Au-Chene-Vert-la-vie-suspendue-de-60-Roms_a12867.html
– Ambiance consensuelle à la première soirée du collectif Roms Denaisis. In: La Voix du Nord. 09.12.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/87506/article/2016-12-09/ambiance-consensuelle-la-premiere-soiree-du-collectif-roms-denaisis [link-preview url=”https://blogs.mediapart.fr/lancetre/blog/101216/lille-montreuil-ces-municipalites-de-gauche-qui-chassent-les-pauvres”]

What People Think of Us …

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Scary poll about what people think about Rroma in Europe.

– Roma gypsies most negatively perceived European minority group, survey finds. In: The Independent. 19.11.2016. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/roma-gypsies-most-negatively-perceived-european-minority-group-survey-finds-a6740746.html [link-preview url=”http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/roma-gypsies-most-negatively-perceived-european-minority-group-survey-finds-a6740746.html”]

France: The Itinerary of Rromni

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An article in a French paper about a Rroma family, especially a Rromni, Angelica Boti, who arrived in France in 2000. What is interesting here is that it is a rather conservative paper who presents this story and speaks about the will to integrate of the family.
This is new, and positive for a change.

– Expulsions/ Itinéraire ordinaire d’une famille rom. In: JSD. 06.12.2016. http://www.lejsd.com/content/itinéraire-ordinaire-d’une-famille-rom [link-preview url=”http://www.lejsd.com/content/itinéraire-ordinaire-d’une-famille-rom”]

Italian Football: Again

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Yet another case of racism amongst supporters and players in Italy. This time, fans chanted “Gypsy” at a player … At least this time, there are reactions …

– Baldissoni condemns Roma chants. Italia Football. 06.12.2016. http://www.football-italia.net/95303/baldissoni-condemns-roma-chants [link-preview url=”http://www.football-italia.net/95303/baldissoni-condemns-roma-chants”]

Italy: Progress

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It seems that things are slowly moving in Rome: Following discussions in the city council, there is a plan now to slowly move towards the closure of the Rroma camps that were a real shame for the city (and a real source of corruption). The local Rroma organisations have been greeting this progress all the while remaining cautious…

– Il Comune avvia l’iter per superare i campi: parte il Progetto Inclusione Rom. In: Roma Today. 07.12.2016. http://www.romatoday.it/politica/campi-rom-superamento-mozione-giunta-raggi.html [link-preview url=”http://www.romatoday.it/politica/campi-rom-superamento-mozione-giunta-raggi.html”]

Rome: Close the Camps?

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The municipal council will be discussing a motion to close all Rroma camps around the capital. This motion was deposited a while back by several organisations.
Let’s hope, as these camps are a shame and a source of corruption within the administration of the city.

– Chiudere i campi nomadi? Se ne discute in XV. In: Vigna Clara Blog. 05.12.2016. http://www.vignaclarablog.it/2016120566194/chiudere-i-campi-nomadi-se-ne-discute-in-xv/ [link-preview url=”http://www.vignaclarablog.it/2016120566194/chiudere-i-campi-nomadi-se-ne-discute-in-xv/”]

Rome: Close the Camps?

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The municipal council will be discussing a motion to close all Rroma camps around the capital. This motion was deposited a while back by several organisations.
Let’s hope, as these camps are a shame and a source of corruption within the administration of the city.

– Chiudere i campi nomadi? Se ne discute in XV. In: Vigna Clara Blog. 05.12.2016. http://www.vignaclarablog.it/2016120566194/chiudere-i-campi-nomadi-se-ne-discute-in-xv/ [link-preview url=”http://www.vignaclarablog.it/2016120566194/chiudere-i-campi-nomadi-se-ne-discute-in-xv/”]

UK: Really Bad !!!

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An article from the Daily Mail is really bad … It speaks about a proposal for migrants to the UK to take an oath of allegiance (which this paper seems to like) and bashes the critics who “ignore” the facts.
And if you read the facts about Rroma, well … They are again being used as a bad example to illustrate the ills of migration.

– ‘Right on’ critics are ignoring problems caused by immigration, government tsar warns after Muslim groups condemn her ‘inflammatory call’ for newcomers to take a vow of allegiance. In: Daily Mail. 05.12.2016. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4000062/Swear-oath-live-Britain-Major-report-says-migrants-pledge-follow-values-soon-arrive-says-pace-immigration-communities.html [link-preview url=”http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4000062/Swear-oath-live-Britain-Major-report-says-migrants-pledge-follow-values-soon-arrive-says-pace-immigration-communities.html”]

French Chronicle …

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French Chronicle …

This week is quieter than the normal in France on Rroma. Close to Paris, in Pierefitte, the residents ask for the closure of a camp; in the Corbeil-Essonnes, also close to Paris, Rroma who were left of the street following the fire of their squat have found a place to stay; in Ervry-Grégy sur Yerres, the clean-up of a former Rroma camp will cost 360’000 Euro, here one has to say that often, non Rroma take the opportunity to dump their garbage in such situations; in Montreuil, the mayor and administration is going a long way to try to eliminate all traces of the presence of Rroma – Rroma who are still on the street.
In other parts of France, in the North, an association is promoting fraternity with Rroma; in the North still, a camp was evicted but the Rroma relocated themselves nearby; in Nantes, 80 voluntaries helped cleaning up the garbage left after the eviction of two Rroma camps; and near Toulouse, a mayor is asking for the closure of a camp.
In Nearby Belgium, a camp was closed and here, o wonder, its residents were lodged by the social services …

– Pierrefitte : les habitants réclament l’évacuation du camp de Roms. In: Le Parisien. 28.11.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/pierrefitte-sur-seine-93380/pierrefitte-les-habitants-reclament-l-evacuation-du-camp-de-roms-28-11-2016-6387774.php
– Corbeil-Essonnes : les Roms sinistrés ont été relogés. In: Le Parisien. 27.11.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/corbeil-essonnes-91100/corbeil-essonnes-les-roms-sinistres-ont-ete-reloges-27-11-2016-6382818.php
– Evry-Grégy-sur-Yerres : le nettoyage du camp rom évacué coûtera 360 000 €. In: Le Parisien. 28.11.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/evry-gregy-sur-yerres-le-nettoyage-du-camp-rom-evacue-coutera-360-000-eur-28-11-2016-6386412.php
– Familles roms expulsées à Montreuil: un dispositif d’élimination. In: Mediapart. 01.12.2016. https://blogs.mediapart.fr/juliette-keating/blog/011216/familles-roms-expulsees-montreuil-un-dispositif-delimination
– Migrants, réfugiés, roms: une association valenciennoise promeut la fraternité. In: La Voix du Nord. 02.12.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/83661/article/2016-12-02/migrants-refugies-roms-une-association-valenciennoise-promeut-la-fraternite
– Expulsé, le camp de Roms déménage 10 mètres plus loin. In: La Voix du Nord. 27.11.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/80868/article/2016-11-27/expulse-le-camp-de-roms-demenage-10-metres-plus-loin
– 80 bénévoles pour nettoyer deux anciens camps de roms à Nantes. In: RCA. 28.11.2016. http://www.rcalaradio.com/article-15679-80-benevoles-pour-nettoyer-deux-anciens-camps-de-roms-a-nantes.html
– Le maire veut «évacuer le camp illégal» de Ginestous. In: La Dépèche. 01.12.2016. http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/12/01/2469601-le-maire-veut-evacuer-le-camp-illegal-de-ginestous.html
– Expulsion du camp de Roms au parc de la Ligne 28: les familles relogées par le Samusocial. In: SudInfor (BE). 02.12.2016. http://www.sudinfo.be/1732541/article/2016-12-02/expulsion-du-camp-de-roms-au-parc-de-la-ligne-28-les-familles-relogees-par-le-sa [link-preview url=”https://blogs.mediapart.fr/juliette-keating/blog/011216/familles-roms-expulsees-montreuil-un-dispositif-delimination”]

Portugal: Rroma Are Amongst the Most Discriminated

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Another result of the survey in the EU on Rroma: Almost half of the interviewed Rroma in Portugal felt they have been discriminated against at some point in the past year! This is an extremely high percentage in a Western European Country.
SHAME

– Portugal’s gypsies feel they are among the most discriminated against in Europe. In: News Online. 01.12.2016. http://theportugalnews.com/news/portugals-gypsies-feel-they-are-among-the-most-discriminated-against-in-europe/40358 [link-preview url=”http://theportugalnews.com/news/portugals-gypsies-feel-they-are-among-the-most-discriminated-against-in-europe/40358″]

France: Politician Condemned

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Paul-Marie Coûteaux, a member of the Front National and a close ally of Marine Le Pen was condemned for racism for statements he published in his blog where he suggested that Rroma “ be concentrated in camps” …
This is by far not the first politician from this party who has made racist statements. He is not appealing his condemnation.

– Condamné pour ses propos sur les Roms, l’ex candidat FN renonce à l’appel. In: Ouest France. 28.11.2016. http://www.ouest-france.fr/societe/justice/condamne-pour-ses-propos-sur-les-roms-l-ex-candidat-fn-renonce-l-appel-4643139 [link-preview url=”http://www.ouest-france.fr/societe/justice/condamne-pour-ses-propos-sur-les-roms-l-ex-candidat-fn-renonce-l-appel-4643139″]

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