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French Chronicle …

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

As usual, our chronicle on France. This time with lots of articles… The Rroma “Problem” in Arles; mobilisation against migrants in Lyon and politicians using this in their campaigns; Rroma expelled from a Gas Station where they were camping near Lyon; Rroma near Grenoble appealing to the authorities after the destruction of their camp; 2500 new beds for homless and Rroma in the Paris region; Rroma being lodged in a glasshouse in thee South West; another centre for Rroma near Lyon; while Rroma in the West hope for a mild winter; and finally, a regional conference by the communist party on Rroma and on how to help them (be reminded that communist mayors in France have not been better than their FN counterparts in these matters).

Arles : l’insoluble problématique de la situation des Roms. In: La Provence. 29.10.2015. http://www.laprovence.com/article/actualites/3644708/arles-linsoluble-problematique-de-la-situation-des-roms.html
Nouvelle mobilisation contre la venue de Roms à Saint-Genis-les-Ollières. In: MLyon. 01.11.2015. http://www.mlyon.fr/139464-nouvelle-mobilisation-contre-la-venue-de-roms-a-saint-genis-les-ollieres.html
Accueil de migrants à Villeurbanne : l’opposition dénonce une “instrumentalisation politique”. In: MLyon. 28.10.2015. http://www.mlyon.fr/139325-accueil-de-migrants-a-villeurbanne-l-opposition-denonce-une-instrumentalisation-politique.html
Lyon : 36 Roms évacués d’une station-service. In: Le Progrès. 26.10.2015. http://www.leprogres.fr/lyon/2015/10/26/lyon-8e-36-roms-evacues-d-une-station-service-ce-lundi-matin
Les Roms de la rue Challemel-Lacour évacués de l’ancienne station-service. In: Le Progrès. 27.10.2015. http://www.leprogres.fr/lyon/2015/10/27/les-roms-de-la-rue-challemel-lacour-evacues-de-l-ancienne-station-service
La communauté Rom en appelle à la mairie d’Echirolles après le démantèlement de son campement à Comboire (Isère). In: France 3. 29.10.2015. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/alpes/isere/la-communaute-rom-en-appelle-la-mairie-d-echirolles-apres-le-demantelement-de-son-campement-comboire-840231.html
Ile-de-France : 2 500 nouvelles places cet hiver pour les sans-abris. In: Le Parisien. 28.10.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/ableiges-95450/ile-de-france-2-500-nouvelles-places-cet-hiver-pour-les-sans-abri-28-10-2015-5226853.php
Des Roms dans l’ex-pépinière. In: Sud Ouest. 26.10.2015. http://www.sudouest.fr/2015/10/26/des-roms-dans-l-ex-pepiniere-2165572-2800.php
Un deuxième foyer d’accueil pour les Roms après confirmation du premier. In: Le Progrès. 29.10.2015. http://www.leprogres.fr/societe/2015/10/29/un-deuxieme-foyer-d-accueil-pour-les-roms-apres-confirmation-du-premier
Marival, Jean-François. A Couëron et Saint-Herblain. Les Roms espèrent la clémence de l’hiver. In: Ouest France. 28.10.2015. http://www.ouest-france.fr/coueron-et-saint-herblain-les-roms-esperent-la-clemence-de-lhiver-3797841
Conférence Régionale / Roms : Mobiliser les moyens et renforcer les dispositifs d’hébergement d’urgence. PCF. 21.10.2015. http://www.pcf.fr/77019

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Holocaust Memorial: More News

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Further articles on the defamation of the Rroma Holocaust Memeorial in Berlin.

SHAME!

Nazi graffiti mars Berlin monument to Roma. In: DW. 29.10.2015. http://www.dw.com/en/nazi-graffiti-mars-berlin-monument-to-roma/a-18814597
Antiziganistischer Anschlag in Berlin. „Eine abscheuliche Tat“. In: TaZ. 29.10.2015.
Haas, Ryan. Berlin Roma Memorial Defaced with Nazi Graffiti. In: JPUpdates. 30.10.2015. http://jpupdates.com/2015/10/30/berlin-roma-memorial-defaced-with-nazi-graffiti/
Berlin memorial for Roma victims of Nazis defaced. In: Yahoo News. 29.10.2015. http://news.yahoo.com/berlin-memorial-roma-victims-nazis-defaced-113950081.html
Rassisten sprühen “Vergasen” an Denkmal für Sinti und Roma. In: Zeit Online. 29.10.2015. http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2015-10/berlin-denkmal-geschaendet-sinti-und-roma
Berlin-Mitte: Denkmal für ermordete Sinti und Roma geschändet. In: Inforcomma.net. 31.10.2015. http://infocomma.net/wissen-technik-22/berlin-mitte-denkmal-fur-ermordete-sinti-und-roma-gesch-ndet-5103.html

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Sweden is not what it Used to Be…

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

An article about the increasing xenophobia and racism in Sweden. Scary.

La Suède n’est décidément plus ce qu’elle était. In: 14 Heures. 31.10.2015. http://www.24heures.ch/signatures/reflexions/suede-decidement/story/27247574

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Peace without Rroma not Possible

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

The OSCE stated that peace and stability in Europe is not possible without the inclusion of Rroma. There are several ways to interpret this, but let’s hope for the best.

OSCE: Peace and Stability in Europe Impossible without Protecting Human Rights. In: FriedlNews. 29.10.2015. https://www.friedlnews.com/article/osce-peace-and-stability-in-europe-impossible-without-protecting-human-rights

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UK: Proving one’s Origins …

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Under new UK planning rules, travellers would apparently have to prove their ethnicity… Which is (a) racist, (b) not that easy – how do you do it?

These methods were in vogue in the beginning of the 1930’s with proven results.

Shame!

UK: Traveller people have to “prove” their ethnicity under new planning rules. In: Romea.cz. 28.10.2015. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/uk-traveller-people-have-to-prove-their-ethnicity-under-new-planning-rules

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EU States Discriminate Against Rroma

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

A report of the European Parliament on the current situation of Rroma in several EU countries and their discrimination in housing.

EU member states discriminate Roma in housing: Families are forcibly evicted from their homes. In: The Brussels Times. 22.10.2015. http://brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/4349/eu-member-states-discriminate-roma-in-housing-families-are-forcibly-evicted-from-their-homes

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The Pope and Stereotypes …

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

In his speech to Rroma representatives, Pope Francis told Rroma not to fall into crime so as to break free of prejudice. Translated, this de facto means that the pope thinks that (a) many Rroma are criminals and (b) this is the root cause of their discrimination.

Wrong in both cases …

Pope Urges ‘Fresh Start’ for Roma, Sinti Communities. In: NDTV. 26.10.2015. http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pope-urges-fresh-start-for-roma-sinti-communities-1236609
‘Uproot secular prejudice,’ Francis tells gathering of gypsies. In: Catholic Herald. 26.10.2015. http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2015/10/26/uproot-secular-prejudice-francis-tells-gathering-of-gypsies/
Pope advises Gypsies to cultivate responsibility, openness, In: Patheos. 27.10.2015. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/catholicnews/2015/10/pope-advises-gypsies-to-cultivate-responsibility-openness/
Pope tells Roma: Live honestly, send kids to school. In: News 24. 26.10.2015. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Pope-tells-Roma-Live-honestly-send-kids-to-school-20151026
The Pope tells gypsies to stop ‘fighting’ and ‘swindling’ and make sure they send their children to school. In: Daily Mail. 27.10.2015. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3292226/The-Pope-tells-gypsies-stop-fighting-swindling-make-sure-send-children-school.html#ixzz3pvzAC9xV

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Rroma in Camps? Really?

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Germany’s new asylum laws are raising ethical questions, especially in the case of Rroma. The new law foresees potential internment of refugees, something that, in the case of Rroma would not be acceptable.

A MUST READ!

Eckert, Julia. Roma in Lagern, ernsthaft? In: Die Zeit. 26.10.2015. http://www.zeit.de/kultur/2015-10/asylgesetz-roma-lager-schuld-10nach8?wt_zmc=sm.ext.zonaudev.mail.ref.zeitde.dskshare.link.x&utm_medium=sm&utm_source=mail_zonaudev_ext&utm_campaign=mail_referrer&utm_content=zeitde_dskshare_link_x

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Rromanes as EU Language!

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

An Austrian is provocatively suggesting that Rromanes whould be made an official EU language, after all, 12 Mio is not that small a country in Europe!

Schmidinger, Thomas. Romanes als EU-Amtssprache! http://www.wienerzeitung.at/meinungen/gastkommentare/437844_Romanes-als-EU-Amtssprache.html

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Schooling in France

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

In spite of clear laws on schooling in France, it is not that easy for Rroma children to get into schools, especially if they do not have a proper address. In some cases, one has to go court …

SHAME!

D’Otreppe, Bosco. La scolarisation reste très difficile pour les jeunes Roms. In: La Libre.be. 22.10.2015. http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/la-scolarisation-reste-tres-difficile-pour-les-jeunes-roms-5629309b35700fb92fec9078
Persidat, Marie. Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône : le tribunal saisi pour la scolarisation d’un enfant Rom. In: Le Parisien. 21.10.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/saint-ouen-l-aumone-95310/saint-ouen-l-aumone-le-tribunal-saisi-pour-la-scolarisation-d-un-enfant-rom-21-10-2015-5206977.php

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The G-Word

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

An article from the Humboldt State University on “Gypsies” and what is really means.

Malone, Connor. The G-word May Not Mean What You Think. In: The Lumberjack. 23.10.2015. http://thelumberjack.org/2015/10/23/the-g-word-may-not-mean-what-you-think/

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Discrimination: Exhibition on Rroma in Germany and the Czech Republic

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

An exhibition in Augsburg speaks about the discrimination that Rroma encountered and still live in Germany and in the Czech Republic.

Wege der Diskrimminierung: Geschichte der Roma und Sinti in Tschechien und Deutschland. In: Presse Augsburg. 21.10.2015. http://presse-augsburg.de/presse/wege-der-diskriminierung-geschichte-der-roma-und-sinti-in-tschechien-und-deutschland/

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Moslem Gyspies

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

A book on “Gypsies” in the Moslem world. CAREFULL – while there are many Moslem Rroma in the Balkan and in Turkey, many “Gypsies” are not Rroma but just populations who live in a way that the general population qualifies as “Gypsy”. In the Middle East, only Domari are related to Rroma – and there are not five millions of them.

Tsiganes musulmans, les Tsiganes oubliés. In Zaman. 21.10.2015. http://www.zamanfrance.fr/article/tsiganes-musulmans-tsiganes-oublies-18182.html

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French Chronicle …

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

And as usual, our chronicle on the visible minority in France … News about Moirans, the place near Grenoble where riots took place to ask for the release of a detained Rrom – frm the Name of the mother (VInterstein) these are most probably Manouches or Sinti (Winterstein is a common name); Militants occupied a house where Rroma are planned to be housed near Lyon; politicians target Rroma camps in a populist move prior to local elections in Wissous, in the North; controversy on the Mission Rom in Strasbourg, which tries to muzzle journalists – scary; in La Courneuve where one of the oldest camps was emptied this summer, the fate of expulsed Rroma still shocks; volunteers in the North helping homeless; and finally poverty and begging near Paris are dangerous (REALLY???)

Durupt, Frantz. Moirans : chez les gens du voyage, «la présence d’un frère à un enterrement est cruciale». In: Liberation. 21.10.2015. http://www.liberation.fr/france/2015/10/21/moirans-chez-les-gens-du-voyage-la-presence-d-un-frere-a-un-enterrement-peut-etre-cruciale_1407852
Lendemains de feu et de fureur à Moirans. In: Le Temps. 23.10.2015. http://www.letemps.ch/monde/2015/10/23/lendemains-feu-fureur-moirans
Des identitaires ont occupé un futur village de Roms près de Lyon. In: BFM TV. 24.10.2015. http://www.bfmtv.com/societe/des-identitaires-occupent-un-futur-centre-d-hebergement-de-roms-pres-de-lyon-924810.html
Khalek, Rand; Jahn, Anne-Sophie. Régionales 2015 – Dupont-Aignan en campagne contre les Roms de Wissous. In: Le Point. 23.10.2015. http://www.lepoint.fr/politique/regionales-2015-dupont-aignan-en-campagne-contre-les-roms-de-wissous-23-10-2015-1976263_20.php
Strasbourg : Coupables de défendre les droits des Roms. In: Alternative Libertaire. 22.10.2015. http://alternativelibertaire.org/?Strasbourg-Coupables-de-defendre
Ben Rhouma, Hanan. A La Courneuve, le sort des Roms expulsés d’un bidonville révolte. In: Saphir News. 20.10.2015. http://www.saphirnews.com/A-La-Courneuve-le-sort-des-Roms-expulses-d-un-bidonville-revolte_a21424.html
Leleu, Mathilde. Lensois: pour ceux qui n’ont plus rien, ils sont l’armée des donneurs de soins. In: La Voix du Nord. 23.10.2015. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/lensois-pour-ceux-qui-n-ont-plus-rien-ils-sont-ia35b54067n3121242
Meyze, Christian. Misères mêlées et mendicité dangereuse aux portes de Paris. In FR3. 23.10.2015. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/miseres-melees-et-mendicite-dangereuse-aux-portes-de-paris-835863.html

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Rome: More on the Rroma Pilgrimage

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Some additional articles on the Rroma pigrimage in Rome this week end, culminating with an audience with the Pope for a few Rroma.

La Via crucis del «popolo dei gitani»: in 5000 al Colosseo. In: Corriere della Sera. 25.10.2015. http://roma.corriere.it/foto-gallery/cronaca/15_ottobre_24/via-crucis-popolo-gitani-5000-colosseo-c98a6b84-7a7d-11e5-9874-7180d07bb3bf.shtml
Bergoglio riceve 5mila zingari delle etnie rom e sinti. In: Imola Oggi. 24.10.2015. http://www.imolaoggi.it/2015/10/24/bergoglio-riceve-5mila-zingari-delle-etnie-rom-e-sinti/
Angelus Papa Francesco di oggi 25 ottobre 2015 e lunedì udienza con rom e sinti. In: Contato News. 24.10.2015. https://www.contattonews.it/2015/10/24/angelus-papa-francesco-25-ottobre-2015-e-lunedi-udienza-con-rom-e-sinti/596909/

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7’000 Rroma in Ghettoes Around Paris

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

To put things in relation… All the Press in France speaks about a tiny minority of Rroma, around seven thousands near Paris. The majority, estimated at about half a million is invisible …

7 000 Roms dans les bidonvilles. In: Le Parisien. 27.10.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/espace-premium/seine-et-marne-77/7-000-roms-dans-les-bidonvilles-21-10-2015-5204615.php

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Gens du Voyage [Travellers]

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

The French Press is getting confused … They tend to indiscriminately name Rroma, Manouches, Gitans, as well as autochthonous travellers “Gens du Voyage” which is some cases leads to totally absurd descriptions of “sedentary travellers” etc. All this instead of naming things as they are: Rroma – composed of 40 or so different groups among which the Sinti, but also Lovara, Kalderasha, Manouches (French Sinti), Kale (called Gitans in France), and local travellers which have nothing culturally to do with Rroma. What is so difficult here????

“Gens du voyage”: une population de plus en plus sédentarisée. In: AFP. 21.10.2015. http://www.boursorama.com/actualites/gens-du-voyage-une-population-de-plus-en-plus-sedentarisee-705ad27a04af7f419f9fe71f4a5b3216
Toutain, Hervé. Expliquez-nous… les gens du voyage sédentaires. In: France Info. 21.10.2015. http://www.franceinfo.fr/emission/expliquez-nous/2015-2016/expliquez-nous-les-gens-du-voyage-sedentaires-21-10-2015-14-31
Mensah, Meddy. Roms ou “gens du voyage” : comment faire la différence? In: Planet.fr. 22.10.2015. http://www.planet.fr/societe-roms-ou-gens-du-voyage-comment-faire-la-difference.952304.29336.html
Roux, Gérard. Expliquez-nous … les gens du voyage. In: France Info. 22.10.2015. http://www.franceinfo.fr/emission/expliquez-nous/2015-2016/expliquez-nous-2015-2016-du-22-10-2015-22-10-2015-05-40

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In Thuringia – Politicians want to Protect Rroma from Discrimination

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Red-Green Government of Thuringia wants to protect Rroma and Sinti from discrimination. About time…

Landwill Sinti und Roma vor Diskriminierung schützen. In: Die Welt. 23.10.2015. http://www.welt.de/regionales/thueringen/article147974718/Land-will-Sinti-und-Roma-vor-Diskriminierung-schuetzen.html

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Turkish Rroma: More than just Musicians

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

An interview of Ayhan Küçükboyacı, a Turkish Rroma musician.

“Wir Roma sind mehr als nur Unterhalter”. In: Qantara.de. 21.10.2015. https://de.qantara.de/inhalt/interview-mit-dem-tuerkischen-roma-musiker-ayhan-kuecuekboyaci-wir-roma-sind-mehr-als-nur

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Rroma Pilgrims in Rome

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

An international Rroma pilgrimage started on Friday in Rome and will culminate with an audience with the Pope on Monday.

Internationale Roma-Wallfahrt im Vatikan. Gegen Vorurteile und Feindseligkeit. In: Dom Radio.de. 23.10.2015. http://www.domradio.de/themen/vatikan/2015-10-23/internationale-roma-wallfahrt-im-vatikan
000 Sinti und Roma pilgern am Montag in den Vatikan. In: Die Presse.com. 24.10.2015. http://diepresse.com/home/panorama/religion/4851151/5000-Sinti-und-Roma-pilgern-am-Montag-in-den-Vatikan-