There goes the money to help integrate minorities – specifically, support for classes in English.
– Axe for £13m ‘vulnerable children’ support cash criticised. In: BBC. 17.05.2018. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-44151872 [link-preview url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-44151872″]
Someone shot at the police near a Roma camp in Athens. It is not sure whether the shooters were Roma or if it just simply happened there.
The police is actively searching for them.
– Gunmen Shoot at Greek Police Near Athens Roma Camp. In: Greece Reporter. 17.05.2018. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/05/17/gunmen-shoot-at-greek-police-near-athens-roma-camp/
– Shots fired at police outside Athens Roma camp. In: Ekathimerini. 17.05.2018. http://www.ekathimerini.com/228737/article/ekathimerini/news/shots-fired-at-police-outside-athens-roma-camp [link-preview url=”http://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/05/17/gunmen-shoot-at-greek-police-near-athens-roma-camp/ “]
The DDR book “Nackt unter Wölfen” [Naked among wolves] was for a long time a classic. A tale of heroic communists who liberated Buchenwald from inside, and who saved a Jewish child. The child effectively existed and survived. But survived he did because another child was sent to his death in Auschwitz. He was a Sinto.
– Welcher Junge kam nach Auschwitz? In: Die Zeit. 16.05.2018. https://www.zeit.de/2018/21/das-kind-auf-der-liste-annette-leo [link-preview url=”https://www.zeit.de/2018/21/das-kind-auf-der-liste-annette-leo”]
A commemoration of the 16th of May in Rome.
– Rom, sinti e caminanti: la Resistenza è inziata il 16 maggio 1944 ad Auschwitz. In: Agora Vox. 16.05.2018. http://www.agoravox.it/Rom-sinti-e-caminanti-la.html
– Rom e Sinti, Agnone: il campo di concentramento a loro destinato e la memoria rimossa. In: La Republica. 16.05.2018. http://www.repubblica.it/solidarieta/diritti-umani/2018/05/16/news/rom_e_sinti_agnone_il_campo_di_concentramento_a_loro_destinato_e_la_memoria_rimossa-196585927/?refresh_ce [link-preview url=”http://www.agoravox.it/Rom-sinti-e-caminanti-la.html “]
The Roma Philharmonic finally managed to find the funding to play the “Requiem for Auschwitz” in the context of the Weeks against Anti-Tziganism in Wiesbaden.
Good!
– Das Requiem der Sinti und Roma ist gesichert. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. 15.05.2018. http://www.fr.de/rhein-main/alle-gemeinden/wiesbaden/wiesbaden-das-requiem-der-sinti-und-roma-ist-gesichert-a-1505301 [link-preview url=”http://www.fr.de/rhein-main/alle-gemeinden/wiesbaden/wiesbaden-das-requiem-der-sinti-und-roma-ist-gesichert-a-1505301″]
A large razzia in the Casamonica district was conducted following 6 years of investigation. The target was a Roma clan who controlled various illegal businesses from extortion, drug dealing, and various schemes. They placed their money in real estate that was seized during the raid.
– Le estorsioni, la droga e il racket degli affitti: l’impero costruito dai Casamonica a Roma. In: La Stampa. 09.05.2018. http://www.lastampa.it/2018/05/09/italia/le-estorsioni-la-droga-e-il-racket-degli-affitti-limpero-costruito-dai-casamonica-Z16pxJZ5gwVwR9kCWstUeJ/pagina.html [link-preview url=”http://www.lastampa.it/2018/05/09/italia/le-estorsioni-la-droga-e-il-racket-degli-affitti-limpero-costruito-dai-casamonica-Z16pxJZ5gwVwR9kCWstUeJ/pagina.html”]
Not much on Roma this week in France. A socialist mayor of the North of France is calling for a manifestation to protest the illegal camps of Travellers (Mostly Roma – French Manouches, Lovara and Kalderaša). In Marseilles, the president of the largest soccer club invites 20 Roma children to watch a soccer game. Near Marseilles, the presentation of a book on Roma and their integration will take place on the 24th of May. Another article on the controversial exhibition in Paris – full of praise thereof, unfortunately. Finally, yet another camp is going to be closed.
– Face aux installations de gens du voyage, le gros coup de gueule de Roger Vicot. In: La Voix du Nord. 13.05.2018. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/375897/article/2018-05-13/face-aux-installations-de-gens-du-voyage-le-gros-coup-de-gueule-de-roger-vicot
– Face aux installations de gens du voyage, le gros coup de gueule de Roger Vicot. In: Nord Éclair. 13.05.2018. http://www.nordeclair.fr/159745/article/2018-05-13/face-aux-installations-de-gens-du-voyage-le-gros-coup-de-gueule-de-roger-vicot
– Soutien de l’École au présent, Jacques-Henri Eyraud invite vingt enfants roms au Vélodrome. In: Marsactu. 11.05.2018. https://marsactu.fr/bref/soutien-de-lecole-au-present-jacques-henri-eyraud-invite-vingt-enfants-roms-au-velodrome/
– Familles roms, le choix de l’accueil. In: Mille Sabords. http://www.millebabords.org/spip.php?article31751
– Expo photos : sur la route avec les gitans. In: Grazia. 13.05.2018. https://www.grazia.fr/culture/arts-architecture/expo-photos-sur-la-route-avec-les-gitans-887737
– Prévessin-Moëns: le camp sauvage de Roms sera expulse. In: Le Pays Gessiens. 10.05.2018. http://www.lepaysgessien.fr/a-la-une-le-pays-gessien/prevessin-moens-le-camp-sauvage-de-roms-sera-expulse-ia922b0n198057# [link-preview url=”https://marsactu.fr/bref/soutien-de-lecole-au-present-jacques-henri-eyraud-invite-vingt-enfants-roms-au-velodrome/ “]
One reportage and one article on the criminality in Rome with a Roma clan being heavily involved in Casamonica, a suburb of Rome. The article is really bad too, with many stereotypes and disparaging remarks.
– Casamonica, il clan di origine Sinti che spadroneggia a Roma. In: TG LA 7. 09.05.2018. http://tg.la7.it/cronaca/casamonica-il-clan-di-origine-sinti-che-spadroneggia-a-roma-09-05-2018-127369
– Quel marcio che strozza Roma. In: Articlo21. 10.05.2018. https://www.articolo21.org/2018/05/quel-marcio-che-strozza-roma/ [link-preview url=”https://www.articolo21.org/2018/05/quel-marcio-che-strozza-roma/”]
Roma who emigrated to the UK are facing serious issues following Brexit: Uncertainty as to their status; increasing hate crimes against them; and loss of EU funding for programs aimed at their integration in the UK.
Not pretty.
– Where next for migrant Roma communities post-Brexit? In: Open Democracy. 09.05.2018. https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/cristian-tileag-salomea-popoviciu/where-next-for-migrant-roma-communities-post-brexit [link-preview url=”https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/cristian-tileag-salomea-popoviciu/where-next-for-migrant-roma-communities-post-brexit”]
An analysis of the situation of Travellers and Roma in Ireland and the continuing discrimination they face.
– Perniciousness of racism and ableism in Ireland still continues. In: The Irish Times. 08.05.2018. https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/perniciousness-of-racism-and-ableism-in-ireland-still-continues-1.3480297 [link-preview url=”https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/perniciousness-of-racism-and-ableism-in-ireland-still-continues-1.3480297″]
The Berlin police intervened last Sunday in a park after finding a group of Roma roasting entire lambs on a spit for Djudjevan. They had to leave but other than that, no further actions were taken. The Roma were from Croatia and Bosnia.
– Romi iz BiH in Hrvaške so kar sredi berlinskega parka postavili žar in si pekli ovce. In: Reporter. 09.05.2018. https://reporter.si/clanek/magazin/romi-iz-bih-in-hrvaske-so-kar-sredi-berlinskega-parka-postavili-zar-in-si-pekli-ovce-637422
– Sredi Berlina skupina Romov pekla jagenjčke na ražnju. In: Primorske Novice. 08.05.2018. https://www.primorske.si/zanimivosti/sredi-berlina-skupina-romov-pekla-jagenjcke-na-raz [link-preview url=”https://reporter.si/clanek/magazin/romi-iz-bih-in-hrvaske-so-kar-sredi-berlinskega-parka-postavili-zar-in-si-pekli-ovce-637422 “]
A German Sinto, a distant relative of Unku, a Sintica who died in Auschwitz, recently wrote the continuation the book Ede and Unku. That book told the story of a friendship between a worker and a Sintica and was forbidden by the Nazis in 1933.
– Die wahre Geschichte von Ede und Unku. In: Deutschlandrundfunk. 07.05.2018. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/janko-lauenberger-die-wahre-geschichte-von-ede-und-unku.1310.de.html?dram:article_id=417351
– Das letzte Kapitel Unkus qualvoller Tod in Auschwitz. In: Berliner Zeitung. 07.05.2018. https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/30126746 [link-preview url=”https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/30126746″]
Roma and Sinti are being described as “Invaders” in Italy in the press. The news are full of the use of “Invasion”, but, according to the Association “21 July”, the Roma and Sinti in Italy number about 180,000, of which about 26 thousand live in an emergency housing. One should add that these living in the camps have actually been prevented by the Italian state from settling properly and kept in camps for many decades.
– Rom e sinti “invasori” in Italia? Quelli senza casa sono solo lo 0,04%. In: Il Dubbio. 05.05.2018. http://ildubbio.news/ildubbio/2018/05/05/rom-e-sinti-invasori-in-italia/ [link-preview url=”http://ildubbio.news/ildubbio/2018/05/05/rom-e-sinti-invasori-in-italia/”]
Again an article on the pseudo-link between Jews and Roma advocated by a Israeli “scholar” Schmuel Avuka.
This begs the question of why????
– The Jewish-Romani connection: Are Gypsies descendants of tribe of Simeon? In: YNet World. 05.05.2018. https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5248902,00.html [link-preview url=”https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5248902,00.html”]
Almost no news on Roma in France this week. First, an article on an initiative aimed at closing the shantytowns and at integration, also making sure that the situation of Roma improves in their home countries. Then the more usual story of a squat near Paris, and the usual story of the illegal garbage dumps that are often (and wrongly so) associated with Roma.
– « Peu de villes s’engagent dans la résorption des bidonvilles » – Michaël Guet. In: La gazette. 04.05.2018. http://www.lagazettedescommunes.com/561671/peu-de-villes-sengagent-dans-la-resorption-des-bidonvilles-michael-guet/
– Montévrain. Les familles de Roms squattant l’école d’Alembert en sursis. In: Actu.fr. 03.05.2018. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/montevrain_77307/montevrain-familles-roms-squattant-lecole-dalembert-sursis_16657418.html
– Montévrain : face aux squatteurs, la mairie et les riverains dans l’impasse. In: Le Parisien. 04.05.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/montevrain-face-aux-squatteurs-la-mairie-et-les-riverains-dans-l-impasse-04-05-2018-7698501.php
– En région parisienne, la maladie chronique des décharges sauvages. In: GoodPlanet. 01.05.2018. https://www.goodplanet.info/actualite/2018/05/01/en-region-parisienne-la-maladie-chronique-des-decharges-sauvages/ [link-preview url=”https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/montevrain_77307/montevrain-familles-roms-squattant-lecole-dalembert-sursis_16657418.html “]
A concert of the Roma Philharmonic was a public hit. Unfortunately, a collect by the ensemble in order to be able to perform during the “Requiem for Auschwitz” in Wiesbaden is still missing 8’000 EUR.
Please look at the second article and help!
– „Roma- und Sinti-Philharmoniker“ begeistern rund 300 Zuhörer. In: GN Online. 30.04.2018. https://www.gn-online.de/nordhorn/roma-und-sinti-philharmoniker-begeistern-rund-300-zuhoerer-234373.html
– Spenden für Konzert. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. 30.04.2018. http://www.fr.de/rhein-main/alle-gemeinden/wiesbaden/wiesbaden-spenden-fuer-konzert-a-1497170 [link-preview url=”https://www.gn-online.de/nordhorn/roma-und-sinti-philharmoniker-begeistern-rund-300-zuhoerer-234373.html “]
The Dutch are speaking about Roma victims of the Holocaust. This time from Den Bosch, where 51 Roma were transferred in May 1944 to a camp where all but 13 died.
– Over Sinti en Roma in oorlogstijd Den Bosch is bitter weinig bekend. In: BD. 02.05.2018. https://www.bd.nl/s-hertogenbosch/over-sinti-en-roma-in-oorlogstijd-den-bosch-is-bitter-weinig-bekend~acf7143b/ [link-preview url=”https://www.bd.nl/s-hertogenbosch/over-sinti-en-roma-in-oorlogstijd-den-bosch-is-bitter-weinig-bekend~acf7143b/”]
According to social workers, Roma children need translators to fend of the risk of sexual exploitation.
Very good, and certainly a good idea in some case. But this leaves an aftertaste: It implies Roma children are at greater risk of being sexually exploited. Is this not actually the case of any child from a poor family and with a poor knowledge of English or simply not yet well integrated? Would the same article be written about people of African origins?
– Roma children need translators to help spell out exploitation risk. In: The Times. 02.05.2018. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/roma-children-need-translators-to-help-spell-out-exploitation-risk-5hhn03rlk [link-preview url=”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/roma-children-need-translators-to-help-spell-out-exploitation-risk-5hhn03rlk”]
An EU program has been helping Roma to enter politics at every level of the Portugese government.
Roma in Portugal are still very much discriminated and stereotypes against them are deeply ingrained.
– Portuguese gypsies “prepare to enter parliament”. In: The Portugal Resident. 30.04.2018. http://portugalresident.com/portuguese-gypsies-“prepare-to-enter-parliament” [link-preview url=”http://portugalresident.com/portuguese-gypsies-“prepare-to-enter-parliament””]
An essay by Assistant Professor of Pedagogy – Intercultural Education at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – Greece. His view is that there is no such thing as “Roma” and that Roma are a collection of distinct groups.
Well, we are leaning more towards the theories of Roma Nation that he cites as being wrong …
– How Europe Gets Roma Culture And Identity Wrong. In: Social Europe. 30.04.2018. https://www.socialeurope.eu/roma-culture-and-identity [link-preview url=”https://www.socialeurope.eu/roma-culture-and-identity”]
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