Or the bleak reality of the everyday racism against Roma in that country.
- Roma resistance: dismantling anti-Roma racism in Spain. In: Equal Times. 14.03.2022. https://www.equaltimes.org/roma-resistance-dismantling-anti#.Yi7YgS8w3jA
Spain and Racism
Category Archives: Spain
Camarón de la Isla
The life of José Monje Cruz (5 December 1950 – 2 July 1992), better known by his stage name Camarón de la Isla, is the subject of a graphic novel.
- The shrimp returns: beloved flamenco singer Camarón stars in graphic novel. In: The Guardian. 23.01.2022. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jan/23/flamenco-singer-camaron-de-la-isla-graphic-novel
4 Members of Parliament
An article about the four new openly Roma Members of Parliament in Spain.
- Diputados gitanos: cuatro nuevos rostros en el Congreso para acabar con el antigitanismo. In: El Mundo. 18.05.2019. https://www.elmundo.es/loc/famosos/2019/05/18/5cdeabc0fc6c836f5b8b4696.html
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Bad …
– Spanish police brutally end street fight between Roma travellers with vicious kicks, punches and baton charges in shocking footage taken in a busy Madrid square. In: Daily Mail. 09.04.2019. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6902755/Spanish-police-break-vicious-fight-Roma-travellers.html [link-preview url=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6902755/Spanish-police-break-vicious-fight-Roma-travellers.html”]
Spain and Elections
Juan de Dios Ramirez Heredia, layer, former EU MP, and Rom is asking the various parties in Spain to include Roma in their ranks – and not just in one party.
– ES LA HORA DE LA MUJER GITANA (Por Juan de Dios Ramírez-Heredia. Abogado y periodista presidente de Unión Romaní). In: El Dia. 17.03.2019. https://eldiadigital.es/art/288434/es-la-hora-de-la-mujer-gitana-por-juan-de-dios-ramirez-heredia-abogado-y-periodista-presidente-de-union-romani [link-preview url=”https://eldiadigital.es/art/288434/es-la-hora-de-la-mujer-gitana-por-juan-de-dios-ramirez-heredia-abogado-y-periodista-presidente-de-union-romani”]
Spain: School Program
A short article on a program helping young Roma in school in Galicia.
– Gitanos contra los prejuicios. In: La Opinion a Coruna. 18.03.2019. https://www.laopinioncoruna.es/sociedad/2019/03/18/gitanos-prejuicios/1384991.html [link-preview url=”https://www.laopinioncoruna.es/sociedad/2019/03/18/gitanos-prejuicios/1384991.html”]
50 Years
Pastora Pavon Cruz, better known as “la Niña de los Peines” died 50 years ago.
– En 2019 se cumplen 50 años sin la Niña de los Peines. In: AI on Sur. 17.02.2019. https://aionsur.com/en-2019-se-cumplen-50-anos-sin-la-nina-de-los-peines/ [link-preview url=”https://aionsur.com/en-2019-se-cumplen-50-anos-sin-la-nina-de-los-peines/”]
Spain – A Discussion
An editorial on the issue of homosexuality among the Roma community. This is a discussion topic in many regions, and not an easy topic.
– La libertad de las gitanas. In: El Confidencial. 17.02.2019. https://blogs.elconfidencial.com/espana/matacan/2019-02-17/libertad-gitanas-carmen-y-lola_1830206/ [link-preview url=”https://blogs.elconfidencial.com/espana/matacan/2019-02-17/libertad-gitanas-carmen-y-lola_1830206/”]
Spain: Education and Roma
The data on the academic results of the Roma community continue to worry. 64% of Roma children leave the classroom without the diploma of Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO) while the dropout rate of the rest of school children is at 16%. This gap began to be reduced little by little during the last years thanks to initiatives such as the Promociona program, promoted by the Fundación Secretariado Gitano, which has been developing in other Asturian councils since 2009.
– Activos contra el abandono escolar Gitano. In: El Comercio. 31.12.2018. https://www.elcomercio.es/asturias/cuencas/activos-abandono-escolar-gitano-asturias-20181230103715-nt.html [link-preview url=”https://www.elcomercio.es/asturias/cuencas/activos-abandono-escolar-gitano-asturias-20181230103715-nt.html”]
5 Women
Five women who have innovated in Flamenco.
– 5 mujeres gitanas que han innovado en el flamenco. In: El Pais. 28.12.2018. https://verne.elpais.com/verne/2018/11/20/articulo/1542708688_312017.html [link-preview url=”https://verne.elpais.com/verne/2018/11/20/articulo/1542708688_312017.html”]
Movies
A healthy debate in Spain about the portrayal of Roma in movies has been prompted by the two films that were directed by non-Roma.
– Two films prompt a debate about portrayals of Spain’s Roma on screen. In: The Economist. 29.11.2018. https://www.economist.com/prospero/2018/11/29/two-films-prompt-a-debate-about-portrayals-of-spains-roma-on-screen [link-preview url=”https://www.economist.com/prospero/2018/11/29/two-films-prompt-a-debate-about-portrayals-of-spains-roma-on-screen”]
Health Care and Roma
A pilot health care approach among the Roma population of Madrid centring on women.
Well done!
– Gypsy women in Spain poised to start a health revolution. In: El Pais. 27.11.2018. https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/11/23/inenglish/1542983041_994964.html [link-preview url=”https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/11/23/inenglish/1542983041_994964.html”]
Madrid: Closure
A Roma camp in Madrid was closed this week. But at least contrary to France or Italy, alternative housing is being provided.
– In Madrid, a Roma community prepares for relocation. In: Reuters. 28.09.2018. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-shantytown/in-madrid-a-roma-community-prepares-for-relocation-idUSKCN1M81VV [link-preview url=”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-shantytown/in-madrid-a-roma-community-prepares-for-relocation-idUSKCN1M81VV”]
Difficult …
A new movie about a lesbian love affair amongst the Madrid Roma community. Touchy subject, and whilst the actors are by and large Roma, the director isn’t. Not a cause for condemnation, the movie needs to be seen, and the topic discussed.
– QCFF Review: ‘Carmen & Lola’ Explores Lesbian Love in a Spanish Romani Community. In: Exclaim. 20.09.2018. http://exclaim.ca/film/article/carmen_and_lola_explores_lesbian_love_in_a_spanish_romani_community-directed_by_arantxa_echevarria [link-preview url=”http://exclaim.ca/film/article/carmen_and_lola_explores_lesbian_love_in_a_spanish_romani_community-directed_by_arantxa_echevarria”]
Alba Flores
The Spanish actress Alba Flores, who is a Romni, is proud of its her origins. She says this in the interview she gave and repeated it on Instagram, sending a clear message to the Matteo Salvini by using the hashtags «Salvini demission», «Stop racism» and «Stop antitsiganism».
– Nairobi de «La Casa di Carta» contro Matteo Salvini: «Stop al razzismo, dimettiti». In: Vanity Fair. 18.07.2018. https://www.vanityfair.it/show/tv/2018/07/18/alba-flores-nairobi-la-casa-di-carta-contro-matteo-salvini [link-preview url=”https://www.vanityfair.it/show/tv/2018/07/18/alba-flores-nairobi-la-casa-di-carta-contro-matteo-salvini”]
Brawl in Cataluña
A brutal fight between football fans and Roma occurred during the night of Saturday to Sunday in Cornella de Llobregat near Barcelona. Several Roma were hospitalised. Reasons for the brawl are not known yet.
– Brutal street fight erupts ‘between Barcelona football fans and gypsies’ as they brawl with bottles and poles in Spanish town centre. In: The Sun. 10.04.2018. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6014735/video-barcelona-football-fans-gypsies-fight-spain/ [link-preview url=”https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6014735/video-barcelona-football-fans-gypsies-fight-spain/”]
Access to Justice
There is a meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee of Experts on Roma and Traveller Issues (CAHROM) from Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Romania and Spain in Helsinki (Finland), on 21-23 March 2018, to discuss access to justice for Roma, and especially for Romnja.
– CAHROM thematic visit on Roma and Traveller’s access to justice (with a focus on women). In: Council of Europe. 14.03.2018. https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/cahrom-thematic-visit-on-roma-and-traveller-s-access-to-justice-with-a-focus-on-women- [link-preview url=”https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/cahrom-thematic-visit-on-roma-and-traveller-s-access-to-justice-with-a-focus-on-women-“]
Roma, Work, and Slovenia
Although the high rate of Roma unemployment in Central and South-Eastern Europe is often attributed to a low level of education and professional skills, one of the more important reasons is discrimination that prevents Roma from entering the labour market on an equal footing.
Integration into the labour market should be a priority in promoting a full social inclusion. Some steps towards this goal were made by the recently completed two-year international Working Roma project, which included the Novo Mesto Society for the Development of Volunteer Work.
As project coordinator Tina Cigler says, in the Working Roma project, partners from nine European countries have tried to develop new tools to prevent intolerance against Roma in the labour market, thereby increasing their employment prospects. The tools and recommendations were developed on the basis of study visits by partner countries, consultations within different groups and good practices that we detected in our partner countries: Italy, Portugal, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Greece, Malta and the United Kingdom.
Let’s see.
– Se zaposlovanju Romov obetajo boljši časi? In: Dolenski List. 28.02.2018. http://www.dolenjskilist.si/2018/02/28/191553/novice/dolenjska/Se_zaposlovanju_Romov_obetajo_boljsi_casi/ [link-preview url=”http://www.dolenjskilist.si/2018/02/28/191553/novice/dolenjska/Se_zaposlovanju_Romov_obetajo_boljsi_casi/”]
Spain and Racism
The European Council Anti-Racism Commission (ECRI) has been asking Spain to tackle racism and discrimination against Roma and migrants. IT wants the country to further integration and education.
– Spain urged to create equality watchdog to tackle racism against Roma and refugees. In: The Local. 27.02.2018. https://www.thelocal.es/20180227/spain-urged-to-create-equality-watchdog-to-tackle-racism-against-roma-and-refugees [link-preview url=”https://www.thelocal.es/20180227/spain-urged-to-create-equality-watchdog-to-tackle-racism-against-roma-and-refugees”]
Spanish Documentary
A documentary shown on Spanish TV. Well, a few stereotypes too …
– https://www.facebook.com/franciscovalentin.cortes/videos/1517905554960322/ [link-preview url=”https://www.facebook.com/franciscovalentin.cortes/videos/1517905554960322/”]
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