An extensive report on ethnic minorities in the UK, with their origins, demographics, etc. Roma, as usual are probaby undercounted, prefering to declare only their origins.
A highly regarded London police officer and hero of the London bridge attacks has been sacked for having used the racist term “p*key” to denote Travellers and Roma in WhatsApp messages.
A new exhibition by Delaine le Bas in Manchester.
A must see.
Essex University will be hosting an event to explore the Romani experience in the Holocaust to mark International Holocaust Memorial Day. The free event will take place on 29th January from 6-7pm at the Colchester campus of Essex University and will also be available for people to attend online.
According to recently published numbers, the number of “Gypsy or Travellers” enrolled in univeristies in the UK increased from 105 in 2019/2020 to 2’535 in 2023/2024. Apparently, the increase is mostly due to Roma students.
The Bristol council is going ot court to removean illegal caravan encampment.
Bad.
A chilling review of the Northern Irish riots against “foreigners” in Ballymena, 6 months ago. They were mostly directed against Roma.
The Roma organisation from Scotland, Ando Glaso, is organising a series of music events under the theme of barvale nights..
Tyson’s fury daughter was officially engaged at her 16th birthday. With all the stereotypes that it entails for all Roma …
An appeal by the organiser of the Roma festical Ando Glaso in Glasgow so that Roma culture gets the same recognition as the Irish one.
Birmingham Council wants to recruit someone with experience in “dealing with difficult conversations” as it looks to reset its relationship with the travelling community.
Well, the description is not promising…
An Interview with Janos Lang, the artistic director of the Ando Glaso Festival in Glasgow, UK.
An archaeological dig is taking place in the New Forest in the UK on the site of a compound where Roma were forced settled. The compound was later replaced by a ‘Gypsy Rehabilitation Centre’ which says a lot about the ideological background of those initiatives.
Another one of those. A book on Roma with all stereotypes mixed together.
Bad.
An article about racism against Roma and travellers in the UK.
Bad, and without consequences.
Typical Trabloid fare. Irish Gypsy gangs (read Irish Travellers) who are not related to Roma, are being accused of going to Gibraltar to marry underage girls.
Bad, and worse “journalism”…
The musical formation Songs of Roma will perform at one of the largest and most famous music festivals in the world in Glastonbury in the United Kingdom. They will present the Romani repertoire and will also lead a workshop on traditional singing. The festival takes place from June 25 to 29 and will offer a varied cultural program focused, among other things, on the Romani community.
Three Slovak Roma are facing charges in the United Kingdom for the brutal rape of a 12-year-old girl according to the Mirror. They held the minor for three days. They gave her drugs and repeatedly sexually abused her.
This is bad.
A doctor in Leeds has created a drop in clinic for Roma. Lidia Persidia Holea, from the AME for Roma support group, set up the initiative after she noticed a lack of trust between the community and doctors and nurses, which could lead to poorer health.
More selected pictures of the largest traditional horse fair in the UK.
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