Madeline Potter, a Romni with a PhD from a British university, just published a book called “the Roma” after having travelled through ten countries.
The common issue for many Roma: Should you out yourself and be confronted with stereotypes and racism?
Another one of those typical tabloids’ “reports” on Roma in the UK. While they present real people and traditions, these kinds of articles perpetuate stereotypes.
An article in the Polish press ab out a lavish Roma wedding in London with over 350 guests.
UK Wiltshire has endorsed a plan that would add 120 camping sites for Roma travellers and Travellers.
Another one of these stereotypical portraits of Roma in the UK tabloid press.
Bad.
Greater Manchester Police has apologised ‘for any humiliation and distress caused’ after groups of kids were ordered to leave the city, a leading Travellers’ charity has said.
Well, they took time. And it was definitively racist.
Or how tabloids perpetuate stereotypes about Roma.
A TV Reality Star, who was featured in “My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding” has been protesting the heavy handed intervention of the Manchester police who forcefully removed Roma from a Christmas market and put them in a train which left them stranded out of the city.
Manchester Police forced Roma and Traveller’s children who were attending a Christmas market onto trains which left them 100 miles away from Manchester. Roma and Travellers association are considering legal actions and have requested apologies from the police.
A councillor who had to resign over a tweet on August 2nd, the day commemorating the genocide of the Roma about a meeting held to discuss possible land to be allotted for camps of Roma and Travellers. Well, she is back in business.
Would this have been the case if she had done the same on another minority?
A reprint of a Guardian article in the Ukrainian press about Roma palaces in Hășdat.
Both articles pander to sterotypes…
Glasgow is gearing up for the return of Ando Glaso Roma Fest 2024, promising a rich program of music, dance, film and cultural workshops. Taking place on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th September, this two-day festival will welcome talented artists from across the UK and Europe and offer visitors a unique insight into the rich and diverse Roma culture.
A salvaged horse in England.
The “Ando Glaso Roma Festival” 2024 will take place in Glasgowd on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th September. The innovative two-day festival is a vibrant celebration of Roma talent and culture, and offers audiences a rich tapestry of performances – including traditional dance and live music – alongside immersive workshops that delve into customs, costumes, language and more.
The children whose removal prompted the start of the riots are back with their family. The whole story is a bit more complex than at first sight: The children were placed with relatives several months ago, following an unexplained skull fracture of the youngest baby in the family. They cannot be with their parents until the toddler’s case has been judged and resolved, hence their placement with relatives.
The parents of the children whose removal by social services triggered the riots have announced a hunger strike.
Two more articles on the root cause of the riots in Leeds: The removal of children from a Roma family while the parents were not there.
Well, some papers are saying that maybe one should review why social services were trying to remove all children from a family while the parents were away …
Needless to say, now that the rioters were Roma, tabloids are in full swing.
English (UK) English (UK) 
Deutsch
Français