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Poznan, Dogs, and Roma

October 8, 2017 Published by: RF

An old story is re-appearing in the Polish Press: The story of dogs (and other animlas) living in extremely bad conditions in Roma camps, this time around the city of Poznan. Some of the pictures in the article are old (the one from the dog on matrasses in a box is from last year).
Theme: Roma mishandle those poor dogs, and the dogs are removed. Not a word about the fact that these dogs do not live any better or worse than their owners.
Bad.

– Poznań: Kolejne psy zabrano z koczowiska Romów przy Lechickiej. In: Głos Wielkopolski. 03.10.2017. http://www.gloswielkopolski.pl/wiadomosci/poznan/a/poznan-kolejne-psy-zabrano-z-koczowiska-romow-przy-lechickiej,12543247/ [link-preview url=”http://www.gloswielkopolski.pl/wiadomosci/poznan/a/poznan-kolejne-psy-zabrano-z-koczowiska-romow-przy-lechickiej,12543247/”]

Netflix: Suburra

October 8, 2017 Published by: RF

A new Italian Netflix series, “Suburra” showcases the Mafia and its life. Unfortunately, they also include a young Rom who is one of the central figures of the series.
Bad – as it reinforces the stereotypes.

– Das Ende der ehrenwerten Gesellschaft. In: Die Zeit. 06.10.2017. http://www.zeit.de/kultur/film/2017-10/suburra-netflix-serie-italien-mafia-genre [link-preview url=”http://www.zeit.de/kultur/film/2017-10/suburra-netflix-serie-italien-mafia-genre”]

Dotschy Reinhardt

October 7, 2017 Published by: RF

A concert and an overview of her new Album.

– Worms: Sinti-Jazz von Dotschy Reinhardt – Auftritt am 12. Oktober im oberen Foyer des Wormser Theaters. 06.10.2017. http://www.metropolnews.info/mp287295/worms-sinti-jazz-von-dotschy-reinhardt-auftritt-am-12-oktober-im-oberen-foyer-des-wormser-theaters [link-preview url=”http://www.metropolnews.info/mp287295/worms-sinti-jazz-von-dotschy-reinhardt-auftritt-am-12-oktober-im-oberen-foyer-des-wormser-theaters”]

Book Review

October 6, 2017 Published by: RF

A review of the book by Mandy Sayers about Australian Roma.

– Australian Gypsies review: Mandy Sayer’s milestone history of forgotten people. In: The Age. 06.10.2017. http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/australian-gypsies-review-mandy-sayers-milestone-history-of-forgotten-people-20170929-gyrm39 [link-preview url=”http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/australian-gypsies-review-mandy-sayers-milestone-history-of-forgotten-people-20170929-gyrm39″]

Roma of Australia …

September 30, 2017 Published by: RF

An article about Roma in Australia, their origins, their stories.

– Their secret ways. In: The Australian. 30.09.2017. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/roma-down-under-australias-farflung-gypsies/news-story/9ca09cff02eff7ff401c3380ec687266 [link-preview url=”http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/roma-down-under-australias-farflung-gypsies/news-story/9ca09cff02eff7ff401c3380ec687266″]

Review of the Soldier Movie

September 28, 2017 Published by: RF

A review of the movie “Soldiers”.

– ‘Soldiers. Story From Ferentari’: San Sebastian Review. In: Screen Daily. 27.09.2017. https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/soldiers-story-from-ferentari-san-sebastian-review/5122716.article [link-preview url=”https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/soldiers-story-from-ferentari-san-sebastian-review/5122716.article”]

More on the San Francisco Beggars

September 28, 2017 Published by: RF

This is unfortunately typical… One negative thing about Roma, and it is all over the press.

– For Some BART Panhandlers, Begging Is Their Job. In: CBS. 25.09.2017. http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/09/25/bart-panhandlers-begging-roma/ [link-preview url=”http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/09/25/bart-panhandlers-begging-roma/”]

Beggars in the San Francisco Area

September 27, 2017 Published by: RF

The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in the San Francisco Bay Area has seen a large increase of panhandlers and beggars some of which are most probably Roma.
Bad publicity for all.

– Crew Of Panhandlers On BART Turn Out To Be Roma, Living In Hayward. In: SFist. 26.09.2017. http://sfist.com/2017/09/26/crew_of_panhandlers_on_bart_turn_ou.php [link-preview url=”http://sfist.com/2017/09/26/crew_of_panhandlers_on_bart_turn_ou.php”]

Special Movie

September 23, 2017 Published by: RF

Not your average movie. It is a gay one, with rather middle aged protagonists, one of which is a Rom.

– Toronto Film Review: ‘Soldiers. Story From Ferentari’. In: Variety. 22.09.2017. http://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/soldiers-story-from-ferentari-review-1202563207/ [link-preview url=”http://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/soldiers-story-from-ferentari-review-1202563207/”]

September 21, 2017 Published by: RF

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Testimonies

September 20, 2017 Published by: RF

Interesting portraits of Roma LGBTQ.

– Roma LGBTQ People Talk About the Challenges of Facing Double Discrimination. In: Vice. 19.09.2017. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yw3zpg/roma-lgbtq-people-talk-about-the-challenges-of-facing-double-discrimination [link-preview url=”https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yw3zpg/roma-lgbtq-people-talk-about-the-challenges-of-facing-double-discrimination”]

Roma Poesy

September 17, 2017 Published by: RF

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Minorities and Movies

September 16, 2017 Published by: RF

Seems that Roma are the last minority that can be portrayed in outrageous ways in the movies …

– Outrageous portrayals of Gypsy culture are cinema’s last acceptable bigotry. In: The Guardian. 15.09.2017. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/15/romany-gypsy-traveller-portrayal-in-film-benedict-cumberbatch [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/15/romany-gypsy-traveller-portrayal-in-film-benedict-cumberbatch”]

Settlements?

September 14, 2017 Published by: RF

Why are places where Roma live called settlements??? Isn’t this a form of racism or discrimination?
Food for thoughts.

– Stop Calling Places Where Roma Live “Settlements”. In: ERRC. 05.09.2017. http://www.errc.org/blog/stop-calling-places-where-roma-live-settlements/186 [link-preview url=”http://www.errc.org/blog/stop-calling-places-where-roma-live-settlements/186″]

Settlements???

September 9, 2017 Published by: RF

Why are places where Roma live actually called settlements??? A worthwhile thought.

– Stop Calling Places Where Roma Live “Settlements”. In: ERRC. 05.09.2017. http://www.errc.org/blog/stop-calling-places-where-roma-live-settlements/186 [link-preview url=”http://www.errc.org/blog/stop-calling-places-where-roma-live-settlements/186″]

The world of flamenco pays homage to Remedios Amaya

September 8, 2017 Published by: RF

A unique show which will bring together many great artists in the Auditorio Sevillano “Rocío Jurado” on 19 October.
A must see.

– El mundo del flamenco rinde homenaje a Remedios Amaya. In: La Flamenca. 30.08.2017. http://www.revistalaflamenca.com/homenaje-a-remedios-amaya/ [link-preview url=”http://www.revistalaflamenca.com/homenaje-a-remedios-amaya/”]

A family tree of Western and North-Eastern European Roma

September 3, 2017 Published by: RF

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More for Integration

September 2, 2017 Published by: RF

Roma integration need to be furthered in the EU.

– More needed to boost Roma integration. In: New Europe. 31.o08.2017. https://www.neweurope.eu/article/needed-boost-roma-integration/ [link-preview url=”https://www.neweurope.eu/article/needed-boost-roma-integration/”]

EU and Roma

September 1, 2017 Published by: RF

The European Commission is going to review the impact of the funds it allocates to the anti-Roma discrimination. The amounts are huge.

– Commission to review funds for anti-Roma discrimination. In: EUractiv. 30.08.2017. https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-priorities-2020/news/commission-to-review-funds-for-anti-roma-discrimination/ [link-preview url=”https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-priorities-2020/news/commission-to-review-funds-for-anti-roma-discrimination/”]

EU and Roma

August 31, 2017 Published by: RF

An article about the difficulties of the EU aid for the Roma minority.

– EU Roma policy struggles to produce results. In: EU Observer. 30.08.2017. https://euobserver.com/justice/138834 [link-preview url=”https://euobserver.com/justice/138834″]

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