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/”]
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”]
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/”]
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”]
https://www.facebook.com/events/272546296568084/ [link-preview url=”https://www.facebook.com/events/272546296568084/”]
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”]
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″]
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″]
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 [link-preview url=””]
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/”]
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/”]
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″]
The somewhat peculiar story of the Polish city of Puławy where the residents of a street named “Roma” (as the minority – not the city) complain about its name, stating they discriminated simply by means of their address …
– Romowie nie chcą mieszkać przy ul. Romów. In: Dziennik. 27.08.2017. http://www.dziennikwschodni.pl/pulawy/romowie-nie-chca-mieszkac-przy-ul-romow,n,1000204527.html [link-preview url=”http://www.dziennikwschodni.pl/pulawy/romowie-nie-chca-mieszkac-przy-ul-romow,n,1000204527.html”]
Roma were forbidden entry in a swimming pool in Mallorca. Its owner is now facing a trial.
– Kein Eintritt für Gitanos in Schwimmbad auf Mallorca. In: Mallorca Zeitung. 21.08.2017. http://www.mallorcazeitung.es/lokales/2017/08/21/kein-eintritt-zigeuner-schwimmbad-mallorca/53620.html [link-preview url=”http://www.mallorcazeitung.es/lokales/2017/08/21/kein-eintritt-zigeuner-schwimmbad-mallorca/53620.html”]
The Roma refugees of California, in Pennsylvania, seem to be doing quite well. They were the subject of many articles, many of which were full of racial stereotypes. Now it seems to have settled down thank to a few reasonable people.
Good.
– Refuge granted: Roma refugees are getting along in California, Pa. In: The Pittsburgh Post Gazette. 16.08.2017. http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017/08/16/Refuge-granted-Roma-refugees-are-getting-along-in-California-Pa/stories/201708310028 [link-preview url=”http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017/08/16/Refuge-granted-Roma-refugees-are-getting-along-in-California-Pa/stories/201708310028″]
Some background material …
– http://2august.eu [link-preview url=”http://2august.eu”]
August 2nd is Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day [link-preview url=””]
More on the Roma refugees in the small town of California, Pennsylvania. Of course, they are dirty, they do not want to integrate, etc…
Really bad.
– In one Pa. town, history repeats itself with a clash of cultures: Editorial. In: Penn Live. 28.07.2017. http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2017/07/in_one_pa_town_history_repeats.html
– ‘People fear what they don’t understand’: Culture clash with immigrants divides Pa. town. In: Penn Live. 28.07.2017. http://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/07/roma_california_immigrants.html [link-preview url=”http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2017/07/in_one_pa_town_history_repeats.html “]
English (UK) English (UK) 
Deutsch
Français