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Public Health

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Non-infectious and chronic diseases among the Roma population and how these could be tackled.

– Addressing the Roma health gap by tackling non-communicable diseases. In: EPHA. 12.12.2018. https://epha.org/addressing-the-roma-health-gap-by-tackling-non-communicable-diseases-ncds/ [link-preview url=”https://epha.org/addressing-the-roma-health-gap-by-tackling-non-communicable-diseases-ncds/”]

Religion and School

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A case real case of proselytism, and in addition catering to stereotypes.
Bad…

– Do svojej školy pozvali Rómov. In: MY Turiek. 10.12.2018. https://myturiec.sme.sk/c/22003829/do-svojej-skoly-pozvali-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://myturiec.sme.sk/c/22003829/do-svojej-skoly-pozvali-romov.html”]

Gypsy Tales

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A new book of Gypsy tales which has nothing to do with Gypsies nor with anything remotely close to them… Interview with the Author.

– Cigány újmesék egy kincsesbarlang mélyéből. In: Nepszava. 29.11.2018. https://nepszava.hu/3016724_cigany-ujmesek-egy-kincsesbarlang-melyebol [link-preview url=”https://nepszava.hu/3016724_cigany-ujmesek-egy-kincsesbarlang-melyebol”]

Who?

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A study on school children between 6 and 13 shows that they know little about Roma (and Jews). Well, we dread to know what the ones who know about Roma actually have in their heads…

– Vorurteile: Grundschüler wissen wenig über Roma und Juden. In: BR. 28.11.2018. https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/vorurteile-grundschueler-wissen-wenig-ueber-roma-und-juden,RAgXmes [link-preview url=”https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/vorurteile-grundschueler-wissen-wenig-ueber-roma-und-juden,RAgXmes”]

Breitbart Again

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TO be expected, this site gloating about the threats from a mayor of an Italian town, threatening to bulldoze Roma camps and make them pay for it.
Or when idiocy meets demagogy…

– Populist Italian Mayor Promises to Bulldoze Roma Squatter Camp and Make Them Pay For It. 18.11.2018. https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/18/populist-italian-mayor-promises-to-bulldoze-roma-squatter-camp-and-make-them-pay-for-it/ [link-preview url=”https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/18/populist-italian-mayor-promises-to-bulldoze-roma-squatter-camp-and-make-them-pay-for-it/”]

Gypsies in Space

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Really? A movie comedy “Lajkó – Gypsy in space” won the audience prize at the 18th Science + Fiction festival in Trieste.
Not sure what to make of this…

– Nemzetközi sikert ért el az űrbe kilőtt cigány története. In: 24.hu. 06.11.2018. https://24.hu/kultura/2018/11/06/nemzetkozi-sikert-ert-el-az-urbe-kilott-cigany-tortenete/ [link-preview url=”https://24.hu/kultura/2018/11/06/nemzetkozi-sikert-ert-el-az-urbe-kilott-cigany-tortenete/”]

Churches and Roma

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An essay on the role of churches on the Roma Holocaust.

– Sinti und Roma – Die Schuld der Kirchen. In: Ha Galil. 14.09.2018. http://www.hagalil.com/2017/09/schuld-der-kirchen/?fbclid=IwAR14-oYAjo1ETBFbWAUgfH1MjsnfEkSlbTrmdr-liWSDG6R-jiOtpeBgPiU [link-preview url=”http://www.hagalil.com/2017/09/schuld-der-kirchen/?fbclid=IwAR14-oYAjo1ETBFbWAUgfH1MjsnfEkSlbTrmdr-liWSDG6R-jiOtpeBgPiU”]

We Don’t Need That

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No comments, but really, this doesn’t help. And the press is very consciously indicating the origins of the thief…

– Diebin (27) stahl Luxus-Uhren vom Handgelenk. In: 20 Minuten (CH). 23.10.2018. https://www.20min.ch/schweiz/zuerich/story/Diebin–27–klaute-Luxus-Uhren-vom-Handgelenk-23089111 [link-preview url=”https://www.20min.ch/schweiz/zuerich/story/Diebin–27–klaute-Luxus-Uhren-vom-Handgelenk-23089111″]

Roma Women …

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A good example!

– Gypsy women have much to contribute to the movement towards equality. In: SUR. 08.10.2018. http://www.surinenglish.com/lifestyle/201809/28/gypsy-women-have-much-20180928090733-v.html?fbclid=IwAR3dQuGia2Ui4wCsfJB4_6VvEKgRZFG3F6nQAil-9tp7biDIFMMDddN5Q4w [link-preview url=”http://www.surinenglish.com/lifestyle/201809/28/gypsy-women-have-much-20180928090733-v.html?fbclid=IwAR3dQuGia2Ui4wCsfJB4_6VvEKgRZFG3F6nQAil-9tp7biDIFMMDddN5Q4w”]

We need you!

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Our page was reviewed and given a “1” in what we deem to be a racist review.
Was reported to Facebook – but to no avail. We banned the user as he had made other nasty comments.

So if you like the page, please review it!

Thanks,
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About the Story of a Rom

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The testimony of a Rom published in die Zeit has a follow up: In the corresponding Tagesspiegel article, one learns that the case against the arsonists who set the refugee home on fire, a fire that killed the Rom’s daughter was mishandled by the police and closed as it was not registered as manslaughter.
Bad…

– Brennender Hass. In: Tageszeitung. 18.10.2018. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/gewalt-gegen-roma-brennender-hass/23202388.html [link-preview url=”https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/gewalt-gegen-roma-brennender-hass/23202388.html”]

We don’t need this!

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We need neither the article not the advertisement for the photographer …

– THE PHOTOGRAPHER SHOWED HOW TO LIVE THE MODERN GYPSIES. In: The Siver Telegraph. 15.10.2018. https://sivtelegram.media/the-photographer-showed-how-to-live-the-modern-gypsies/54044/ [link-preview url=”https://sivtelegram.media/the-photographer-showed-how-to-live-the-modern-gypsies/54044/”]

Book

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A new book investigating the creation of the race concept in the middle ages, with many mentions of Roma.

– The Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages by Geraldine Heng. In: Authorlink. 26.09.2018. https://authorlink.com/bookreview/the-invention-of-race-in-the-middle-ages-by-geraldine-heng-2018/ [link-preview url=”https://authorlink.com/bookreview/the-invention-of-race-in-the-middle-ages-by-geraldine-heng-2018/”]

Not Really Good

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Another reportage about a child bride and all the folklore – or how a minority of Roma is highlighted / presented as the norm.
But the article is done with good intentions and shows some differentiation.

– The teenage gypsy bride carving a feminist future. In: ABC. 24.09.2019. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-24/teenage-roma-gypsy-bride-feminist-future/10212852 [link-preview url=”http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-24/teenage-roma-gypsy-bride-feminist-future/10212852″]

Movies

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A call for Roma films.

– CALL FOR FILMS. http://roma-filmfestival.com/?page_id=57 [link-preview url=”http://roma-filmfestival.com/?page_id=57″]

Roma and Sinti Integration

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The school authorities in Rome are looking for partners NGO to outsource the integration of Roma and Sinti children in the school system. All this, as a part of the national project for the integration of RSC (Rom-Sinti-Caminanti) children.

– Roma. Bambini Rom-Sinti-Caminanti: inserimento scolastico. In: La Prima Pagina. 02.08.2018. https://www.laprimapagina.it/2018/09/02/roma-bambini-rom-sinti-caminanti-inserimento-scolastico/ [link-preview url=”https://www.laprimapagina.it/2018/09/02/roma-bambini-rom-sinti-caminanti-inserimento-scolastico/”]

Neo-Fascism

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Two articles on the dangers of “neo-fascism” and populism for minorities and refugees.
Scary.

– Vom unrentablen Menschen. In: Junge Welt. 22.08.2018. https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/338373.vom-unrentablen-menschen.html
– Mojca Širok, novinarka in pisateljica. In: Mladina. 24.08.2018. https://www.mladina.si/187001/mojca-sirok-novinarka-in-pisateljica/ [link-preview url=”https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/338373.vom-unrentablen-menschen.html “]

Roma Education

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A view on what needs to be done for the education of Roma.

– How to invest and unlock the potential of Roma children. In: EPHA. 08.08.2018. https://epha.org/how-to-invest-and-unlock-the-potential-of-roma-children/ [link-preview url=”https://epha.org/how-to-invest-and-unlock-the-potential-of-roma-children/”]

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