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Portal on Sinti and Roma
The new web portal of the Documentation Centre of the Sinti and Roma in Heidelberg.
– http://www.sintiundroma.org/en/ [link-preview url=”http://www.sintiundroma.org/en/”]
Domari in Irak
One speaks too little about them, but the Domari – the Middle Eastern cousins of Roma suffered tremendously from IS. In one of their villages the school was reconstructed recently in Iraq.
Good but the press should use the proper name instead of calling them “Gypsies” in a more politically correct fashion.
– Iraqi Roma village school reopens 14 years after destruction. In : The Jordan Times. 29.03.2018. http://www.jordantimes.com/news/region/iraqi-roma-village-school-reopens-14-years-after-destruction [link-preview url=”http://www.jordantimes.com/news/region/iraqi-roma-village-school-reopens-14-years-after-destruction”]
Poprad: Temporary Lodgings
The Roma who lost their housing to a fire in Poprad, and who were then quartered into a cinema in the city have now partly been given better temporary accommodation in the form of containers.
Took a while …
– Rómov, ktorí prišli po požiari o domov, už presťahovali do unimobuniek. In: Korzar. 31.03.2018. https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20792398/romov-ktori-prisli-po-poziari-o-domov-uz-prestahovali-do-unimobuniek.html
– Rómov zo Staničnej ulice v Poprade do unimobuniek stále nepresťahovali. In: Teraz. 31.03.2018. http://www.teraz.sk/regiony/poprad-romov-zo-stanicnej-ulice-do-unimo/316241-clanok.html
– Unimobunky už stoja na mieste. Rómov do nich zatiaľ nenasťahovali. In: Aktualn2. 27.03.2018. https://aktualne.centrum.sk/slovensko/regiony/unimobunky-stoja-mieste-romov-do-nich-zatial-nenastahovali.html [link-preview url=”https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20792398/romov-ktori-prisli-po-poziari-o-domov-uz-prestahovali-do-unimobuniek.html “]
Toronto and Panhandlers
Seems that some Romnja are begging in the street of Toronto claiming to be refugees from various countries.
Bad for all.
– Panhandlers calling themselves refugees appear on GTA streets. In: City News. 26.03.2018. http://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/03/26/panhandlers-calling-themselves-refugees-appear-on-gta-streets/ [link-preview url=”http://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/03/26/panhandlers-calling-themselves-refugees-appear-on-gta-streets/”]
The Judge, Roma, and Rats
The controversy of the election of a judge in Bardejov who compared Roma to rats still continues to make the headlines.
Actually, the judge (Eva Kucova) should have been fired immediately.
– Smeráčka a sudkyňa to poriadne prehnala: Rasistické narážky na Rómov – potkany. In: Topky. 24.03.2018. http://www.topky.sk/cl/100535/1698095/Smeracka-a-sudkyna-to-poriadne-prehnala–Rasisticke-narazky-na-Romov—potkany [link-preview url=”http://www.topky.sk/cl/100535/1698095/Smeracka-a-sudkyna-to-poriadne-prehnala–Rasisticke-narazky-na-Romov—potkany”]
EU: New Program
The EU just launched a new program aimed at integrating Roma at the local level. The program, called Romacted “Promoting Good Governance and Roma Empowerment at Local Level”, was presented on 19 March 2018 in Skopje.
– Launching of the ROMACTED Programme to support Roma integration at local level. In: Council of Europe. 19.03.2018. https://www.coe.int/en/web/skopje/-/launching-of-the-romacted-programme-to-support-roma-integration-at-local-lev-3 [link-preview url=”https://www.coe.int/en/web/skopje/-/launching-of-the-romacted-programme-to-support-roma-integration-at-local-lev-3″]
Roma Art
An exhibition of Roma Art Masterpieces was held in the European Parliament. The exhibition was curated by the European Institute for Art and Culture (ERIAC).
– ‘Hidden Roma Masterpieces’ an exhibition of masterpieces of Roma contemporary art. In: Council of Europe. 20.03.2018. https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/roma/-/asset_publisher/GYHQssTIzR6h/content/-hidden-roma-masterpieces-an-exhibition-of-masterpieces-of-roma-contemporary-art [link-preview url=”https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/roma/-/asset_publisher/GYHQssTIzR6h/content/-hidden-roma-masterpieces-an-exhibition-of-masterpieces-of-roma-contemporary-art”]
New Lawyer
Denisa Gannon is the first officially recognised Romni lawyer in England and Wales. She wants to ensure that Roma have access to the law.
We wish her luck!
– Denisa Gannon: ‘Roma people are not getting justice’. In: The Guardian. 20.03.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/20/denisa-gannon-roma-people-not-getting-justice-solicitor [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/20/denisa-gannon-roma-people-not-getting-justice-solicitor”]
Europe, Roma, and Discrimination
There will be a “Roma Week” in April in the European Parliament. The European Public Health Alliance exposes here their concerns and views that they will present during this session of the parliament.
– Will the Rhetoric become Reality for Roma in 2018? In: EPHA. 14.03.2018. https://epha.org/will-the-rhetoric-become-reality-for-roma-in-2018/ [link-preview url=”https://epha.org/will-the-rhetoric-become-reality-for-roma-in-2018/”]
Roma in Georgia
A reportage on Roma in Georgia. Some interesting facts and some disturbing clichés – the famous “baron” being one of them.
– ‘Democracy came and the baron disappeared’. In: OC Media. 16.03.2018. http://oc-media.org/democracy-came-and-the-baron-disappeared/ [link-preview url=”http://oc-media.org/democracy-came-and-the-baron-disappeared/”]
Roma in Australia
Wrong historical facts, but interesting about insights about Roma in Australia estimated at about 25’000.
– The secret history of Romani Gypsies. In: The Courrier Mail. 15.03.2018. http://www.couriermail.com.au/rendezview/the-secret-history-of-romani-gypsies/news-story/e80670f50b0237cab91acad820155c5d [link-preview url=”http://www.couriermail.com.au/rendezview/the-secret-history-of-romani-gypsies/news-story/e80670f50b0237cab91acad820155c5d”]
Roma Philharmonic
An Arte reportage of a whole Roma philharmonic orchestra!
– Die Roma und Sinti Philharmoniker. Ein Dirigent und sein Traum. In: Arte. https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/050783-000-A/die-roma-und-sinti-philharmoniker/ [link-preview url=”https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/050783-000-A/die-roma-und-sinti-philharmoniker/”]
For the International Women’s Day
https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanRomaRightsCentre/videos/1609283955806321/ [link-preview url=”https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanRomaRightsCentre/videos/1609283955806321/”]
Clichés in Film
An essay on the racists clichés that are prevalent in films regarding Roma. This was clear in the children movie “Nelly’s Adventures” which portrayed Roma in a totally stereotypic fashion. What is really bad is that the filmmakers and public alike do not even realise that the depiction of Roma is racist, because the stereotypes are so firmly anchored in society.
– MEHR EMPÖRUNG ÜBER ANTIZIGANISMUS IM FILM. In: Bell Tower. 08.03.2018. http://www.belltower.news/artikel/mehr-empörung-über-antiziganismus-im-film-13435 [link-preview url=”http://www.belltower.news/artikel/mehr-empörung-über-antiziganismus-im-film-13435″]
Child Wedding
A story of a child wedding (bride 14, groom 11) in a shopping centre in Novosibirsk, Siberia. Not good.
– Милиция проверит сообщение о свадьбе малолетних цыган в Новосибирске. In: Belrynok. 01.03.2018. http://belrynok.ru/2018/03/miliciya-proverit-soobschenie-o-svadbe-maloletnih-cigan-v/ [link-preview url=”http://belrynok.ru/2018/03/miliciya-proverit-soobschenie-o-svadbe-maloletnih-cigan-v/”]
Mitrovica, UN, and Roma
Finally, the UN seems to be agreeing on compensating the victims of the lead poisoning on the site of the EU refugee camp for Roma in Mitrovica. Better late than never …
– UN sollen Roma-Flüchtlinge entschädigen. In: GfbV. 05.03.2018. https://www.gfbv.de/de/news/un-sollen-roma-fluechtlinge-entschaedigen-9064/ [link-preview url=”https://www.gfbv.de/de/news/un-sollen-roma-fluechtlinge-entschaedigen-9064/”]
Netflix and Roma
Or should we say “Gypsies” … The Suburra series on the mafia has a Rom protagonist. Not really good as such. Subtitles in English call him a Gypsy in addition.
– NETFLIX’S SUBURRA: BLOOD ON ROME IS THE BEST ACTION-ADVENTURE SHOW YOU’RE NOT WATCHING. In: IGN. 02.03.2018. http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/03/02/netflixs-suburra-blood-on-rome-is-the-best-action-adventure-show-youre-not-watching [link-preview url=”http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/03/02/netflixs-suburra-blood-on-rome-is-the-best-action-adventure-show-youre-not-watching”]
Roma Armee
A nice article on the artists behind the “Roma Army” and on Roma culture.
– EUROPÄISCHE ROMA ARMEE: WIR MÜSSEN HERR ÜBER UNSERE EIGENEN NARRATIVE WERDEN. In: Bell Tower. 01.03.2018. http://www.belltower.news/artikel/europäische-roma-armee-wir-müssen-herr-über-unsere-eigenen-narrative-werden-13391 [link-preview url=”http://www.belltower.news/artikel/europäische-roma-armee-wir-müssen-herr-über-unsere-eigenen-narrative-werden-13391″]
Remember !
An act at the memory of the Roma killed in Dubnica nad Váhom as part of the Ma bisteren project which aims to remind people about the victims of the Roma Holocaust. In 1942-1944 a work unit was established in Dubnica nad Váhom, where Romani men were interned. In November 1944,
a “rehabilitation camp for Gypsies” was set up by the Ministry of National Defense. In essence, it was a concentration camp from which transports were planned to the extermination concentration camps abroad. More than 700 Romani men, women and children were concentrated during the month. On February 23, 1945, under the pretext of transportation to the hospital, they were loaded with a truck and taken to a local garrison where they brutally assassinated them.
May they rest in peace.
– Z. Kumanová: Príkoria spáchané na Rómoch nemôžu upadnúť do zabudnutia. In: Teraz. 01.02.2018. http://www.teraz.sk/regiony/z-kumanova-prikoria-spachane-na/311309-clanok.html [link-preview url=”http://www.teraz.sk/regiony/z-kumanova-prikoria-spachane-na/311309-clanok.html”]
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