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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”]
Jubilee World Congress
A Jubilee World Roma Congress will be taking place in London next summer [1-5 August]. For the first time it will be possible for all members of our communities (over 16) to vote electronically in the elections in connection with this Congress, and whosoever wishes to stand as Candidates. Democratic Transition will bring greater legitimacy and accountability and a democratic process allowing all to participate and work together for better recognition of the Roma Nation and the defeat of “anti-Gypsy” racism.
Now you may be enrolled as a Voter by email to Romvote@gmail.com) [Or leave email address in Comment] [link-preview url=””]
Really?
The DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) now warns against Roma Gypsies who are allegedly targeting elderly people …
– Warning to the elderly: Roma gypsies said to be targeting the old and vulnerable at DART stations. In: The Liberal. 25.02.2018. http://theliberal.ie/warning-to-the-elderly-roma-gypsies-said-to-be-targeting-the-old-and-vulnerable-at-dart-stations/ [link-preview url=”http://theliberal.ie/warning-to-the-elderly-roma-gypsies-said-to-be-targeting-the-old-and-vulnerable-at-dart-stations/”]
Zsolt Csalog
An interview of the head of the Romano Instituto Foundation, an ethnologist, writer and sociologist. HE has been engaged for decades for Roma.
– A romáktól emberi gazdagságot kaptam. In: Civil Tavasz. https://civiltavasz.hu/demokracia/a-romaktol-emberi-gazdagsagot-kaptam/ [link-preview url=”https://civiltavasz.hu/demokracia/a-romaktol-emberi-gazdagsagot-kaptam/”]
It is Better Not to Say It
Integrated Roma seldom say that they are from that minority. The better the integration, the less likely they will openly state their origins and culture, for fear of being confronted with stereotypes.
– “Alles ist besser, als ‘Zigeuner’ zu sein”. In: Der Spiegel. 24.02.2018. http://www.spiegel.de/karriere/sinti-und-roma-alles-ist-besser-als-ein-zigeuner-zu-sein-a-1193918.html [link-preview url=”http://www.spiegel.de/karriere/sinti-und-roma-alles-ist-besser-als-ein-zigeuner-zu-sein-a-1193918.html”]
Begging and Frankfort
Seems that the Frankfort authorities are trying to get rid of homeless Roma beggars. The story recently with a stamp in the passport and the comments “aggressive begging” written in the passport are apparently the tip of the iceberg.
Bad.
– Frankfurt authorities are ‘trying to drive homeless Roma out of town’, says rights group. In: The Local. 21.02.2018. https://www.thelocal.de/20180221/frankfurt-authorities-are-trying-to-drive-homeless-roma-out-of-town-says-rights-group [link-preview url=”https://www.thelocal.de/20180221/frankfurt-authorities-are-trying-to-drive-homeless-roma-out-of-town-says-rights-group”]
New Program in the Cirque Romanes
New Program in the Cirque Romanes [link-preview url=””]
English Language …
A small review of English terminology that has racist origins…
– These Words and Phrases Have Racist Origins. In: Life Hacker. 15.02.2017. https://lifehacker.com/these-words-and-phrases-have-racist-origins-1823042643 [link-preview url=”https://lifehacker.com/these-words-and-phrases-have-racist-origins-1823042643″]
Roma Archive
An article on the Rom Archive project which will go online in October 2018.
– Von Franz Liszt bis Flamenco. In: Deutschland Rundfunk. 15.02.2018. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/archiv-fuer-die-kunst-der-sinti-und-roma-von-franz-liszt.862.de.html?dram:article_id=410881 [link-preview url=”http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/archiv-fuer-die-kunst-der-sinti-und-roma-von-franz-liszt.862.de.html?dram:article_id=410881″]
Seminar in Brussel in April
Seminar in Brussel in April [link-preview url=””]
Essay
An editorial on Romophobia or rather on racism against Roma. Some of the historical background is not that accurate, as, in the Balkan both in the Byzantine and later in the Ottoman Empire, the situation of Roma was very different.
– Romaphobia. The last acceptable racism? In: Political Critique. http://politicalcritique.org/world/2018/romaphobia-the-last-acceptable-racism/ [link-preview url=”http://politicalcritique.org/world/2018/romaphobia-the-last-acceptable-racism/”]
Khamoro
Khamoro [link-preview url=””]
AGAIN!!!!
This webpage and its author doesn’t miss a single opportunity to present Roma in a bad light. But smartly enough that there are always enough facts so as not to be really able to nail him for obvious racism.
Any idea on how to stop them?
– 18-Year-Old Roma Woman Gergana Blagoeva Murders her 2-Year-Old baby for Crying Too Loudly. In: EU Scoop. 13.02.2018. https://www.euscoop.com/en/2018/2/13/roma-woman-murders-baby [link-preview url=”https://www.euscoop.com/en/2018/2/13/roma-woman-murders-baby”]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The controversy that followed casting a white student in the role of Esmeralda in the play based on Victor Hugo’s novel on the Hunchback of Notre Dame has made it to the front page of major newspapers in the US. Several students of the high school which scheduled the play managed to have it cancelled, saying that casting a “white” student in the role of a Romni was racist or at least cultural appropriation. Reactions against them were really bad and of course, Breitbart also pitched in.
What does it have to do with Roma: Well, actually not much, as the only thing that links Roma to this controversy is the fact that they are depicted in a play … Let’s hope that they are not the un-intended victims of this controversy.
– Casting Controversy Derailed a High School Play. Then Came the Threats. In: The New York Times. 08.02.2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/theater/hunchback-of-notre-dame-ithaca-high-school.html
– High School Cancels ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ Production After White Student Cast as Lead. In: Breitbart. 05.08.2018. http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/02/05/high-school-cancels-hunchback-of-notre-dame-production-after-white-student-cast-as-lead/
– ‘QUITE DISTURBING’: National coverage of Ithaca High’s play controversy brings threats. In: The Ithaca Journal. 08.02.2018. http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/2018/02/08/national-coverage-ithacas-hunchback-controversy-results-doxxing-threats/320826002/
– Ithaca High School pulls ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ over casting diversity outcry. The Ithaca Journal. 29.01.2018. http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/2018/01/29/new-project-planned-place-ithaca-musical-hunchback-notre-dame-cancelled-amid-outcry-diversify-castin/1074212001/ [link-preview url=”https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/theater/hunchback-of-notre-dame-ithaca-high-school.html “]
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