Warner Bros’ pla to film “Nightwing” has a few people in arms… They fear that the Roma heritage of the superhero will be diluted in a Warner Bros film. Interesting that one Rrom made it in the comic stars!
Why A ‘Nightwing’ Movie Could Be Vital For Roma Representation. In: Comics Alliance. 09.03.2017. http://comicsalliance.com/nightwing-roma-representation/ [link-preview url=”http://comicsalliance.com/nightwing-roma-representation/”]
An article about a Jewish Auschwitz inmate who was forced to paint portraits of interned Rroma with the aim fo identifying “racial traits”. The portraits are all but that. To be looked at, and people to be remembered.
– The Jewish Prisoner Who Was Forced to Draw at Auschwitz, and Rebelled in Her Paintings. In: Haaretz. 11.03.2017. http://www.haaretz.com/life/.premium-1.776501 [link-preview url=”http://www.haaretz.com/life/.premium-1.776501″]
An NGO officially disagrees with a judgement of court stating that the principal of a school in Ostrava-Muglinova discriminated against two Rroma pupils…
Bad enough that this happened, good that the court agreed, it is even more complicated. The NGO is an organisation that has been part for a long time in Rroma education and is funded in part by the Open Society Foundations. They say there is no discrimination, just a row on education.
Nothing is simple …
– Czech Republic: NGO disagrees with court that principal discriminated against Romani pre-schoolers. In: Romea.cz. 11.03.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-republic-ngo-disagrees-with-court-that-principal-discriminated-against-romani-preschoolers [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-republic-ngo-disagrees-with-court-that-principal-discriminated-against-romani-preschoolers”]
More camps being closed in the Lille region, following the accusations of aggressions by Rroma youngsters, with one camps dismantled in Lille Hellemes; and a collective is asking the Mayor of Lille whether he wants to “clean up” the town of Rroma (Martine Aubry is the socialist mayor of Lille); then a new trend – garbage – with two articles, one on Rroma helping cleaning out their camp, the other stating that tons of garbage were left by Rroma – both are an old story used to justify eviction; some news in the West on the Holocaust; and finally, some better news in Montpellier, with an association calling for the end of stigmatisation of Rroma, and with a mediation being put in place to allow children to attend school.
– Lille-Hellemmes : un camp rom évacué ce mercredi. In: FR3 Hauts-de-France. 08.03.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/nord-pas-calais/nord/lille-metropole/lille/lille-hellemmes-camp-rom-evacue-ce-mercredi-1210179.html
– Le camp rom de l’ex-imprimerie H2D démantelé. In: La Voix du Nord. 08.03.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/128935/article/2017-03-08/le-camp-rom-de-la-rue-chanzy-evacue-ce-mercredi-matin
– « Voulez-vous faire table rase ou construire ? », demande le collectif Roms à Martine Aubry. In: La Voix du Nord. 09.03.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/129859/article/2017-03-09/voulez-vous-faire-table-rase-ou-construire-demande-le-collectif-roms-martine
– Champs-sur-Marne. Les Roms participent au nettoyage de leur camp. In: Le Parisien. 10.03.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/champs-sur-marne-77420/champs-sur-marne-les-roms-participent-au-nettoyage-de-leur-camp-10-03-2017-6751740.php
– Courdimanche : après le départ des Roms, des tonnes de déchets à évacuer. In: Le Parisien. 07.03.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/val-d-oise-95/courdimanche-apres-le-depart-des-roms-des-tonnes-de-dechets-a-evacuer-07-03-2017-6741165.php
– Semaine de la Mémoire à Coutances. Le destin tragique des Roms. In: Ouest France. 05.03.2017. http://www.ouest-france.fr/normandie/coutances-50200/semaine-de-la-memoire-coutances-le-destin-tragique-des-roms-4836986
– La mission des associations de Montpellier : ne plus stigmatiser les Roms. In: Midi Libre. 11.03.2017. http://www.midilibre.fr/2017/03/10/montpellier-ne-plus-stigmatiser-les-roms,1477177.php
Montpellier : une médiation mise en place pour scolariser les enfants roms. In: Midi Libre. 12.03.2017. http://www.midilibre.fr/2017/03/11/montpellier-une-mediation-mise-en-place-pour-scolariser-les-enfants-roms,1477445.php [link-preview url=”http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/nord-pas-calais/nord/lille-metropole/lille/lille-hellemmes-camp-rom-evacue-ce-mercredi-1210179.html “]
The Liberec region in the Czech Republic is refusing to write a report on Rroma to the central government. This report is meant to define the policies on Rroma for the upcoming year. According to the region, the way this report builds on anthropology and social generalisation is simply not acceptable.
They are right.
– Czech region refuses to write report on Roma. The Prague Daily Monitor. http://praguemonitor.com/2017/03/09/czech-region-refuses-write-report-roma [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2017/03/09/czech-region-refuses-write-report-roma”]
Another article about the documentary on Rroma Holocaust “a hole in my head” by Robert Kirchhoff. The documentary interviews survivors. To be seen.
– Utrpenie, o ktorom sa veľa nehovorí. Predstavili dokument o rómskom holokauste. In: Noviny. 08.03.2017. http://www.bratislavskenoviny.sk/najnovsie-spravy-z-bratislavy/kultura-skolstvo/utrpenie-o-ktorom-sa-vela-nehovori.-predstavili-dokument-o-romskom-holokauste.html?page_id=343908 [link-preview url=”http://www.bratislavskenoviny.sk/najnovsie-spravy-z-bratislavy/kultura-skolstvo/utrpenie-o-ktorom-sa-vela-nehovori.-predstavili-dokument-o-romskom-holokauste.html?page_id=343908″]
Switzerland just took over the chairmanship of the Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. The committee in charge also includes Rroma organisations.
– Swiss chair International Holocaust Alliance. In: Swissinfo. 08.03.2017. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/human-rights-mandate_swiss-to-chair-international-holocaust-alliance/43013666 [link-preview url=”http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/human-rights-mandate_swiss-to-chair-international-holocaust-alliance/43013666″]
Harsh critique of the government from the opposition on its Rroma Education. According to the critique, the government is “helpless” and has not done a thing in the last ten years.
Maybe this will start the ball rolling!
– KDH: Vláda je bezradná vo vzdelávaní Rómov, robí nezmyselné kroky. In: Teraz Slovensko. 10.03.2017. http://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/kdh-vlada-je-bezradna-vo-vzdelavani/247983-clanok.html [link-preview url=”http://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/kdh-vlada-je-bezradna-vo-vzdelavani/247983-clanok.html”]
A animal protection group in Slovakia is claiming that dogs are systematically abused in Rroma settlements. This assertion was taken up by several newspapers, fuelling yet another controversy on Rroma in that country.
Well, life is tough in the settlements, really so, and this reflects on all its inhabitants – including the ones on 4 legs.
– Are dogs being abused in Romani settlements in Slovakia? Romea.cz asks the authorities and experts. In: Romea.cz. 09.03.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/are-dogs-being-abused-in-romani-settlements-in-slovakia-romea-cz-asks-the-authorities-and-experts [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/are-dogs-being-abused-in-romani-settlements-in-slovakia-romea-cz-asks-the-authorities-and-experts”]
The British students who did the Pikey night are now falling over to profusely apologise …
– British university students forced to apologise to Irish Traveller community after ‘pikey’ theme night. In: The Irish Times. 09.03.2017. http://irishpost.co.uk/british-university-students-forced-apologise-irish-traveller-community-pikey-theme-night/
– Students make grovelling apology to Irish travelling community after holding ‘Pikey’ social night. In: The Mirror.08.03.2017. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/students-make-grovelling-apology-irish-9990144 [link-preview url=”http://irishpost.co.uk/british-university-students-forced-apologise-irish-traveller-community-pikey-theme-night/ “]
A portrait of Cristina Raducan, a leading Rromani pushing hard for better schooling of Rroma children in her country.
Good!
– LA FÉE ROM QUI ENVOIE LES FILLES À L’ÉCOLE. In: Amnesty International. 08.03.2017. https://www.amnesty.ch/fr/sur-amnesty/publications/magazine-amnesty/2017-1/cristina-raducan-reseau-femmes-roms-moldavie [link-preview url=”https://www.amnesty.ch/fr/sur-amnesty/publications/magazine-amnesty/2017-1/cristina-raducan-reseau-femmes-roms-moldavie”]
A blog on cultural appropriation and Rroma …
– Cultural Appropriation and the Gypsy Industry. In: https://gypsyindustry.wordpress.com [link-preview url=”https://gypsyindustry.wordpress.com”]
The French candidate to the presidential election Emmanuel Macron was confronted by Anina Ciuciu on the fate of Rroma children who are denied the right of going to school in France.
Good that this topic is being raised!
– https://www.facebook.com/La.voix.des.Rroms/videos/1857042574553374/ [link-preview url=”https://www.facebook.com/La.voix.des.Rroms/videos/1857042574553374/”]
An essay from the European Roma Right Centre on the policies of the French state against Rroma and the euphemisms of the French state who is using the term of “evacuations” instead of what it is, namely “evictions”.
– Bearing witness: how ‘evacuations’ provide the pretext for forced evictions of Roma in France. In: ERRC Blog. 03.03.2017. http://www.errc.org/blog/bearing-witness-how-evacuations-provide-the-pretext-for-forced-evictions-of-roma-in-france/161 [link-preview url=”http://www.errc.org/blog/bearing-witness-how-evacuations-provide-the-pretext-for-forced-evictions-of-roma-in-france/161″]
The US State Department strongly criticised Romania for corruption but also for its treatment of Rroma as well as for its mistreatment of detainees. Discrimination against Rroma is rampant in Romania.
– U.S. Department of State criticizes Romania on mistreatement of detainees, Roma discrimination and corruption. In Actmedia. 08.03.2017. http://actmedia.eu/daily/u.s.-department-of-state-criticizes-romania-on-mistreatement-of-detainees-roma-discrimination-and-corruption/68384 [link-preview url=”http://actmedia.eu/daily/u.s.-department-of-state-criticizes-romania-on-mistreatement-of-detainees-roma-discrimination-and-corruption/68384″]
Students of the university of Reading stages a „Pikey“ night. The term refers to Gypsy and Travellers and is exceedingly derogatory.
After protests, the students apologised.
A bit late in our opinion. They certainly would not have staged a “N..” night, so why about Rroma?
– Reading students apologise for ‘pikey night’ social. In BBC News. 07.03.2017. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-39190588 [link-preview url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-39190588″]
The German state of Thürigen followed the lead of other German regions and now protects the graves of Rroma and Sinti holocaust victims. Many of thé families of these victims cannot afford the yearly fee and thus according to German customs, the graves would have been removed 25 years after the death of the person.
Good that those who survived the holocaust can rest in peace.
– Thüringen schützt Gräber von verfolgten Sinti und Roma. In: t-online. 07.03.2017. http://www.t-online.de/regionales/id_80559474/thueringen-schuetzt-graeber-von-verfolgten-sinti-und-roma.html [link-preview url=”http://www.t-online.de/regionales/id_80559474/thueringen-schuetzt-graeber-von-verfolgten-sinti-und-roma.html”]
Odd news today … A couple of Rroma is suing the organisers of a fair for using the name Gypsies. But actually they are right … Who would thing of calling a fair the N word.
– Romani Gypsies accuse travelling ‘gypsy’ fair of exploiting gypsy culture. In: New Zealand Herald. 05.03.2016. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11812277 [link-preview url=”http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11812277″]
Seems that Germany is following the Swiss model and increasingly tries to prevent travelling Rroma from camping…
Bad.
– Scharfe Diskussionen um Wohnwagenlager in Freising. In: Merkur.de. 06.03.2016. https://www.merkur.de/lokales/freising/freising-ort28692/freising-diskussionen-um-aufenthalt-in-freising-7505033.html [link-preview url=”https://www.merkur.de/lokales/freising/freising-ort28692/freising-diskussionen-um-aufenthalt-in-freising-7505033.html”]
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