The Slovenian Roma Councillors Association in Slovenia celebrated the 15 years of their right to be represented in local councils with a conference.
This initiative from Slovenia should be followed in all countries and places where there is a significant Roma minority.
– Conference marks 15 years of Roma councillors. In: STA. 08.12.2017. https://english.sta.si/2459185/conference-marks-15-years-of-roma-councillors
A series of stumbling stones commemorating victims of the Holocaust, among them Roma, are set up in Vienna.
At a time where Vienna is again taking a sharp right turn, this is a reminder of what such policies can lead to.
– Vienna’s Dark WWII History is Literally Embedded in its Streets. In: Vice. 08.12.2017. https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/7xw84a/viennas-dark-wwii-history-is-literally-embedded-in-its-streets
An article about some of the factories in Slovakia, who, faced with labour shortages decided to try to employ some of the estimated 100’000 Roma who have no job in that country.
And guess what, it works … Not always simple in the beginning, but it works!
– Firmy ukazujú, že zamestnávanie Rómov má riešenie. In: Pravda. 09.12.2017. https://profesia.pravda.sk/zamestnanie/clanok/450180-firmy-ukazuju-ze-zamestnatelnost-romov-je-riesitelna/
More background on the recent news that an Israeli scholar claims that Roma are the lost Israelite tribe of Samuel. He has a Facebook page and a foundation called Atsigana whose goal is to establish a Roma Holocaust museum (in itself a worthy goal).
Only issue, his theories are totally wrong.
– https://www.facebook.com/Shmuel377
– https://www.leetchi.com/c/projets-de-samuel-abucaya
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