An interview with a Roma King in Slovakia. This showcases stereotypes and present kings as part of the Roma culture – which they definitively are not.
– Stretol som sa s rómskym kráľom. In: Tyždeň. 16.09.2017. https://www.tyzden.sk/spolocnost/42506/stretnutie-s-romskym-kralom/ [link-preview url=”https://www.tyzden.sk/spolocnost/42506/stretnutie-s-romskym-kralom/”]
An article about the successful integration of Roma in the village of Spišský Hrhove. The village had been the subject of a long article in the New York Times (we cited it a while back).
– Láska v Spišskom Hrhove, ktorú si všimli v The New York Times. In: Dennik. 17.09.2017. https://dennikn.sk/882677/laska-v-spisskom-hrhove-ktoru-si-vsimli-v-the-new-york-times/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/882677/laska-v-spisskom-hrhove-ktoru-si-vsimli-v-the-new-york-times/”]
The government has earmarked 51 millions of euros to help to combat discrimination against Roma. Two new Action Plans, focusing on the area of non-discrimination and access to the majority society, are part of the Strategy of the Slovak Republic for Roma Inclusion by 2020. The material, was presented by the interior Robert Kaliňák in co-operation with Ábel Ravasz and was approved on Wednesday by members of the government.
Let’s see …
– Vláda vyčlenila desiatky miliónov eur. Pomôžu v boji proti diskriminácii Rómov. In: Aktualne. 13.09.2017. https://aktualne.atlas.sk/slovensko/politika/vlada-vyclenila-desiatky-milionov-eur-pomozu-boji-proti-diskriminacii-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://aktualne.atlas.sk/slovensko/politika/vlada-vyclenila-desiatky-milionov-eur-pomozu-boji-proti-diskriminacii-romov.html”]
It works in Slovakia too … The story of a village in Eastern Slovakia which integrated its Roma population, and thrived as a result.
– Slovak Village Prospers in Partnership With Roma Residents It Once Shunned. In: The New York Times. 09.09.2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/world/europe/slovakia-roma-spissky-hrhov-integration.html [link-preview url=”https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/world/europe/slovakia-roma-spissky-hrhov-integration.html”]
A festival in Slovakia.
– ‘Gypsy Fest – World Roma Festival’ marked in Bratislava, Slovakia, In: The Global Times. 10.09.2017. http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1065623.shtml [link-preview url=”http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1065623.shtml”]
The Roma who sued the police for violence in Moldova nad Bodvou for having been beaten off are now being sued. Really – after the acquittal of the police – already a scandal, the Roma are being sued for false testimonies and diffamation.
– Z obetí robia páchateľov, svedkov policajnej razie v Moldave obvinili z krivej výpovede. In: Dennikn. 06.09.2017. https://dennikn.sk/872764/z-obeti-robia-pachatelov-svedkov-policajnej-razie-v-moldave-obvinili-z-krivej-vypovede/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/872764/z-obeti-robia-pachatelov-svedkov-policajnej-razie-v-moldave-obvinili-z-krivej-vypovede/”]
A Slovak politician Andrej Danko, thinks the Hungarian model for Roma is the one to go for, and that citizen should have the right to bear arms to defend themselves.
This is REALLY BAD!
– Danko o práci Rómov: Keby som mal oveľa väčšiu moc, prebral by som maďarský model. In: HN Online. 03.09.2017. http://hnonline.sk/slovensko/1020153-danko-o-praci-romov-keby-som-mal-ovela-vacsiu-moc-prebral-by-som-madarsky-model [link-preview url=”http://hnonline.sk/slovensko/1020153-danko-o-praci-romov-keby-som-mal-ovela-vacsiu-moc-prebral-by-som-madarsky-model”]
The Roma life is getting harder and harsher in Moldova nad Bodvou. Increased police brutality, segregation, eviction, racism…
What is indeed amazing is that this is published in a Slovak Newspaper (this time in Slovak)…
– Rómov z Moldavy sťahujú, hoci sa chceli dohodnúť. In: SME Domov. 06.09.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20638090/romov-z-moldavy-stahuju-hoci-sa-chceli-dohodnut.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20638090/romov-z-moldavy-stahuju-hoci-sa-chceli-dohodnut.html”]
The Roma life is getting harder and harsher in Moldova nad Bodvou. Increased police brutality, segregation, eviction, racism…
What is indeed amazing is that this is published in a Slovak Newspaper (ok, in English)…
– Life gets harder for Roma in Moldava. In: The Slovak Spectator. 05.09.2017. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20642128/life-gets-harder-for-roma-in-moldava.html [link-preview url=”https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20642128/life-gets-harder-for-roma-in-moldava.html”]
The picture of a Romni in Slovakia signing a paper at the stand of the Kotleba Extreme Rightist party is shocking. This is unfortunately often the case that Roma are bought for a cigarette or some food and enticed to vote or support parties that want them eradicated. This also happens in Hungary.
– Cigáni sa predajú aj za kus cigarety. In: Redakcia 1. 01.09.2017. https://redakcia1.blogspot.ch/2017/09/cigani-sa-predaju-aj-za-kus-cigarety.html [link-preview url=”https://redakcia1.blogspot.ch/2017/09/cigani-sa-predaju-aj-za-kus-cigarety.html”]
The head of the Slovak Police, Tibor Gašpar, visited several Roma settlements in the east of the country, surrounded by quite a few body gards…
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– FOTO Policajný prezident Gašpar na návšteve u Rómov: Šokovaní obyvatelia, TOTO nečakali. In: Topky. 27.08.2017. http://www.topky.sk/cl/100370/1652061/FOTO-Policajny-prezident-Gaspar-na-navsteve-u-Romov–Sokovani-obyvatelia–TOTO-necakali [link-preview url=”http://www.topky.sk/cl/100370/1652061/FOTO-Policajny-prezident-Gaspar-na-navsteve-u-Romov–Sokovani-obyvatelia–TOTO-necakali”]
This is how not to make statistics … While correlating the unemployment rate and its decrease with the presence of highways, a small paragraph states:
“The most significant impact on the unemployment rate in the regions is the percentage of Roma. This is shown in each research or model. While in Western Slovakia, the Roma represent a low share of the total population, mostly up to 5% (according to the Atlas of the Roma communities), they are around 30% in the Gemer region, and in many other districts of Eastern Slovakia around 20%. We know from microdata that there is about 65% unemployment among Roma.”
– Ako IFP „zavrhlo“ výstavbu diaľnic. In: Dennik. 24.08.2017. https://dennikn.sk/blog/ako-ifp-zavrhlo-vystavbu-dialnic/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/blog/ako-ifp-zavrhlo-vystavbu-dialnic/”]
How a 19 year old future teacher organised a summer camp in Slovakia for Roma children. And the camp is full – for, as she says, Roma children want to learn.
Well done!
– Budúca učiteľka má len 19 rokov, do jej letnej školy sa už hlásili desiatky Rómov. In: Dennik. 21.08.2017. https://dennikn.sk/851615/buduca-ucitelka-ma-len-19-rokov-do-jej-letnej-skoly-sa-uz-hlasili-desiatky-romov/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/851615/buduca-ucitelka-ma-len-19-rokov-do-jej-letnej-skoly-sa-uz-hlasili-desiatky-romov/”]
A typical story for Slovakia. The government plenipotentiary for Roma affairs, Abel Ravasz, is trying to mediate an issue of bullying of Roma in a school and a de-facto attempt at school segregation. Bullying against Roma children happened in Demandice, a village where Roma from two neighbouring communes are attending school in. The local council has decided to exclude Lontov and Ipeľský Sokolec from their school district, meaning that the mostly Roma pupils from these municipalities are allowed to attend a school in Demandice, but will not have the travel expenses paid. This is a de-facto exclusion of the Roma as they depend on this stipend.
Rómsky splnomocnenec sa dohodol so starostami na postupe v Demandiciach. In: SME Domov. 22.08.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20631878/splnomocnenec-sa-dohodol-so-starostami-na-rieseni-problemov-v-demandiciach.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20631878/splnomocnenec-sa-dohodol-so-starostami-na-rieseni-problemov-v-demandiciach.html”]
The festival that took place in Zvolen, Banska Bistrica and in nearby towns is ending this week end. Yesterday, a gala concert with Roma musicians from various countries was held in Sliač with musicians from Russia, Hungary, Czech republic and Slovakia.
– Galaprogramom dnes vrcholí multižánrové podujatie Ľudia z rodu Rómov. In: Dobre Noviny. 19.08.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/108437/galaprogramom-dnes-vrcholi-multizanrove-podujatie-ludia-z-rodu-romov [link-preview url=”http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/108437/galaprogramom-dnes-vrcholi-multizanrove-podujatie-ludia-z-rodu-romov”]
On the 16th of August, in the Banská Bystrica Historic Town Hall, the largest Roma multi-ethnic event in Central Slovakia will be opened. It is called “Ľudia z rodu Rómov” [People of the Roma family] and will last until the 19th of August. A non-traditional home-based exhibition focusses on Roma women and their position in society in connection with the growing extremism and radicalism is part of the festival.
“The individual activities of the festival will be held in three cities – Banská Bystrica, Zvolen, Sliac and visitors can enjoy outstanding Roma artists from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania,” said Denisa Sciranková from Quo Vadis civic association.
– Rómsky festival Ľudia z rodu Rómov odštartuje netradičnou výstavou. In: Dobre Noviny. 14.08.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/108102/romsky-festival-ludia-z-rodu-romov-odstartuje-netradicnou-vystavou [link-preview url=”http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/108102/romsky-festival-ludia-z-rodu-romov-odstartuje-netradicnou-vystavou”]
Representatives of municipalities and non-profit organizations will share their positive experiences with Roma employment in the green economy in Košice. The workshop takes place on the 15th of August in Teledom on Timonova Street, will also include experts from Norway.
“The European Environment Committee has estimated that up to 860’000 new full-time jobs could potentially be generated by waste management – logistics, repair, sales and recycling by 2030. If this ambitious scenario could be met by reducing food waste, re-using textiles, furniture and recycling, by 2020, 425 million tonnes of CO2 emissions would be released into the European atmosphere and almost 61 million litres of water would be saved,” said Slavek Mačáková, Director of ETP Slovakia.
For Slovakia, this could mean an estimated 10,000 jobs and save our air from five million tons of CO2 and save 600,000 litres of water.
– Workshop v Košiciach bude o zamestnávaní Rómov v zelenej ekonomike, In: Dobre Noviny. 13.08.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/108021/workshop-v-kosiciach-bude-o-zamestnavani-romov-v-zelenej-ekonomike [link-preview url=”http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/108021/workshop-v-kosiciach-bude-o-zamestnavani-romov-v-zelenej-ekonomike”]
An essay about racism against Roma in Slovakia. Forbidden to go in some swimming pools, even in public spaces, everyday racism in words and in social medias, etc.
Bad.
– Čo to tu tak smrdí? In: Nazory Pravda. 09.08.2017. https://nazory.pravda.sk/dnes-pise/clanok/437744-co-to-tu-tak-smrdi/ [link-preview url=”https://nazory.pravda.sk/dnes-pise/clanok/437744-co-to-tu-tak-smrdi/”]
An article in the Slovak Press on the occasion of the Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day. Not helpful: Basically, it is the German who did it, who imposed the restrictions and racial laws, and who ultimately killed the Roma in Slovakia. Well, not really, let’s not forget that many Slovaks were for the government of the times there …
– Rómske utrpenie cítime dodnes. In: Dennik. 02.08.2017. https://dennikn.sk/blog/romske-utrpenie-citime-dodnes/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/blog/romske-utrpenie-citime-dodnes/”]
A virtual candle could be lit on social media for the Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was used by people of various background and is a first in that country.
– Symbolická sviečka spojila ľudí rôzneho politického presvedčenia. In: Dobre Noviny. 05.08.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/107369/symbolicka-sviecka-spojila-ludi-rozneho-politickeho-presvedcenia [link-preview url=”http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/107369/symbolicka-sviecka-spojila-ludi-rozneho-politickeho-presvedcenia”]
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