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French Chronicle …

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Not many news in France on Roma this week. An article in Libération is somewhat disturbing. While it is called “No one has Roma friends, I asked myself why”, it nevertheless perpetuates clichés which is what the French press is doing all the time. Other than that, the usual news. In Western France, Roma children need to go to school; the site of a former camp was cleaned up in Nantes; near Paris, a squat was damaged by fire; and in the North, several housing projects, also targeted at Roma will be funded.

– «Personne n’a d’amis roms, je me suis demandé pourquoi». In: Libération. 23.01.2019. https://www.liberation.fr/france/2019/01/23/personne-n-a-d-amis-roms-je-me-suis-demande-pourquoi_1704951
– Vertou. Une trentaine d’enfants Roms à scolariser. In: Ouest France. 24.01.2019. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/vertou-44120/vertou-une-trentaine-d-enfants-roms-scolariser-6193822
– Coups de tractopelle pour une première opération de nettoyage à l’Est de Nantes. In: Ouest France. 24.01.2019. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/nantes-44000/coups-de-tractopelle-l-est-de-nantes-6193778
– Dammarie-les-Lys : un squat endommagé par un incendie. In: Le Parisien. 22.01.2019. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/dammarie-les-lys-un-squat-endommage-par-un-incendie-22-01-2019-7993941.php
– Lille : Un jury citoyen a voté, 18 projets d’habitants seront financés en 2019. In: La Voix du Nord. 25.01.2019. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/527202/article/2019-01-25/un-jury-citoyen-vote-18-projets-d-habitants-seront-finances-en-2019 [link-preview url=”https://www.liberation.fr/france/2019/01/23/personne-n-a-d-amis-roms-je-me-suis-demande-pourquoi_1704951 “]

AfD and Holocaust

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Guess what, several members of a regional German parliament in Augsburg walked out (YES) during a Holocaust Remembrance commemoration in the Landtag. A Sintica is aghast.

– Augsburger Sinti-Sprecherin entsetzt über AfD-Eklat im Landtag. In: BR24. 25.01.2019. https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/augsburger-sinti-sprecherin-entsetzt-ueber-afd-eklat-im-landtag,RG65HiI [link-preview url=”https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/augsburger-sinti-sprecherin-entsetzt-ueber-afd-eklat-im-landtag,RG65HiI”]

Italy: Warning

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The Italian president Matarella warns against hate and racism ahead of the Holocaust Remembrance Day.

– Holocaust Remembrance Day a call to vigilance against hatred, Italy’s president warns. In: Xinhua. 25.01.2019. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/25/c_137772029.htm [link-preview url=”http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/25/c_137772029.htm”]

Holocaust Remembrance

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The 27th of January is Holocaust Remembrance Day.

– International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Places of memory and mourning. In: Deutsche Welle. 25.01.2019. https://www.dw.com/en/international-holocaust-remembrance-day-places-of-memory-and-mourning/a-47237904 [link-preview url=”https://www.dw.com/en/international-holocaust-remembrance-day-places-of-memory-and-mourning/a-47237904″]

More on RomArchive

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A few more articles on the opening of RomArchive …

– RomArchive – Digital Archive of the Roma. In: E-Flux. 26.01.2019. https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/245368/romarchive-digital-archive-of-the-roma/
– Romani arts and culture make online debut in new digital archive. In: The Art Newspaper. 25.01.2019. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/romani-arts-and-culture-make-online-debut-in-new-digital-archive [link-preview url=”https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/245368/romarchive-digital-archive-of-the-roma/”]

Roma Choir

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A Roma choir visited Belfast this week and took parts in workshops with schoolchildren in the city.

– Roma choir sings for Belfast schools to ‘bridge the divide’. In: BBC News. 25.01.2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46995146 [link-preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46995146″]

Roma Archive

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More press coverage on the inauguration of RomArchive.

– Kulturarchiv der Sinti und Roma Wer die Geschichte erzählt, bestimmt die Botschaft. In: Berliner Zeitung. 24.01.2019. https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/kultur/kulturarchiv-der-sinti-und-roma-wer-die-geschichte-erzaehlt–bestimmt-die-botschaft-31931024
– “Sie sind eigentlich die wahren Europäer”. In: RBB 24. 24.01.2019. https://www.rbb24.de/kultur/beitrag/2019/01/romarchive-sinti-roma-digitales-archiv-erinnerungskultur.html
– Sinti und Roma erzählen jetzt ihre eigene Geschichte. Tagesspiegel. 24.01.2019. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/digitale-datenbank-romarchive-sinti-und-roma-erzaehlen-jetzt-ihre-eigene-geschichte/23901054.html [link-preview url=”https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/kultur/kulturarchiv-der-sinti-und-roma-wer-die-geschichte-erzaehlt–bestimmt-die-botschaft-31931024 “]

Opening of RomArchive

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Yesterday saw the inauguration of RomArchive!

– A new digital archive of the Roma reflects diverse cultures. In: Deutsche Welle. 24.01.2019. https://www.dw.com/en/a-new-digital-archive-of-the-roma-reflects-diverse-cultures/a-47208910 [link-preview url=”https://www.dw.com/en/a-new-digital-archive-of-the-roma-reflects-diverse-cultures/a-47208910″]

UK, Brexit, and Roma

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Charities are concerned that thousands of Roma could be deported after Brexit from the UK due to lack of proper documents.

– Brexit could bring ‘a new Windrush’ for Roma. In: The Bristol Cable. 22.01.2019. https://thebristolcable.org/2019/01/brexit-could-bring-a-new-windrush-for-roma/ [link-preview url=”https://thebristolcable.org/2019/01/brexit-could-bring-a-new-windrush-for-roma/”]

Germany: Roma Holocaust

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Germany’s Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier recalled the crimes committed by the National Socialists against Sinti and Roma. It is good that the rightly so-called “forgotten holocaust” is getting more and more into the country.

– Erinnerung an “vergessenen Holocaust”. In: Dom Radio. 23.01.2019. https://www.domradio.de/themen/soziales/2019-01-23/erinnerung-vergessenen-holocaust-steinmeier-kultur-der-sinti-und-roma-oft-verdraengt-und [link-preview url=”https://www.domradio.de/themen/soziales/2019-01-23/erinnerung-vergessenen-holocaust-steinmeier-kultur-der-sinti-und-roma-oft-verdraengt-und”]

French Chronicle …

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Seems that most of the news is centred around Nantes in Western France this week: Reflections on the camps and what to do with them, a camp that is threatened, and a clean-up that has not yet been done. In Lilles, there is no will to actually resolve the issue of the Roma camps. Near Paris, a camp has been burning while another was abandoned before an announced closure. In Montpellier, a camp that was not yet closed makes the headlines, while in Eastern France, the press warns against a “false” accident con trick that involves Roma.

– Nantes Bidonvilles roms : beaucoup reste à faire. In: Presse Océan. 15.01.2019. https://www.presseocean.fr/actualite/nantes-bidonvilles-roms-beaucoup-reste-a-faire-15-01-2019-291624
– Roms : une trentaine de familles menacées d’expulsion à Vertou. In: ACTU.fr. 19.01.2019. https://actu.fr/pays-de-la-loire/vertou_44215/roms-une-trentaine-familles-menacees-dexpulsion-vertou_20934561.html
– VIDÉO. Ce quartier à l’est de Nantes qui attend toujours d’être nettoyé. In: Ouest France. 18.01.2019. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/nantes-44000/ce-quartier-l-est-de-nantes-qui-attend-toujours-d-etre-nettoye-6179551
– Lille « Il n’y a pas, ici, la volonté de trouver des solutions durables » pour les Roms. In: La Voix du Nord. 19.01.2019. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/523838/article/2019-01-19/il-n-y-pas-ici-la-volonte-de-trouver-des-solutions-durables-pour-les-roms
– Bondoufle : un incendie a détruit une partie du camp de Roms de La Marinière. In: Le Parisien. 14.01.2019. http://www.leparisien.fr/essonne-91/bondoufle-un-incendie-en-cours-dans-le-camp-de-roms-de-la-mariniere-14-01-2019-7988151.php
– Un camp de Roms en flammes depuis hier soir à Bondoufle. In: Évasion. 14.01.2019. https://www.evasionfm.com/actualite-40902-un-camp-de-roms-en-flammes-depuis-hier-soir-a-bondoufle.html
– Ris-Orangis : un campement rom évacué en bordure de la N 7. In: Yahoo. 16.01.2019. https://fr.news.yahoo.com/ris-orangis-campement-rom-évacué-bordure-n-7-195333265.html
– Malgré les promesses, le bidonville de Celleneuve n’a toujours pas disparu à Montpellier. In: France Bleu. 15.01.2019. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/malgre-les-promesses-le-bidonville-de-celleneuve-n-a-toujours-pas-disparu-a-montpellier-1546956592
– Sarthe : attention aux arnaques aux faux accidents dans le secteur de Sablé. In: France Bleu. 16.01.2019. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/sarthe-attention-aux-arnaques-aux-faux-accidents-dans-le-secteur-de-sable-1547647234 [link-preview url=”https://www.presseocean.fr/actualite/nantes-bidonvilles-roms-beaucoup-reste-a-faire-15-01-2019-291624 “]

Civil Rights Exhibition

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An exhibition in Germany shows a retrospective of 45 years of Roma civil right movement in that country. Open until end of the month.

– Kriminalisiert und verfolgt. In: Allgemeine Zeitung. 17.01.2019. https://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/lokales/mainz/vg-nieder-olm/nieder-olm/kriminalisiert-und-verfolgt_19904010# [link-preview url=”https://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/lokales/mainz/vg-nieder-olm/nieder-olm/kriminalisiert-und-verfolgt_19904010#”]

Well Done!

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Dijana Pavlovic, an actress and Romni activist is really engaged in the defence and for the integration of the Italian Roma community.

– Dijana Pavlovic works to give the Roma a more political voice. In: The Christian Science Monitor. 16.01.2019. https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2019/0116/Dijana-Pavlovic-works-to-give-the-Roma-a-more-political-voice [link-preview url=”https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2019/0116/Dijana-Pavlovic-works-to-give-the-Roma-a-more-political-voice”]

A First

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Congratulation to the first Irish traveller to obtain a PhD.

– Traveller is first from community in Ireland to receive PhD. In: BBC News. 15.01.2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46883557?fbclid=IwAR051WAZJgOIlU9wv6nyxUtE2luM1xZJMPrz5sGXpRQiMXuVRieVRjzXB1Q [link-preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46883557?fbclid=IwAR051WAZJgOIlU9wv6nyxUtE2luM1xZJMPrz5sGXpRQiMXuVRieVRjzXB1Q”]

Belgium and Refugees

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The delegate in charge for the rights of children, Bernard de Vos, is asking the country to take back a Romni and her 4 children who were expulsed in October.

– Bernard De Vos réclame le retour de la famille rom serbe expulsée en octobre dernier. In: Le Vif. 07.01.2019. https://www.levif.be/actualite/belgique/bernard-de-vos-reclame-le-retour-de-la-famille-rom-serbe-expulsee-en-octobre-dernier/article-normal-1075595.html [link-preview url=”https://www.levif.be/actualite/belgique/bernard-de-vos-reclame-le-retour-de-la-famille-rom-serbe-expulsee-en-octobre-dernier/article-normal-1075595.html”]

French Chronicle …

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Very few news on Roma this week in France. A successful approach to Integration in Rezé, in Western France; a potential camp closure near Grenoble; and an exhibition also on Roma in Béziers.

– Rezé. « Les 130 Roms de Rezé s’intègrent peu à peu. In: Ouest France. 10.01.2019. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/reze-44400/reze-les-130-roms-de-reze-s-integrent-peu-peu-6166258
– Expulsion d’un camp de Roms à Fontaine en Isère : la justice rendra sa décision le 6 février.. In: FR3. 09.01.2019. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/isere/grenoble/expulsion-camp-roms-fontaine-isere-justice-rendra-sa-decision-6-fevrier-1604249.html
– ACTUALITÉS : BEZIERS – EXPOSITION DE PHOTOGRAPHIE – REGARDS MIGRÉS À LA MAISON DE LA RÉGION. In: Herault Tribune. https://www.herault-tribune.com/articles/198909/beziers-exposition-de-photographie-regards-migres-a-la-maison-de-la-region/ [link-preview url=”https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/reze-44400/reze-les-130-roms-de-reze-s-integrent-peu-peu-6166258 “]

May she rest in peace

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Krimhilde Malinowski, a Holocaust survivor, died this week.

– Holocaust-Zeitzeugin gestorben. In: BR24. 10.01.2019. https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/holocaust-zeitzeugin-krimhilde-malinowski-aus-wuerzburg,REkaFOq
– Holocaustüberlebende Krimhilde Malinowski verstorben. In: Ha Galil. 09.01.2019. http://www.hagalil.com/2019/01/malinowski/ [link-preview url=”https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/holocaust-zeitzeugin-krimhilde-malinowski-aus-wuerzburg,REkaFOq “]

France: Exhibition

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An exhibition in France remembers the fate of Roma during Worl War Two in the country, something that was done by the French themselves, and warns against discrimination.

– WW2 ‘Nomad Internment’ exhibition warns against institutionalised discrimination. In: RTL. 09.01.2019. http://en.rfi.fr/culture/20190108-shoah-memorial-paris-ww2-nomad-internment-exhibition-warns-against [link-preview url=”http://en.rfi.fr/culture/20190108-shoah-memorial-paris-ww2-nomad-internment-exhibition-warns-against”]

Italy: Citizen Income

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It is becoming embarrassing to the Lega as it is now coming out that the minimal citizen income that was promised by the government will also go to Roma in Italy. This is creating a controversy inside the movement.

– Il reddito di cittadinanza? Andrà anche ai Rom (italiani e stranieri). In: Next Quotidiano. 07.01.2019. https://www.nextquotidiano.it/rom-reddito-di-cittadinanza/ [link-preview url=”https://www.nextquotidiano.it/rom-reddito-di-cittadinanza/”]

Remembrance

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A conference will dwell on the only case in Germany of a Nazi convicted of killing Roma during World War Two.

– Nächste Ausgabe der Reihe „Siegener Forum“. In: Expressi. 04.01.2019. http://expressi.de/region-aktuell-siegen/show/erinnerungen-an-siegener-ns-prozess-gegen-ernst-august-koenig [link-preview url=”http://expressi.de/region-aktuell-siegen/show/erinnerungen-an-siegener-ns-prozess-gegen-ernst-august-koenig”]

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