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Sheffield: Exclusion …

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Apparently, hundreds of Roma children were excluded from school in the Sheffield region due to racism and bullying.
This in the UK. Really?

– Crisis fears over hundreds of Roma and Gypsy pupils excluded from Sheffield schools. In: The Star. 26.10.2017. http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/crisis-fears-over-hundreds-of-roma-and-gypsy-pupils-excluded-from-sheffield-schools-1-8825858 [link-preview url=”http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/crisis-fears-over-hundreds-of-roma-and-gypsy-pupils-excluded-from-sheffield-schools-1-8825858″]

Zoltan Balog

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The Hungarian Minister (and Calvinist preacher) Zoltan Balog has made statements on Roma advocating segregation in schools and quite a few other ones. Here’s a long list.

– 10 things he really said: Zoltán Balog, Hungarian Minister for Human Resources. In: ERRC. 24.10.2017. http://www.errc.org/blog/10-things-he-really-said-zoltan-balog-hungarian-minister-for-human-resources/195 [link-preview url=”http://www.errc.org/blog/10-things-he-really-said-zoltan-balog-hungarian-minister-for-human-resources/195″]

French Chronicle …

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Unfortunately, a standard week in France. And not only outside Paris or Lille, but also in smaller cities. First, an expulsion in St. Etienne, in the centre of France; then in Angers, in Western France, where Kosovo Roma will be expulsed from their camp and in Nantes, were a camp is slowly being closed; in the North of France, a fight for granting Roma children a special tariff in public transports (a tariff that all other school children have) is ongoing; and then, the Paris region with Roma allowed to stay (for the time being) in disaffected hospital buildings in Melun; a new illegal camp along the Marne river; a camp in Bonneuil threatened with closure; and a hefty bill for a clean-up of a former camp in Poissy, on the site of the Paris St. Germain football club training centre.

– Saint-Étienne : six familles Roms expulsées attendent place Jean-Jaurès. In: France Bleu. 19.20.2017. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/saint-etienne-six-familles-expulsees-attendent-place-jean-jaures-1508410770
– Encore des Roms expulsées place Jean Jaurès (VIDEO). In: Zoomdici. 19.10.2017. http://www.zoomdici.fr/actualite/Encore-des-Roms-expulsees-place-Jean-Jaures-(VIDEO)-id161157.html
– L’expulsion menace le campement rue du Maine. In: Ouest France. 20.10.2017. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/angers-49000/l-expulsion-menace-le-campement-rue-du-maine-5330565
– Les Roms de Rezé déménagent en douceur. In: Ouest France. 17.10.2017. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/nantes-44000/les-roms-de-reze-demenagent-en-douceur-5318920
– Vers une solution pour que les écoliers roms bénéficient du tarif solidaire de Transpole ? in: La Voix du Nord. 18.10.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/248414/article/2017-10-18/vers-une-solution-pour-que-les-ecoliers-roms-beneficient-du-tarif-solidaire-de
– Transpole refuse la tarification solidaire aux enfants roms, une association alerte. In: La Voix du Nord. 16.10.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/246964/article/2017-10-16/transpole-refuse-la-tarification-solidaire-aux-enfants-roms-une-association
– Le directeur de l’hôpital de Melun débouté. Les roms et leurs soutiens soulagés. In: Agora Vox. 20.10.2017. https://www.agoravox.fr/tribune-libre/article/le-directeur-de-l-hopital-de-melun-197929
– Des Roms se sont installés illégalement. In: Actu France. 18.10.2017. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/villenoy_77513/des-roms-se-sont-installes-illegalement_13043229.html
– Bonneuil : les Roms du Bec de canard menacés d’expulsion. In: Le Parisien. 16.10.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/bonneuil-sur-marne-94380/bonneuil-les-roms-du-bec-de-canard-menaces-d-expulsion-16-10-2017-7336107.php
– Poissy : la facture pour enlever les déchets déversés sur les terrains du PSG s’annonce salée. In: Le Parisien. 20.10.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/poissy-la-facture-pour-enlever-les-dechets-deverses-sur-les-terrains-du-psg-s-annonce-salee-20-10-2017-7345362.php [link-preview url=”https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/saint-etienne-six-familles-expulsees-attendent-place-jean-jaures-1508410770 “]

Slovakia: Devolution?

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Jozef Červeňák , the candidate of the Roma Initiative of Slovakia (RIS) to the post of Chairman of the Košice Self-Governing Region (KSK) wants a significant improvement in the state of roads in the region, in the stability and development of small municipalities as well as a dual two-year education of children from socially weak families geared towards the automotive industry. The self-governing region should, according to him, be more keen to revive tourism. The shift in the solution of the Roma issue is seen in the transfer of competences from the central government to the region.

– ČERVEŇÁK: Riešeniu problematiky Rómov v KSK pomôže presun kompetencií. In: Dobre Noviny. 18.10.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/113702/cervenak-rieseniu-problematiky-romov-v-ksk-pomoze-presun-kompetencii [link-preview url=”http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/113702/cervenak-rieseniu-problematiky-romov-v-ksk-pomoze-presun-kompetencii”]

Bulgaria and School

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Another article about the current Bulgarian initiative aiming at getting Roma children in school.

– Bulgarie: la carotte et le bâton pour scolariser les enfants roms. In: Le Point. 12.10.2017. http://www.lepoint.fr/monde/bulgarie-la-carotte-et-le-baton-pour-scolariser-les-enfants-roms-12-10-2017-2163953_24.php [link-preview url=”http://www.lepoint.fr/monde/bulgarie-la-carotte-et-le-baton-pour-scolariser-les-enfants-roms-12-10-2017-2163953_24.php”]

France, Roma, and Schools

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A French association is helping Roma children living in slums to go to school.
This is the way!

– Seine-Saint-Denis, la difficile scolarisation des enfants des bidonvilles. In: Le Point. 10.10.2017. http://www.lepoint.fr/societe/seine-saint-denis-la-difficile-scolarisation-des-enfants-des-bidonvilles-10-10-2017-2163381_23.php [link-preview url=”http://www.lepoint.fr/societe/seine-saint-denis-la-difficile-scolarisation-des-enfants-des-bidonvilles-10-10-2017-2163381_23.php”]

French Chronicle …

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We’re back to “normal”, i.e. to the litany of expulsions and camps closures in France. You’d really think that for less than 20’000 people in France (and in France since several years), there could be a better solution …
First, the expulsion of the Roma who camped on the future training grounds of the Paris St. Germain football club – actually astonishing that they managed to stay that long; in Montreuil, just outside Paris, further expulsions; in Limeil, residents request the closure of a Roma camp; in Melun, Roma families living on a disaffected hospital site are asking for an extenson so that their children can go to school; in the North in Lille, a new camping site along the river increased tension with local; in Nice, another site has been cleared; in Annecy in the Alps, a camp has been closed putting 71 people on the street.

– Poissy : les Roms installés sur les terrains du PSG évacués. In: Le Parisien. 12.10.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/poissy-78300/poissy-les-roms-installes-sur-les-terrains-du-psg-evacues-12-10-2017-7326060.php
– Poissy : 150 familles Roms expulsées par la police. In: 78 Actu. 12.10.2017. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/poissy_78498/poissy-150-familles-roms-expulsees-par-police_12981081.html
– PSG : Démantèlement d’un camp de Roms. In: Blasting News. 12.10.2017. http://fr.blastingnews.com/sport/2017/10/psg-demantelement-dun-camp-de-roms-002084129.html
– Poissy : un camp de Roms, installé sur le terrain du futur centre du PSG, a été évacué. In: FR3 Frqnce Info. 12.10.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/yvelines/poissy-camp-roms-installe-terrain-du-futur-centre-du-psg-ete-evacue-1346001.html
– Yvelines : les roms installés sur les terrains du PSG à Poissy évacués ce matin par les forces de l’ordre. In: Info Yvelines. 12.10.2017. http://www.infonormandie.com/Yvelines-les-roms-installes-sur-les-terrains-du-PSG-a-Poissy-evacues-ce-matin-par-les-forces-de-l-ordre_a18123.html
– En attendant la trêve, à Montreuil on expulse. In: Mediapart. 12.10.2017. https://blogs.mediapart.fr/juliette-keating/blog/121017/en-attendant-la-treve-montreuil-expulse
– Limeil : excédés par les Roms, 80 habitants se font entendre. In: Le Parisien. 10.10.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/limeil-brevannes-94450/limeil-excedes-par-les-roms-80-habitants-se-font-entendre-10-10-2017-7321035.php
– Camps Roms : Limeil-Brévannes n’en peut plus. In: Le Parisien. 08.10.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/limeil-brevannes-94450/camps-roms-limeil-brevannes-n-en-peut-plus-08-10-2017-7316988.php
– Installation de Roms à l’hôpital de Melun. Romeurope demande un délai pour la scolarité des enfants. In: Actu.fr. 12.10.2017. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/melun_77288/installation-roms-lhopital-melun-romeurope-demande-delai-la-scolarite-enfants_12933247.html
– Tensions avec des bateliers après l’arrivée d’un camp de Roms à Vauban. In: La Voix du Nord. 11.10.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/238514/article/2017-10-11/tensions-avec-des-bateliers-apres-l-arrivee-d-un-camp-de-roms-vauban
– Des Roms qui “squattaient” les rives du Paillon délogés par la police. In: Nice Matin. 14.10.2017. http://www.nicematin.com/vie-locale/des-roms-qui-squattaient-les-rives-du-paillon-deloges-par-la-police-175058
– Annecy : le campement de Roms, rue des Alpins, a été évacué. In: L’Essor Savoyard. 11.10.2017. http://www.lessorsavoyard.fr/a-la-une-l-essor-savoyard/le-campement-de-roms-rue-des-alpins-a-ete-evacue-ia919b0n188607
– 71 personnes évacuées de l’école Saint-Joseph ce matin. In: Le Dauphiné. 11.10.2017. http://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2017/10/11/71-personnes-evacuees-de-l-ecole-saint-joseph-ce-matin [link-preview url=”https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/poissy_78498/poissy-150-familles-roms-expulsees-par-police_12981081.html “]

Bulgaria, Roma, and Schools

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The Bulgarian government seems to make an effort to make sure Roma children are going to school in the country.
Nice to try to convince the parents, but definitively not enough. One needs to prevent discrimination which exists in school and make sure the children have the means to buy books and material.

– Bulgaria makes effort to bring Roma children back to school. In: Euraktiv. 12.10.2013. https://www.euractiv.com/section/languages-culture/news/bulgaria-makes-effort-to-bring-roma-children-back-to-school/ [link-preview url=”https://www.euractiv.com/section/languages-culture/news/bulgaria-makes-effort-to-bring-roma-children-back-to-school/”]

Austria: Dual Language

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An interview with Christian Klippl, president of the Austrian Roma Cultural Association in which he asks for a right for minorities to have their language taught in schools.

– Servus Szia Zdravo Del tuha. In: ORF. 08.10.2017. http://tvthek.orf.at/profile/Servus-Szia-Zdravo-Del-tuha/85512/Servus-Szia-Zdravo-Del-tuha/13948547/Kulturverein-Oesterreichischer-Roma-Fest-der-Roma-und-Freunde/14148949 [link-preview url=”http://tvthek.orf.at/profile/Servus-Szia-Zdravo-Del-tuha/85512/Servus-Szia-Zdravo-Del-tuha/13948547/Kulturverein-Oesterreichischer-Roma-Fest-der-Roma-und-Freunde/14148949″]

Inequality in the UK

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A new government survey on inequality in school and workplaces shows the implicit discrimination and issues faced by minorities. Worst off, it seems are Roma and Travellers.
Bad.

– Audit lays bare racial disparities in UK schools, courts and workplaces. In: The Guardian. 09.10.2017. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/09/audit-lays-bare-racial-disparities-in-uk-schools-courts-and-workplaces
– New race survey makes for ‘uncomfortable reading’, says campaigner. In: Sky News. 09.10.2017. http://news.sky.com/story/new-race-survey-makes-for-uncomfortable-reading-says-campaigner-11074373 [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/09/audit-lays-bare-racial-disparities-in-uk-schools-courts-and-workplaces “]

French Chronicle …

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Ten years of action – this is the title of a manifestation that happened on October 7th in Lille in the north of France to celebrate the engagement of several associations helping Roma.
In other parts of France, other news: In Antibes, in the South of France, an association helps Roma children doing their school homework; and in Paris, videos from several artists, one of which shows work with children from a Roma camp can be seen.
More in line with the usual French News, 3 camps are closed in Montigny, near Paris; earth is piled on a site near Paris to prevent the creation of a new camp; a policeman wounded by a dog during an intervention in a Roma Camp in the North of France; the case of a pensioner who shot and killed Roma burglars in the South of France is on trial; and finally a doom ad gloom set of news from the extreme rightist Breizh Info – always on the forefront of assimilating Roma and migrants to criminals.

– Le combat pour les Roms perdure depuis dix ans. In: La Voix du Nord. 06.10.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/235359/article/2017-10-06/le-combat-pour-les-roms-perdure-depuis-dix-ans
– Le 7 octobre, journée « 10 ans d’actions avec les Roms » à Lille. In: Actu.fr. 02.10.2017. https://actu.fr/hauts-de-france/lille_59350/le-7-octobre-journee-10-ans-dactions-roms-lille_11999513.html
– Cette association Aide les enfants roms dans leurs devoirs scolaires à Antibes. In: Nice Matin. 03.10.2017. http://www.nicematin.com/education/cette-association-aide-les-enfants-roms-dans-leurs-devoirs-scolaires-a-antibes-171891
– Deux étoiles dans la Nuit blanche. In: La Croix. 06.10.2017. https://www.la-croix.com/Culture/Expositions/Deux-etoiles-Nuit-blanche-2017-10-06-1200882346
– Montigny : les trois camps de Roms évacués ce matin. In: Actu.fr. 05.10.2017. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/montigny-le-bretonneux_78423/montigny-trois-camps-roms-evacues-ce-matin_12870501.html
– Limeil-Brévannes : de la terre pour empêcher un campement sauvage. In: Le Parisien. 01.10.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/limeil-brevannes-94450/limeil-brevannes-de-la-terre-pour-empecher-un-campement-sauvage-01-10-2017-7300518.php
– Un policier gravement blessé par un chien pendant une rébellion généralisée dans un camp rom. In: La Voix du Nord. 03.10.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/233289/article/2017-10-03/un-policier-gravement-blesse-par-un-chien-pendant-une-rebellion-generalisee-dans
– Cambriolage mortel à Servian, la légitime défense en question. In: lengadoc Info. 07.10.2017. http://www.lengadoc-info.com/5644/societe/cambriolage-mortel-servian-legitime-defense/
– Agressions, vols et violences : le cocktail nantais explosive. In: Breizh Info. 02.10.2017. https://www.breizh-info.com/2017/10/02/78550/agressions-vol-violence-nantes [link-preview url=”https://actu.fr/hauts-de-france/lille_59350/le-7-octobre-journee-10-ans-dactions-roms-lille_11999513.html “]

Roma, Slovakia, and Language

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A map of the languages spoken by Roma in Slovakia (principal language). A Roma activist has proposed that Romanes be taught as a language in school as it is the principal language (often together with Hungarian) of many Roma in Slovakia.

– Slovenčinu chcú učiť ako cudzí jazyk, nová mapa ukazuje, kde sa mieša s rómčinou. In: Dennik. 03.10.2017. https://dennikn.sk/898985/slovencinu-mozu-ucit-ako-cudzi-jazyk-nova-mapa-ukazuje-kde-sa-miesa-s-romcinou/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/898985/slovencinu-mozu-ucit-ako-cudzi-jazyk-nova-mapa-ukazuje-kde-sa-miesa-s-romcinou/”]

Pennsylvania: Screening of our School

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Quite a few people of the town of Californai (PA) went to see a screening of the movie “our school” by Miruna Coca-Cozma – an excellent movie which highlights the difficulties and racism faced by Roma in Romania.
The town was at the centre of a media frenzy with the arrival of ca 50 Roma refugees from Romania.

– Film Shown to Highlight Struggles of Roma People. In: CalTimes. 03.10.2017. https://www.caltimes.org/3941/showcase/film-shown-to-highlight-struggles-of-roma-people/ [link-preview url=”https://www.caltimes.org/3941/showcase/film-shown-to-highlight-struggles-of-roma-people/”]

French Chronicle …

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Quite a few news in France this week. First, a huge fire in Marseilles nearly totally burnt a Roma camp. Near Paris, Roma are returning to a camp that burnt down last week. In Paris itself, the camp on the tracks of the former petite ceinture railway can stay for another month; near Paris too, a camp that was vacated last week left a mountain of trash. Further south, in Lyon, 145 Roma were expulsed. This is deemed the “largest” camp in Lyon …
In Nice, the concern is on the schooling of the young Roma from the camp – at least a constructive approach!
And finally, a view against the exclusion policies of the French state.

– Marseille : un camp de Roms a été presque entièrement détruit par un incendie. In: France Bleu. 17.09.2017. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/marseille-un-camp-de-roms-a-ete-presque-entierement-detruit-par-un-incendie-1505628460
– Un camp de Roms en grande partie détruit par un incendie à Marseille. In: France Info FR3. 17.09.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/bouches-du-rhone/marseille/camp-roms-grande-partie-detruit-incendie-marseille-1329509.html
– Val-de-Marne : après l’incendie, les Roms retournent dans leur camp de Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. In: Le Parisien. 12.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/villeneuve-saint-georges-94190/villeneuve-saint-georges-apres-l-incendie-les-roms-retournent-dans-leur-camp-12-09-2017-7254630.php
– Paris : un mois de sursis pour les Roms de la petite ceinture. In: Le Parisien. 14.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75018/paris-un-mois-de-sursis-pour-les-roms-de-la-petite-ceinture-14-09-2017-7261113.php
– Montesson : « Des montagnes de déchets » après le départ des Roms de la Plaine. In: Le Parisien. 13.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/montesson-78360/montesson-des-montagnes-de-dechets-apres-le-depart-des-roms-de-la-plaine-13-09-2017-7257690.php
– Villeurbanne: 145 personnes expulsées d’un camp de Roms. In: Le Progrès. 13.09.2017. http://www.leprogres.fr/rhone/2017/09/13/villeurbanne-un-camp-de-roms-en-cours-d-expulsion
– 150 Roms expulsés du plus gros bidonville de la Métropole de Lyon. In: Rue 89 Lyon. 13.09.2017. http://www.rue89lyon.fr/2017/09/13/150-roms-expulses-plus-gros-bidonville-de-metropole-de-lyon/
– Ces enfants roms qui vivent sur les bords du Paillon à Nice. In: Nice Matin. 11.09.2017. http://www.nicematin.com/vie-locale/ces-enfants-roms-qui-vivent-sur-les-bords-du-paillon-a-nice-165564
– Scolarisation : ces enfants roms des bords du Paillon. In: Nice Matin. 13.09.2017. http://www.nicematin.com/vie-locale/scolarisation-ces-enfants-roms-des-bords-du-paillon-165953
– Contre la politique d’exclusion des populations roms de France. In: Médiapart. 17.09.2017. https://blogs.mediapart.fr/juliette-keating/blog/140917/contre-la-politique-dexclusion-des-populations-roms-de-france [link-preview url=”https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/marseille-un-camp-de-roms-a-ete-presque-entierement-detruit-par-un-incendie-1505628460 “]

Bulgaria, the US, and Schools

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The US ambassador attended a ceremony at a school for Roma children. It is a special school for ca. 80 pupils, aiming at a 0 dropout rate.
But it is a segregated school – this is really bad.

– Bulgaria: U.S. Ambassador Rubin attends ceremony at school for Roma children. In: The Sofia Globe. 16.09.2017. http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/09/16/bulgaria-u-s-ambassador-rubin-attends-ceremony-at-school-for-roma-children/ [link-preview url=”http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/09/16/bulgaria-u-s-ambassador-rubin-attends-ceremony-at-school-for-roma-children/”]

France, Roma, Schools and Volunteers

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A reportage on a civil service man helping young Roma from Roma camps near Paris get into school.

– Bidonvilles : “En service civique, j’accompagne des enfants roms vers la scolarité”. In: L’Obs. 06.09.2017. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/education/20170906.OBS4307/bidonvilles-en-service-civique-j-accompagne-des-enfants-roms-vers-la-scolarite.html [link-preview url=”http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/education/20170906.OBS4307/bidonvilles-en-service-civique-j-accompagne-des-enfants-roms-vers-la-scolarite.html”]

France, Schools, and Evictions

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The impact of evictions on children… An article about Roma children in Marseilles, the week of the start of school in France.

– Rentrée sur le fil pour les enfants roms. In: Marsactu. 02.09.2017. https://marsactu.fr/rentree-sur-le-fil-pour-les-enfants-roms/ [link-preview url=”https://marsactu.fr/rentree-sur-le-fil-pour-les-enfants-roms/”]

Ausbildung

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Young Romnja are bucking the trend and are going to university in the UK.
Good!

– Gypsy women breaking education barriers with uni degrees. In: BBC. 03.09.2017. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-40728470 [link-preview url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-40728470″]

Czech Schools

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What a surprise … Roma are discriminated in the Czech school system. This has not changed much, according to the latest report on the state of human rights in the Czech Republic. And Roma children are still put in “special” schools…

– Czech Gov’t human rights report finds Romani children are still discriminated against in education. In: Romea. 01.09.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-gov-t-human-rights-report-finds-romani-children-are-still-discriminated-against-in-education-2
– Report: Czech Roma kids still face discrimination in education. In: The Prague Monitor. 01.09.2017. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/08/31/report-czech-roma-kids-still-face-discrimination-education [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-gov-t-human-rights-report-finds-romani-children-are-still-discriminated-against-in-education-2 “]

Italy: Roma 101

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A workshop in Italy with the local Roma, the Abbruzzesi. Led by Santino Spinelli who recorded the language of this group of Roma.

– Roma Culture 101: Opening Minds With Song, Talk and Laughter. In: The New York Times. 29.08.2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/world/europe/roma-culture-school-bias.html [link-preview url=”https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/world/europe/roma-culture-school-bias.html”]

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