Tag Archives: Education

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Summer School

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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/”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

School and Slovakia

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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”]

News Osteuropa Serbien

Serbia: Spot the Issue?

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Do you spot the issue? Two parties in schoolyards in Serbia. In the first scantily clad go-go dancers, in the second, a Roma wedding.
Against which were protests logged? Clearly against the “depravation” of a Gypsy Wedding.

– Schoolyards in south: Go-go dancers and Roma wedding party. In: B92. 07.08.2017. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2017&mm=08&dd=07&nav_id=102007 [link-preview url=”http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2017&mm=08&dd=07&nav_id=102007″]

Ungarn News Osteuropa

More on Zoltan Balog

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A longer analysis of the statements of Zoltan Balog Hungarian Minister of Human Resources who is suggesting to segregate Roma in schools. He’s been saying that for a long time …

– Minister Balog suggests officially segregating Roma schools. In: The Hungarian Spectrum. 25.07.2017. http://budapestbeacon.com/featured-articles/minister-balog-suggests-officially-segregating-roma-schools/49007 [link-preview url=”http://budapestbeacon.com/featured-articles/minister-balog-suggests-officially-segregating-roma-schools/49007″]

Ungarn News Osteuropa

Zoltan Balog

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The Hungarian super minister (and protestant minister) is still advocating segregated schools for Roma. Not the first time, and probably not the last time either, unfortunately.

– https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanRomaRightsCentre/photos/a.367490363319026.81028.152127778188620/1399814260086626/?type=3&theater [link-preview url=”https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanRomaRightsCentre/photos/a.367490363319026.81028.152127778188620/1399814260086626/?type=3&theater”]

Irland News Westeuropa

Travellers and University

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Travellers’ and Roma children are 10 times less likely than the rest to attend university. This is the result of outright discrimination at every school stage.

– Research shows Traveller pupils less likely to go to university. In: Irish World. 21.07.2017. http://www.theirishworld.com/research-shows-traveller-pupils-less-likely-go-university/ [link-preview url=”http://www.theirishworld.com/research-shows-traveller-pupils-less-likely-go-university/”]

News Westeuropa Vereinigtes Königreich

UK: Racism in Schools

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Racism seems to be a serious issue in the UK, especially against Roma and travellers.
Shame.

– Schools need to address the last acceptable form of racism. In: School Week. 16.07.2017. http://schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-need-to-address-the-last-acceptable-form-of-racism/ [link-preview url=”http://schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-need-to-address-the-last-acceptable-form-of-racism/”]

News Westeuropa Vereinigtes Königreich

Racism in School

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An article on the unfortunately very common racism found in schools in the UK, especially against Roma and Travellers.
BAD.

– Racism in schools isn’t just part of the grim past – it’s hiding in plain sight. In: The Guardian. 07.07.2017. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/07/racism-schools-bame-pupils-teachers [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/07/racism-schools-bame-pupils-teachers”]

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Czech Republic and Memorial

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The planned opening of a memorial to the Roma victims of the Holocaust in Hodonin, on the site of a former concentration camp, has been delayed indefinitely. This is the result of a possible transfer of ownership of the memorial and exhibition from the Education Ministry to the Government Council for Roma Minority Affairs.
Well, seems that the Czech prefer not to dwell too much on the fact that they killed nearly all Roma in the country during World War Two.

– Memorial to Czech Roma Holocaust delayed. In: The Prague Monitor. 30.06.2017. http://praguemonitor.com/2017/06/30/memorial-czech-roma-holocaust-delayed [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2017/06/30/memorial-czech-roma-holocaust-delayed”]

Griechenland News Westeuropa

Greece: Aftermath of the Riots

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The Greek minister of Public Order, Nikos Toskas, stated that the root causes of the riot following the accidental shooting of an 11 years old boy will take time to be resolved. He stated that the budget for the integration of the Roma had been cut by more than 80% due to the crisis, thus contributing to the current explosion.

– Education and Social Integration Program for Roma in Greece Suffers 80% Budget Cut. In: Greek Reporter. 16.06.2017. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/16/education-and-social-integration-program-for-roma-in-greece-suffers-80-budget-cut/#sthash.Gpl665nv.dpuf
– Budget cuts hurt outreach to Roma schools in Menidi. In: Ekathimerini. 16.06.2017. http://www.ekathimerini.com/219294/article/ekathimerini/news/budget-cuts-hurt-outreach-to-roma-schools-in-menidi [link-preview url=”http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/16/education-and-social-integration-program-for-roma-in-greece-suffers-80-budget-cut/#sthash.Gpl665nv.dpuf”]

News Osteuropa Slowenien

Slovenia: School Inclusion

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The International School for Social and Business Studies in Celje (Slovenia) conducted a national consultation on the integration of migrants and Roma in schools. As the project manager RoMigSc Nada Trunk Širca said, the project is aimed at identifying best practices for improving policies for Roma integration and migrant children in school.

– V Celju o vključevanju Romov in migrantov v šole. In: STA. 15.06.2017. https://www.sta.si/2398919/v-celju-o-vkljucevanju-romov-in-migrantov-v-sole [link-preview url=”https://www.sta.si/2398919/v-celju-o-vkljucevanju-romov-in-migrantov-v-sole”]

Griechenland News Westeuropa

Greece: Riots against Roma

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Residents of Menidi a suburb to the North of Athens, have been clashing with the police and rioting against Roma following the death of a 11 years old boy who was killed by a stray bullet in the schoolyard.
A 23 years old Rom was arrested in connection with the stray bullet.

– Greek Riot Police Stop Angry Crowd From Attacking Roma Community. In: Greek Reporter. 12.06.2017. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/12/greek-riot-police-stop-angry-crowd-from-attacking-roma-community/#sthash.Kuv0ePmF.dpuf
– 23-Year-Old Roma Arrested in Connection with the Stray Bullet that Killed Young Boy. In: Greek Reporter. 10.06.2017. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/10/23-year-old-roma-arrested-in-connection-with-the-stray-bullet-that-killed-young-boy/#sthash.LqtzCJ2D.dpuf
– Menidi residents clash with police, demand crime crackdown. In: Ekathimerini. 12.06.2017. http://www.ekathimerini.com/219192/article/ekathimerini/news/menidi-residents-clash-with-police-demand-crime-crackdown [link-preview url=”http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/12/greek-riot-police-stop-angry-crowd-from-attacking-roma-community/#sthash.Kuv0ePmF.dpuf “]

Deutschland News Westeuropa

Roma for Roma

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The Hildegard-Langrenne is Germany’s first foundation founded by Roma and Sinti for Roma and Sinti. It wants to further the inclusion of this minority in the education system and as started a new program searching for role models to help Roma and Sinti who want to work in pedagogy.

– Programm “Vorbilder gesucht” fördert Teilhabe am Arbeitsleben. In: Deutschlandfunk. 23.05.2017. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/mehr-bildungschancen-fuer-sinti-und-roma-programm-vorbilder.680.de.html?dram:article_id=386905 [link-preview url=”http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/mehr-bildungschancen-fuer-sinti-und-roma-programm-vorbilder.680.de.html?dram:article_id=386905″]

News Osteuropa Rumänien

Kindergartens in Romania

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A view on a project in Romania that helped fund kindergartens in Romania and managed to have about 1’000 young Rroma properly enrolled in pre-school.
Good, but this is a drop of water on a hot stone. Where is the state whose responsibility it is after all?

– Guest article: Making positive changes for Roma children sustainable. In: EPHA. 15.05.2017. https://epha.org/making-positive-changes-for-roma-children-sustainable/ [link-preview url=”https://epha.org/making-positive-changes-for-roma-children-sustainable/”]

Ungarn News Osteuropa

New Hungarian Laws and Rroma

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The current laws targeting NGOs and the CEU in Hungary are a danger to the Rroma inclusion in Hungary. Several NGOs working for Rroma, the Roma Education Fund, the European Roma Right Centre, etc. are directly funded by Soros and would need to be labelled “foreign agents” as per the new law. This is not good.

– CEU and NGO crackdown: a double blow for Roma inclusion in Hungary. In: Open Democracy. 05.05.2017. https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/jonathan-lee/ceu-and-ngo-crackdown-double-blow-for-roma-inclusion-in-hungary [link-preview url=”https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/jonathan-lee/ceu-and-ngo-crackdown-double-blow-for-roma-inclusion-in-hungary”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Kotleba and Culture

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Yet another case where Kotleba’s party doesn’t quite like culture when it is not “pure” Slovak one… Here, they wanted to close an Art school, mostly for Rroma in the Banska Bystrica region. The ministry of education had to intervene.

– Barbar Kotleba: Kontroverzný župan sa pokúsil zlikvidovať umeleckú školu. Jej žiakmi sú najmä Rómovia. In: Pluska. 06.05.2017. http://www.pluska.sk/plus-7-dni/domov/kotleba-vs-plavcan.html [link-preview url=”http://www.pluska.sk/plus-7-dni/domov/kotleba-vs-plavcan.html”]

Österreich News Westeuropa

Coaches for Children

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The Vienna based association “Romano Centro” has started a project of educational coaches helping young Rroma children to learn.
GOOD!

– Studentische Bildungscoaches für Roma-Kinder. In: Der Standard. 28.04.2017. http://derstandard.at/2000056611851/Studentische-Bildungscoaches-fuer-Roma-Kinder [link-preview url=”http://derstandard.at/2000056611851/Studentische-Bildungscoaches-fuer-Roma-Kinder”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia – School Protests

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Parents protested once again in Žilina, in Northern Slovakia. Their protests were directed at the re-distribution of pupils from a school in a mostly Rroma neighbourhood into other schools. In brief, parents do not want Rroma kids in their children classes.
Long way to go …

– Rodičia protestujú proti prerozdeleniu detí zo zrušenej školy, začali spisovať petíciu. In: Žilinak. 23.04.2017. https://www.zilinak.sk/prispevky/6291/rodicia-protestuju-proti-prerozdeleniu-deti-zo-zrusenej-skoly-zacali-spisovat-peticiu [link-preview url=”https://www.zilinak.sk/prispevky/6291/rodicia-protestuju-proti-prerozdeleniu-deti-zo-zrusenej-skoly-zacali-spisovat-peticiu”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia and Rroma

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The Slovak politician Matovič wants to solve Roma problems in his country. His OĽANO Movement therefore submitted a bill for the next parliamentary meeting so that Roma children are required to attend pre-school for three years. He added, that if parents did not comply, they would commit a criminal offense. This latter point is maybe not the best idea…
In addition, he said: “80 years ago, Adolf Hitler showed his finger first to the Jews, the Disabled and the Roma stating that they were lowering our standard of living. Today we have two people, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and Marián Kotleb (LSNS) who use this rhetoric. They say it’s our problem that we’re sick of it. In fact, Prime Minister Robert Fico has had ten years of government and caused 50,000 other Romani children to grow without adequate education”.

– Matovič chce riešiť problémy Rómov: Ak by sa rodičia zmenám bránili, bol by to trestný čin! In: Pluska. 19.04.2017. http://www.pluska.sk/spravy/z-domova/romovia-povinne-do-skoly-ujme-matovicov-navrh.html [link-preview url=”http://www.pluska.sk/spravy/z-domova/romovia-povinne-do-skoly-ujme-matovicov-navrh.html”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia: No Rroma in School

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Protests erupted when it became known that some Rroma children would be allocated to various elementary schools. Non Rroma parents strongly objected and theretened to take their children away.
It illustrates what still needs to be done in that country.

– VIDEO Rómov v našej škole nechceme! Sexu rozumejú lepšie ako my, kričali rodičia. In: Pluska. 01.04.2017. http://www.pluska.sk/regiony/stredne-slovensko/video-romov-nasej-skole-nechceme-rozumeju-sexe-lepsie-ako-my-dospeli-kricali-rodicia.html [link-preview url=”http://www.pluska.sk/regiony/stredne-slovensko/video-romov-nasej-skole-nechceme-rozumeju-sexe-lepsie-ako-my-dospeli-kricali-rodicia.html”]

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