{"id":1673,"date":"2014-02-21T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/%20rroma.org\/21-02-2014-discussion-around-the-integration-of-rroma-in-duisburg\/"},"modified":"2022-07-24T13:50:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T12:50:43","slug":"21-02-2014-discussion-around-the-integration-of-rroma-in-duisburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rroma.org\/de\/21-02-2014-discussion-around-the-integration-of-rroma-in-duisburg\/","title":{"rendered":"21.02.2014 Discussion around the integration of Rroma in Duisburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Schl\u00f6mer (2014) reports \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ton a meeting of local organisations to discuss the possibilities for successful \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tintegration of immigrated Rroma. The presentation of the Romanian-German pastor \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDieter Herberth is said to have revolved primarily around the deconstruction of \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tprejudices: \u201cSince a long time Roma \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmigrants of In den Peschen are a controversial issue that haunts the population \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlike no other. And just as long, dangerous half-knowledge about the new neighbours \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand wild speculations have been spread and constructed a terrifying vision.\u201d<\/em> The meeting was an attempt to provide historical facts instead of distorting \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tculturalisms and to show the social structures in countries like Romania. The \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tspeaker also pointed out that integration requires patience and that the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmajority of the immigrants is willing to integrate, if they are allowed to. Schl\u00f6mer\u2019s \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstatement about half-knowledge is very appropriate, since a lot of politicised \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand ethnicised knowledge was presented as total truth during the past year. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Cnotka (2014) expands \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe topic by pointing out that beginning of next week, ten volunteer Rroma-Scouts \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twill support the immigrant families in their integration efforts. The companions \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twill help with administrative procedures or doctor visits in order to strengthen \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe autonomy of the immigrants: \u201cThe ten \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tscouts will accompany their individual families to government offices, doctor \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvisits, to shopping, or for finding accommodation\u201d, says J\u00fcrgen Voss, head of \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe deaconry of Duisburg-West. Dieter Herberth adds that it will be easier for \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe Roma if they have a companion, not only because of the language barrier, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbut because refusals are common when the address In den Peschen is mentioned.\u201d<\/em> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0One of the challenges is that none \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof the scouts speak Rromanes or Romanian. Thus, the families are actively \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tencouraged to improve their German language skills as quickly as possible. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCnotka\u2019s arcticle is written emphatically and objectively. Nevertheless, he \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tindirectly promotes notions of Rroma who are hard to integrate and burden the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsocial security system. The inconspicuous Rroma should get attention in the \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmedia as well.<\/p>\n