The Appleby fair will start tomorrow.
A small child died in a fire in an asylum seeker centre in the Thuringian town of Apolda. The child is from a Roma family from the Ukraine.
It is not yet known whether this was arson or an accidental fire. Romani Rose, the chairman of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma is asking for a prompt investigation.
A Bulgarian rocker who emigrated a long time ago to the US and turned preacher in an evangelical church there, is helping Roma – apparently praying for healings of sick Roma – and also helping children. Frankly, this could be done without the religion, as many Roma there are Moslem, and the others orthodox.
The German town of Neustrelitz, north of Berlin, will name a street after deported Sinti children who died in Auschwitz. The Street will be named Rose-Wagner-Groß Strasse after the 7 children.
The usual statistics: In the municipality around Novo Mesto, Slovenia, on average 12 percent of Roma students completed primary school, or approximately one in eight school-age children. There are currently 290 unemployed Roma registered at the regional office of the Employment Agency, which is 30 percent of all unemployed in the municipality. Of these, 73 percent have been registered at the institution for more than one year and 56 percent for more than two years.
Only issue pops up if you ask how many Roma there are in the municipality. Answer is usually we do not really know … This makes for highly accurate percentage …
Another discussion / interview with Patrick Banga, the young Romano author who got a coveted Czch literary prize for his first novel.
Roma from Ukraine fled to Hungary because of the war, but not because of poverty. Rozina is 38 years old Romni and is one of several thousand refugees from Ukraine who fled to Hungary after the Russian invasion in February 2022.
She sits at a table and practices writing her name at a school in the eighth district of the Hungarian capital. She has freckles on her face, a bright smile, and struggles with the letter “k” when writing the surname Farkaš. The classes are run by Taleta, a non-governmental organization founded by two Hungarian women, Silvija Moldovan (Szilvia) and Agnes Pletser, immediately after the war began, with the aim of helping to educate young Roma refugees from the western Ukrainian Transcarpathian region.
The Madhouse association developed a special idea with the Munich police to break down mutual prejudices: a friendly football tournament in which all groups, Sinti, Roma, the police, compete and play together. get to know and respect each other.
A competition for student candidates of Roma origin was announced by the Foundation “Health Problems of Minorities”. The competition will select candidate Roma students who will be able to attend preparatory courses for applying to medical universities in Bulgaria for “Medicine”, “Pharmacy” and “Dental Medicine”.
An interview of the author of a book, the anthropologist Lise Foisneau, who recently published a powerful book on the result of four years of investigation in the company of Roma from Provence.
The portrait of an activist, originally from Slovakia but now from the Czech Republic who fights against hate.
What a destiny: His grandparents were shot by guardsmen, his parents met in a concentration camp. His father came from Velké Zalužice in Slovakia, where he owned huge plots of land on which a Roma settlement stood. His great-ancestor saved the life of his lord in the Battle of Slavkov, and he gave him extensive land in Slovakia for that.
A one-of-a-kind library in the Balkans opened in 2020 in Zagreb. Entirely dedicated to the Roma, their history, their literature and their culture, this space is open to everyone.
A video of the by now traditional parade of the artists of the Khamoro festival in Prague.
A video of the gala concert in the Khamoro festival in Prague.
An article on the current exhibition “Barvalo” in Marseilles in the French newspaper “le Monde”.
An acoustic recording of Roma songs arranged in pop.
An article in the Italian press. It starts well, with the fact that Roma came to Italy as early as 1422, if not even earlier. But then it dives into the worst stereotypes: Machismo among men, girls being controlled by their brothers and fathers, little education, etc.
Once again, good intentions, little knowledge and understanding, and perpetuation of stereotypes.
The largest Horse Fair in the UK in Appleby starts on June 8th. This year, visitors are being asked whether things can be improved for the horses.
An exhibition on Roma and Travellers in York Castle.
A festival in a Roma settlement on June 9-11 at Šobov Estate in Banská Štiavnica (Slovakia).
The festival aims to unite people regardless of their nationality, religion, skin colour, education or anything else. The stage at Sídlisku Šobov will belong to Roma and non-Roma musicians. For example, Sendreiovci, Bez ladu a skladu, Barbora Botošová Band, Katarína Máliková and others will perform. Children’s creative workshops will also take place under the guidance of professional artists. Barriers will also be broken down at a football match between Roma and non-Roma artists or visitors.
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