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Roma Memory Map

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Presentation of the Roma Memory Map for America, which is a project created from the contributions and engagement of Roma, Roma and pro-Roma civic organizations, human rights defenders, academics, public officials and other members of the public, August 8, 2024, Prague.

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Nominations

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The Office of the Government Council for Roma Minority Affairs (RVZRM) has announced a call for nominations of female and male candidates for membership in this important government advisory body. The call responds to the approaching end of the term of office of some current members and the need to supplement the Council with new citizen representatives. Applications and nominations can be submitted until September 30, 2024.

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Roma Memory Map

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Making the presence and history of the Roma community in South and North America visible is the goal of the Memory Map Roma for America. It captures the places that are important to the Roma communities living in the given countries. Martin Fotta from the Ethnological Institute of the Academy of Sciences, who participated in the creation of the map, said this at today’s presentation.

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Slovenia and the Roma “Problem”

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The SDS (Slovenian Democratic Party) parliamentary group is proposing the establishment of a Subcommittee for monitoring Roma issues.

According to SDS deputy Anja Bah Žibert, the initiative is a call to all political parties in the National Assembly to come together and find appropriate solutions for the Roma issue. “Despite the large financial resources earmarked for the integration of the Roma population, the situation is getting worse. We are retreating and we already witness conflicts and violent behaviour practically every day, which is really worrying.”

She added that one doesn’t even know how many Roma there are in Slovenia.

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Prague Pride

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Prague Pride festival, which officially began on Monday evening on Strelecky Island in Prague. The LGBT+ festival is taking place for the fourteenth time. It culminates this coming Saturday with a rainbow pride parade. The organizers expect that 70,000 people could participate in it. The festival also includes a Roma program organized by ARA ART.

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Ukraine and August 2nd

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Ukraine commemorated August 2nd with a ceremony on the site of Babyn Yar where, besides the many jews, Roma were also executed.

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Google Translate

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In June, Google announced that it had expanded the language palette of Google Translate by 110 languages. One of them is Romanes. According to linguist Viktor Elšík, it is good that the Romani language is represented in a virtual public space. However, Elšík adds that it is necessary to take into account the fact that the translations are not according to the north-central Romani language, which is used in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Well, in fact, the Romanes used in Google translate does not correspond to any single dialect of Romanes. It is a mix of all dialects.

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Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma

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The official statement of the Central Council of the German Sinti and Roma on August 2nd.

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August 2nd Commemorations: Czechia

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A few articles in the Czech press for the 80th anniversary of the destruction of the Roma camp in Auschwitz Birkenau.

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August 2nd Commemorations: Poland

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Quite a few articles in the Polish press for the 80th anniversary of the destruction of the Roma camp in Auschwitz Birkenau. Focus on the very high level German delegation.

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August 2nd Commemorations: Slovakia

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Quite a few articles in the Slovak press for the 80th anniversary of the destruction of the Roma camp in Auschwitz Birkenau.

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